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Staten Island Railway (SIR) or Staten Island Rapid Transit (SIRT) is a rapid transit line operating in the Borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA. It began, like the BMT lines to Coney Island, as a typical railway, but it now uses subway cars (R44). It has been completely grade-separated from intersecting roads since the last grade crossing was eliminated in 1965, and is connected to the rest of the city and the New York City Subway by the free Staten Island Ferry. Rapid transit describes a type of urban rail transportation, generally including subway and elevated lines in the U.S., Metros in most other countries, and U-Bahnen in Germany. ...
The definitions of the political subdivisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries or even various other U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ...
For other uses, see Staten Island (disambiguation) Staten Island, shown in an enhanced satellite image Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor. ...
Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...
A 1914 map showing what was at the time the proposed expansion for the BRT. The only major differences from what was built is that a new 60th Street Tunnel was used rather than the Queensboro Bridge, the Manhattan-side Brooklyn Bridge connection was never built, and several lines ended...
Image of Coney Island (middle left of picture) taken by NASA. The peninsula at right is Rockaway, Queens. ...
The R44 was the first 75 foot car for the New York Subway. ...
1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
South Ferry station 125th Street station The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ...
Lower Mahattan skyline from the deck of the Ferry, 2003 The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry operated by the New York City Department of Transportation between Whitehall Street in Lower Manhattan near Battery Park and Saint George Ferry Terminal on Richmond Terrace in Staten Island near Richmond County...
Officially the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (SIRTOA), and publicly styled as MTA Staten Island Railway, the SIR is a direct subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). SIRTOA operates and maintains the commuter rail line on Staten Island pursuant to a lease and operating agreement with the City of New York. Current plans are to merge MTA Staten Island Railway with MTA New York City Transit's subway division to form MTA Subways.[1] (http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/capconstr/about.htm) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation of the State of New York chartered by the New York State Legislature in 1965. ...
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, NYCT or simply the TA for Transit Authority) is a New York State Authority that operates buses and subway trains in New York City. ...
South Ferry station 125th Street station The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ...
Background
Originally, the SIRT operated three lines: A main north-south line covering the island end-to-end, a North Shore Branch with connections to Cranford Junction in New Jersey via a bridge that spans the Arthur Kill immediately north of the Goethals Bridge, and a South Beach Branch (the North Shore Branch is linked with the nationwide rail network; on May 11, 1943, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill used it en route to a meeting with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. after his ship had landed in Tompkinsville). Today, only the north-south Main Line is in service. The last passenger trains on both the North Shore and South Beach Branches ran on March 31, 1953 (the right-of-way of the South Beach Branch was eventually de-mapped and the tracks have been removed), and the North Shore Branch saw its last freight train in 1990, although the tracks still exist. The terminal station at St. George provides a direct connection to the Staten Island Ferry. In 2001, a small section of the North Shore branch was reopened to serve the new Richmond County Bank Ballpark, home of the Staten Island Yankees; plans to reopen the remainder of the branch, to both freight and passenger service, are being studied, with one plan calling for the line to resume full operations between St. George and Port Ivory by 2015, though freight operations may resume earlier. Cranford is a census-designated place located in Union County, New Jersey. ...
State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (acting) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th) - Land 19,231 km² - Water 3,378 km² (14. ...
The Arthur Kill, seen from Staten Island, with Carteret, New Jersey in the background. ...
The Goethals Bridge, seen from Staten Island The Goethals Bridge (pronounced GAWTH-uhls) connects Elizabeth, New Jersey to Staten Island, New York over the Arthur Kill. ...
May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ...
1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, and politician, Churchill is generally regarded as...
President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...
Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...
Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...
March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ...
1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lower Mahattan skyline from the deck of the Ferry, 2003 The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry operated by the New York City Department of Transportation between Whitehall Street in Lower Manhattan near Battery Park and Saint George Ferry Terminal on Richmond Terrace in Staten Island near Richmond County...
2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Staten Island Yankees are a minor league baseball team, located in Staten Island, New York. ...
2015 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1971 the former Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company was acquired from its parent Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and became an MTA subsidiary for purposes of operation and maintenance; in March, 1973, new R44 cars — the same as the newest cars then in use on the subway lines in the other boroughs — were pressed into service on the Staten Island line, replacing the rolling stock that had been inherited from the Baltimore and Ohio days and had been in use since 1925 (the R44 cars were still running on the line as of 2004). 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or B&O was a 19th century railroad which operated in the east coast of the United States and was the first railroad to offer commercial transportation of both people and freight. ...
For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). ...
1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...
The R44 was the first 75 foot car for the New York Subway. ...
This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ...
Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1994, as part of a public image campaign of the MTA, the various operating agencies of the MTA were given "popular names" at which time the public face of SIRTOA became MTA Staten Island Railway, which name is used on trains, stations, timetables and other public presentments. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
FRA oversight Unlike the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) SIRTOA is subject to rules of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) but operates under a waiver which permits it to exempt itself from certain rules of equipment and operation usually required by the FRA. The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, NYCT or simply the TA for Transit Authority) is a New York State Authority that operates buses and subway trains in New York City. ...
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. ...
This FRA status complicates any plan for combined freight and passenger operation, since any operation of freight equipment or connection to the national railroad system would threaten its waiver.
Nature of the Line In general appearance, the current operating line of SIR looks somewhat like a line of the New York Subway. It is grade-separated from nearby roadways throughout most of its length (save for a brief stretch between the Grasmere and Old Town stations west of the Academy of St. Dorothy, a Roman Catholic elementary school, and south of the Pleasant Plains station it runs more or less at street level, except for crossing under Arthur Kill Road just south of the Nassau station), it uses third rail power, and its equipment is specially modified subway equipment, purchased at the same time as nearly identical cars for the NYCTA. Heavy maintenance of the equipment is performed at the Coney Island Shops of the NYCTA. South Ferry station 125th Street station The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ...
The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...
The right-of-way includes elevated, embankment and open-cut portions, and a tunnel near St. George.
Fares The cash fare is $2. Fares are paid on entry and exit only at St. George and Ball Park (and in the case of the latter, only on trains to Tottenville, not St. George), rides not originating at St. George or Ball Park are free.
Fare is also payable by MetroCard. Since this card enables free transfers for a continuing ride on the subway and bus systems, for many more riders there is effectively no fare at all for riding SIR. Because of this, the SIRs farebox recovery ratio in 2001 was 0.16—that is, for every dollar of expense, 16 cents was recovered in fares, the lowest ratio of MTA agencies. MetroCard The MetroCard is the current payment method for the New York Subway (metro) system as well as for buses in the New York City Transit system. ...
the farebox recovery ratio of a passenger transportation system is the proportion of the amount of revenue generated by its paying customers as a fraction of the cost of its total operating expenses. ...
Operating Stations Stations on Main Line: Ball Park is only open for events at the minor league park and is served either by trains that run from St. George as a shuttle, or trains that stop at every other stop except for St. George. Overlooking the harbor from beside Borough Hall St. ...
Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...
Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...
View from the Staten Island Railway platform in Clifton, looking towards the Narrows Clifton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...
The approximate area of the neighborhood of New Dorp on Staten Island is shown highlighted in orange. ...
Annadale is a neighborhood or section of Staten Island, New York, USA, situated on the islands South Shore. ...
Huguenot is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. Originally named Bloomingview, its present name is derived from the French Huguenots, many of whom came to Staten Island in the 18th Century to escape religious persecution. ...
The neighborhood of Tottenville in Staten Island is shown highlighted in orange Tottenville, area approx. ...
Former stations on closed lines Stations on North Shore Branch (closed in 1953, Currently being restored for future use): Stations on South Beach Branch (closed in 1953 and demolished): Overlooking the harbor from beside Borough Hall St. ...
New Brighton is a neighborhood, formerly an independent village, located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The neighborhood comprises an older industrial and residential harborfront area along the Kill Van Kull west of St. ...
West New Brighton is a neighborhood of New York City, USA situated along the central North Shore of Staten Island. ...
Port Richmond, seen from Bayonne, New Jersey across the Kill Van Kull Port Richmond is a neighborhood situated on the North Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is along the waterfront of the Kill Van Kull, with the southern terminus of...
Mariners Harbor is a neighborhood located in the northwestern corner of New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ...
Arrochar is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...
External links - Staten Island Railway (http://www.mta.info/nyct/sir/)
- History of SIRT (http://statenislandrapidtransit.com/)
- nycsubway.org - SIRT: Staten Island Rapid Transit (http://nycsubway.org/nyc/sirt/)
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