Route designation on BMT Triplex equipment

The West End Line, now a subway line in Brooklyn, New York City, is a branch line from the Broadway (Manhattan)-Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn) subway, serving the communities of Borough Park, New Utrecht, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Coney Island. It is served full time by trains of the D route, and weekdays by trains of the M route, which provides direct access to the financial district. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Bmt_triplex_no_3. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Bmt_triplex_no_3. ... Metro and Subway redirect here. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Borough Park (sometimes rendered as Boro Park) is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ... New Utrecht is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. ... Bensonhurst is a blue collar/middle class neighborhood located in the south-central part of New York Citys borough of Brooklyn. ... Image of Coney Island (middle left of picture) taken by NASA. The peninsula at right is Rockaway, Queens. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ...

Although it was early dubbed the West End Line, it was also known as the Gunther's Road and the Bath Beach Line while it was a steam railroad. When planned as an elevated line, it was originally mapped as the New Utrecht Avenue Line but the common name prevailed after construction.

History

Opening as steam road

The West End Line was opened on October 5, 1863 as a steam dummy road, the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Rail Road (BB&CI), to serve the communities between the Brooklyn city line and Bath Beach. At 11:00 on June 8, 1864, the extension to Coney Island was opened to the public, making it the first excursion railroad to bring beachgoers from downtown Brooklyn. At the Brooklyn end, the steam line ended at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue, where the BB&CI's own horsecars ran to a connection with horsecars of the Brooklyn City Railroad at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue. The odd double transfer was made necessary by Brooklyn's refusal to allow the line to operate steam cars within its city limits. Jump to: navigation, search October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A steam dummy or dummy engine, in the United States of America, was a steam engine enclosed in a wooden box structure made to resemble a railroad passenger coach. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Image of Coney Island (middle left of picture) taken by NASA. The peninsula at right is Rockaway, Queens. ... 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... A horsecar was an animal-powered streetcar (or tram). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Brooklyn City Railroad (BCRR) was the oldest and one of the largest operators of streetcars (horsecars and later trolleys) in the City of Brooklyn, New York, continuing in that role when Brooklyn became a borough of New York City in 1898. ...

The road took its common name from the area of its terminal on Coney Island, where a hotel of the same name, but unconnected to the railroad, existed. Its terminal was known as West End Terminal, a name which survived upon major rebuilding in 1919 as New West End Terminal before that name fell into disuse. West End Terminal described a series of railroad terminals located on Coney Island, near what is now the northeast corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Reorganizations

The road was reorganized in 1868, on January 22, 1879, and again on December 1, 1885, the latter time changing its name to the Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad, formalizing the use of West End in the line's name. Before that time, the original steam dummy cars, which consisted of a locomotive and passenger car in one railroad-coach-type frame, were replaced by conventional steam locomotives pulling unpowered coaches. 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Great Western Railway No. ...

A series of lease agreements between 1893 and 1899 put the West End in control of a series of other companies, the last putting it under the control of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) system on April 1, 1899. Jump to: navigation, search 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) was a transportation holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate transit facilities in Kings County, now Brooklyn, New York. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Part of the Brooklyn elevated system

BRT control paved the way for the line to be connected to the elevated system, and in 1900 electric service began between Park Row, Manhattan, and Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Trains operated by third rail power to a ramp at 37th Street, and from that point, trains raised trolley poles to operate from overhead wire, mostly on streets, to Coney Island. 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ... Trolley poles are usually tapered cylindrical poles of wood or metal, used to transfer electricity from a live overhead wire to the control and propulsion equipment of a trolley car, tram or trolley bus. ...

Part of the New York City subway system

Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, the line was rebuilt as an elevated line over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue, fully opening to Coney Island on July 21, 1917. The original surface right-of-way was retained for use by trolley cars to provide local service and protect the company's franchise. Over the years, the West End line has been featured in movies and television shows. The famous chase scene from "The French Connection" (1971) was filmed under the West End line in Brooklyn, and the opening scene of "Saturday Night Fever" (1977) features Tony Manero (John Travolta) walking down 86th Street, with the West End elevated line above. Additionally, the opening credits of the television show "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975) also featured the West End line. The Dual Contracts of 1913 were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

See also

• Transportation to Coney Island

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External links

• Gunther and His Railroad by Morton Morris

References

• Opening of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, New York Times June 9, 1864 page 2
• Railroad History Database