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759:. The short South Beach and North Shore branches were agreed to be no longer viable and passenger service was terminated on both lines March 31, 1953. The South Beach branch was abandoned shortly thereafter while the North Shore Branch continued to carry freight. On both lines, the third rail was removed by 1955.
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toll plaza and access ramps. While that was being built, the Lily Pond Avenue overpass was built to align perfectly with the old railroad right-of-way, just in case the line was ever to be reactivated. Reactivating the South Beach Branch would have required tunneling under the bridge toll plaza and
740:, which owned the branch and eventually wanted to abandon the unprofitable service, purposely looked the other way when conductors skimmed something off the top. This allowed B&O to show a lower ridership to the Interstate Commerce Commission, thereby encouraging the abandonment of the branch.
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gained almost complete control of the island’s bus lines in 1948 and cut fares to match the other city lines. The railroad could not match the fare cut and lost 60% of its business almost immediately. The railroad announced plans to terminate all passenger operations in 1953 but a threat from the
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The East Shore branch opened on
January 1, 1888, to Arrochar, and was extended to South Beach sometime after September 1888, when it was proposed to extend the line. Trains on the branch typically consisted of one or two cars.
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The first electric train was operated on the South Beach Branch between South Beach and Fort
Wadsworth at 9:45 P. M. on May 30, 1925. This sub-division was put into regular operation at 12:01 A.M. June 5, 1925.
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The Robin Road
Trestle is the only remaining intact trestle along the former line. In the early 2000s, developers purchased the property on either side of the trestle's abutments, but the developers, the
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Railroad Avenue still exists alongside the line's right-of-way. In addition, the street grid is interrupted by the line's old right-of-way, and a few supporting structures still exist.
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The South Beach Branch was abandoned and demolished except for three segments: a concrete embankment on Saint John's Avenue, a trestle spanning Robin Road in
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city to relieve them of their still-profitable freight service along with a commitment for a sizeable city subsidy preserved the Main Line to
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The
Historical Guide to North American Railroads: Histories, Figures, and Features of more than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged since 1930
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The fares on the branch were collected by the conductor on the train, who had to pull a cord, similar to how it was done with trolleys. The
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Sixth Annual Report of the Board of
Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1888
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removing several buildings on the right-of-way, according to a 1991 study. Portions of the right-of-way were owned by
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Turnstiles: A Visual Depiction of Rapid Transit in the New York Metropolitan Area from 1958–1968
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all claimed ownership of it. Consequently, the trestle was never demolished and
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Timetable 1921–1922 East Shore and Perth Amboy Sub-Divisions
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1022:. New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners. January 14, 1889.
1161:"History and Future of the North Shore Rail Line on Staten Island"
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Official
Proceedings of the New York Railroad Club, Volume 36
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1307:. New York City Department of City Planning. October 1991.
1252:"Passenger Runs on Two Lines of SIRT Will End at Midnight"
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Rapid transit service on the South Beach Branch and the
1367:. New York State Transit Commission. 1922. p. 75.
1319:"Arrochar and South Beach: In the Shadow of the 'Zano"
1072:"Gary Owen's SIRT South Beach Line Page, Part Two"
1364:Eleventh Annual Report For The Calendar Year 1931
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1131:. H&M Productions.
1108:"Staten Island Railway"
861:Also called Bachmann's
668:, which operated along
168:4.1 miles (6.6 km)
1283:. Arcadia Publishing.
1277:Pitanza, Marc (2015).
1159:Minn, Michael (2009).
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1405:Staten Island Railway
1341:Staten Island Advance
1337:"Permission to dream"
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133:Staten Island Railway
123:Staten Island Railway
1848:Cornelius Vanderbilt
1757:Staten Island Tunnel
1748:Unused/Never Built:
1668:Sailors' Snug Harbor
1215:. pp. 312–314.
1825:Staten Island Ferry
1213:Kalmbach Publishing
1209:Waukesha, Wisconsin
1043:. September 1, 1888
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1467:Main Line stations
1439:South Beach Branch
1434:North Shore Branch
1429:Mount Loretto Spur
1343:. December 7, 2008
1323:Forgotten New York
1112:Forgotten New York
1041:The New York Times
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