Staten Island Rapid Transit
Title | Staten Island Rapid Transit PDF eBook |
Author | Marc Pitanza |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2015-06-22 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1439652031 |
Staten Island's first railroad began in 1860 as a passenger line connecting towns along the island's eastern shore, with ferry service from Vanderbilt's Landing to Manhattan. The Staten Island Rapid Transit was a second line, built in 1885. During the 19th century, major eastern trunk railroads competed for the New York freight market. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) was a latecomer but saw opportunity with Staten Island in 1886, buying interest in both railroads. The B&O took control of the island's passenger service and turned it into a thriving commuter railroad with three branches and nearly 40 stations, forever changing transportation in the borough. Reaching Staten Island from Cranford, New Jersey, the B&O built a major freight yard at Arlington and a waterfront terminal at St. George. The railroad's customers ran the gamut from large industries like Procter & Gamble to small one-carload coal dealerships. By 1971, the cash-strapped B&O sold the passenger service to the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), and by 1985, the B&O had left New York for good.
Staten Island Rapid Transit
Title | Staten Island Rapid Transit PDF eBook |
Author | Marc Pitanza |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467123382 |
Staten Island's first railroad began in 1860 as a passenger line connecting towns along the island's eastern shore, with ferry service from Vanderbilt's Landing to Manhattan. The Staten Island Rapid Transit was a second line, built in 1885. During the 19th century, major eastern trunk railroads competed for the New York freight market. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) was a latecomer but saw opportunity with Staten Island in 1886, buying interest in both railroads. The B&O took control of the island's passenger service and turned it into a thriving commuter railroad with three branches and nearly 40 stations, forever changing transportation in the borough. Reaching Staten Island from Cranford, New Jersey, the B&O built a major freight yard at Arlington and a waterfront terminal at St. George. The railroad's customers ran the gamut from large industries like Procter & Gamble to small one-carload coal dealerships. By 1971, the cash-strapped B&O sold the passenger service to the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), and by 1985, the B&O had left New York for good.
The Port of New York
Title | The Port of New York PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1092 |
Release | 1932 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Proceedings of the Transit Commission, State of New York
Title | Proceedings of the Transit Commission, State of New York PDF eBook |
Author | New York (State). Transit Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1302 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Local transit |
ISBN |
Proceedings
Title | Proceedings PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1144 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Finance, Public |
ISBN |
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and Its Subsidiaries
Title | The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and Its Subsidiaries PDF eBook |
Author | Association of American Railroads. Bureau of Railway Economics. Library |
Publisher | Washington |
Pages | 790 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Bibliography |
ISBN |
Electric Railway Journal
Title | Electric Railway Journal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 720 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | Electric railroads |
ISBN |