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2. West End Line (Brooklyn surface) - Wikipedia

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   Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad: Operator(s) Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad: History; Opened: 1862–1916: Technical; Number of tracks: 3: Character: Elevated at 36th Street terminal, ran on surface level after ramp down to ground level until last stop. Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) Electrification: 600V DC ...

3. Switchback Railway - Wikipedia

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   The original Switchback Railway was the first roller coaster at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City, and one of the earliest designed for amusement in the United States. The 1885 patent states the invention relates to the gravity double track switchback railway, which had predicated the inclined plane railway, patented in 1878 by Richard ...

4. Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station - Wikipedia

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   Rail transportation to Coney Island had been available since 1864. The Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad was the first steam railroad to Coney Island. It ran from Fifth Avenue and 36th Street in what is now Sunset Park, [7] to its West End Terminal, at the present-day Coney Island Terminal's location, [8] along what is now the right-of-way of the West End Line.

5. New York Transit Museum - Wikipedia

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   Since then, rotating exhibits on the mezzanine level frequently highlight commuter railroad and bridge/tunnel operations, as well as their history. The museum includes subway, bus, railway, bridge, and tunnel memorabilia; and other exhibits including vintage signage and in-vehicle advertisements; and models and dioramas of subway, bus, and ...

6. Coney Island History Project - Wikipedia

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   The History Project's exhibition center is located next to Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park.The center occupies a former arcade booth, presenting educational exhibitions, events, and performances; displaying historic artifacts and documentary material from Coney Island's history. [5]

7. Coney Island - Wikipedia

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   The nonprofit organization Coney Island USA also operates the Coney Island Museum, a collection of memorabilia that chronicles the history of the neighborhood. The museum opened in 1980, and is located at 1208 Surf Avenue near the intersection with West 12th Street. [ 257 ]

8. List of streetcar lines in Brooklyn - Wikipedia

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   Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad; Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad; Coney Island and Gravesend Railway; Nassau Electric Railroad; Companies not owned by the BRT/BMT or jointly owned. Brooklyn and North River Railroad; Bush Terminal Railroad; Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay and Ocean Avenue Railroad; Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line ...

9. History of the New York City Subway - Wikipedia

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   A short piece of surface route of this railroad, the BMT West End Line (today's D train) on the west side of the Coney Island Complex north of the Coney Island Creek, is the oldest existing piece of rapid transit right-of-way in New York City and in the U.S., having opened on June 8, 1864. [47]