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THE BROOKLYN, BATH AND
CONEY ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANY
THE FIRST STEAM RAILROAD TO CONEY ISLAND
THE BROOKLYN, BATH & CONEY ISLAND RAIL ROAD
AT FIRST THE LOCOMOTIVES WERE DUMMY TANK ENGINES.
LATER THE LOCOMOTIVES WERE STANDARD TANK ENGINES.
THIS ONE IS A SADDLE-TANK TYPE.
BENSONHURST STATION IN 1892
BY THIS TIME THE ENGINES HAD FOUR-WHEEL TENDERS.
ON NOVEMBER 25, 1885 THE B.B.& C.I. WAS REORGANIZED
AS THE BROOKLYN, BATH & WEST END
IN 1887 TRAINS BEGAN RUNNING TO THE 39TH STREET FERRY
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UNION DEPOT
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P.P. & S.B.
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P.P. & C.I.
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BRIGHTON BEACH
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CULVER TERMINAL
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