Grand Street and Newtown Rail Road
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The Grand Street and Newtown Railroad was a street railway company in the U.S. state
of New York
. The company operated two lines - the Grand Street Line
from Williamsburg
to Elmhurst
and the Meeker Avenue Line from Williamsburg to West Maspeth.
The company was chartered in 1859. The Brooklyn City Rail Road leased it on May 1, 1890.
U.S. state
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of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The company operated two lines - the Grand Street Line
Grand Street Line (Brooklyn)
The Grand Street Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States, running mostly along Grand Street/Grand Avenue between Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Maspeth, Queens...
from Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...
to Elmhurst
Elmhurst, Queens
Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north; Corona to the northeast; Junction Boulevard on the east; Rego Park to the southeast; the Long Island Expressway on the south; Middle Village to the south and southwest; and Maspeth...
and the Meeker Avenue Line from Williamsburg to West Maspeth.
The company was chartered in 1859. The Brooklyn City Rail Road leased it on May 1, 1890.