Long Island Electric Railway
Encyclopedia
The Long Island Electric Railway was a streetcar company operating in Brooklyn
, Queens
, and Nassau County, New York
, United States
. It connected the east end of the Fulton Street El at Crescent Street
station in City Line, Brooklyn
with Jamaica, Queens
, and ran from there to the Nassau County line at Queens Village and to Far Rockaway, Queens
via Nassau County. The New York and Long Island Traction Company
used trackage rights
over its line from Crescent Street to Queens Village.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, and Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It connected the east end of the Fulton Street El at Crescent Street
Crescent Street (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Crescent Street was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line.It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. The next stop to the east was Grant Avenue. The next stop to the west was Chestnut Street. It closed on April 26,...
station in City Line, Brooklyn
City Line, Brooklyn
City Line is a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, bordering the neighborhoods of Cypress Hills to the north and Ozone Park, Queens to the east, and the Shore Parkway to the south...
with Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...
, and ran from there to the Nassau County line at Queens Village and to Far Rockaway, Queens
Far Rockaway, Queens
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood starts at the Nassau County line and extends west to Beach 32nd Street. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community...
via Nassau County. The New York and Long Island Traction Company
New York and Long Island Traction Company
The New York and Long Island Traction Company was a street railway company in Queens and Nassau County, New York, United States. It operated from New York City east to Freeport, Hempstead, and Mineola....
used trackage rights
Trackage rights
Trackage rights , running rights or running powers is an agreement whereby a railway company has the right to run its trains on tracks owned by another railway company....
over its line from Crescent Street to Queens Village.