Talk:List of streetcar lines in the Bronx
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Here's an article that may be useful: [1] --NE2 11:35, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] History of lines
- Fordham and Woodlawn Line: first street railway in the Bronx (Harlem Bridge, Morrisiana and Fordham Railway); from Harlem Bridge to Fordham Road by 1879
- Boston Road Line: to West Farms (Tremont Avenue) by 1879; to Bronx Park along Boston Road by 1891
- Southern Boulevard Line: Third Avenue (directly) to Boston Road by 1891
- 138th Street Crosstown Line: Third Avenue to East River by 1891; tracks also on Madison Avenue and over the bridge but not on the Bronx side or on 135th Street in Manhattan
- Lincoln Avenue: Harlem River (132nd Street) to 138th Street by 1891
- St. Ann's Avenue Line: planned in 1911, including connection to Willis Avenue Bridge [2]
- Westchester Avenue Line: work began to Unionport in 1899 [3]
The New York, Westchester and Connecticut Traction Company built some lines in Mt. Vernon, including Lincoln Avenue to Chester Hill and probably South 5th Avenue (into the Bronx on Dyre Avenue).
Brooklyn Daily Eagle January 29, 1889 refers to the Harlem and Morrisania Line and 138th Street and Port Morris Line.
Here's a list in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle February 17, 1902 page 2:
- "cross-country line" from Jerome Avenue to Unionport
- Mount Vernon Line
- Fordham Line
- West Farms Line
- Westchester Avenue Line
- 161st Street Crosstown Line
- "Union line" from 8th Avenue and 135th Street to Port Morris
- Willis Avenue Line from 129th Street to High Bridge
- "trolley from Fordham" mostly under the L
- Mount Vernon Line
- West Farms Line
- Westchester Line
- Boston Road Line
And from [4] (1906):
- 138th Street Line: 138th Street Crosstown Line
- 161st Street Line: 163rd Street Crosstown Line
- 177th Street Line (east): 180th Street Crosstown Line
- Fort Schuyler Line branches off: Tremont Avenue Line
- 177th Street Line (west): Sedgwick Avenue Line
- Fordham Line: Fordham and Woodlawn Line
- Jerome Avenue Line: Jerome Avenue Line
- McLean Avenue Line: part of Willis Avenue Line
- Morris Avenue Line: Morris Avenue Line
- Mt. Vernon Line: Webster and White Plains Avenues Line
- Southern Boulevard Line: Southern Boulevard Line
- Westchester Avenue Line: Westchester Avenue Line
- West Farms Line: Boston Road Line
- West Mt. Vernon Line: part of Willis Avenue Line
- Williamsbridge Line: Williamsbridge Line
- Willis Avenue Line: Willis Avenue Line
Proposed lines from June 30, 1900 page 13: [5] All of these existed by 1906. --NE2 00:21, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
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