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A Brooklyn Heights Railroad tower car from 1891.

The Brooklyn Heights Railroad was a street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. [1] It leased and operated the streetcar lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, but started out with the Montague Street Line, a short cable car line connecting the Wall Street Ferry with downtown Brooklyn along Montague Street. Eliphalet Williams Bliss owned the railroad. [2]

Controlled lines

According to articles in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, BHRR included the following lines between 1895 and 1899:

B

C

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

U


The railroad also partially owned the Bridge Operating Company, a line across the Williamsburg Bridge that was also owned by New York Railways.

References

  1. ^ Homer Fink, Heights History: Brooklyn Heights Railroad, Brooklyn Heights Blog, USA, September 27, 2006.
  2. ^ Lords of Owls Head brownstoner.com


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Brooklyn Heights Railroad tower car from 1891.

The Brooklyn Heights Railroad was a street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. [1] It leased and operated the streetcar lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, but started out with the Montague Street Line, a short cable car line connecting the Wall Street Ferry with downtown Brooklyn along Montague Street. Eliphalet Williams Bliss owned the railroad. [2]

Controlled lines

According to articles in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, BHRR included the following lines between 1895 and 1899:

B

C

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

U


The railroad also partially owned the Bridge Operating Company, a line across the Williamsburg Bridge that was also owned by New York Railways.

References

  1. ^ Homer Fink, Heights History: Brooklyn Heights Railroad, Brooklyn Heights Blog, USA, September 27, 2006.
  2. ^ Lords of Owls Head brownstoner.com



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