Monday, July 1, 2013

14th Street Crosstown (Manhattan) Streetcar 1919-1933

Source:  Linder, B. "14th Street Crosstown", In New York Division Bulletin, Electric Railroader's Association, Vol. 31, Number 8, August, 1988, pp. 2-3.

The 14th Street Crosstown streetcar in Manhattan started as a horse car in 1863 and was electrified in 1903 and was extended to Bridge Plaza in Brookyn via the Williamsburg Bridge in 1905 via the north trackway.  The line was replaced by buses on April 20, 1936.  During its' life, various routings were followed.

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