List of streetcar lines in Queens
- List of streetcar lines in Queens
The following streetcar lines once operated in Queens, New York City, New York, United States.
BMT
The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation concentrated on Brooklyn, but had some lines into Queens. [ [http://www.bmt-lines.com/images/bqtmap.jpgBMT Surface Division map] , undated] Only the ones that significantly entered Queens are shown here; see list of streetcar lines in Brooklyn for the others (mainly into Ridgewood).
Manhattan and Queens Traction
The Manhattan and Queens Traction Company operated across the Queensboro Bridge from Manhattan.
Ocean Electric
The Ocean Electric Railway operated on The Rockaways.
New York and North Shore Traction
The New York and North Shore Traction Company operated from northeastern Queens east into Nassau County.
References
*Williams Map and Guide Company, [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g3804n+ct001640v)) Map of the borough of Queens] , 1923
* [http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/nycmain.html Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site: New York City Transit]
* The New York and Queens County Railway AND The Steinway Lines 1867-1939, Vincent F. Seyfried, 1950
* [http://www.thejoekorner.com/lines/bklyntrolleys.htm The JoeKorNer: Brooklyn Trolleys]
*PDFlink| [http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR%20PASS%20Jun%2005.pdf PRR Chronology, Discontinuance/Last Runs of Passenger Service] |40.6 KiB , Edition of June 30, 2003
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