A Board f Transportation Trolley Bus at Nassau and Manhattan Aves on the Lorimer street route.
Before the Oakland Street Bridge to Long Island City was opened, There was a double Bascule Bridge on Manhattan Ave crossing Newtown Creek to Vernon Blvd. The Crosstown and Graham ave cars went over this bridge to a loop in Long Island City at Vernon and Jackson Aves.
The Bridge in a Postcard view
On the Long Island City side, the Brooklyn Eastern District had a carfloat and Freight Yard. It was not connected to the LIRR by rail and the engine came over on a float in the morning and went back to the North 6th street yard at night on a return float. Here is a view of that yard with the Manhattan ave Bascule open for boat traffic.
A Crosstown car coming off the Bridge on Manhattan Ave Greenpoint side.
Graham Ave car on the Long Island City side of the open Bridge heading for Brooklyn and Manhattan. In the Trolley days, The Graham ave line originated at Long Island City in Queens , crossed into greenpoint , travelled to downtown Brooklyn to Sand Street and over the Brooklyn Bridge into Park Row Manhattan. It was one of the Brooklyn Trolley routes that actually connected three of the city's boroughs.
PCC's at Park Row. The car in the distance might be a 6000 series assigned to the Graham ave route. The B&QT PCC;s were the only ones of their kind to operate in Manhattan albeit a very short distance.
Brooklyn Trolleys also ran on the Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan at Delancey street. There was a station on the Bridge at Bedford Ave as well as the Terminal at Bridge Plaza. Here is a trolley getting ready to head for Brooklyn from the Underground trolley terminal at Delancey street.
A PCC on the Bridge approaching the Bedford Ave station. This was a fab trip as PCCs were not assigned to lines operating through Bridge Plaza.
A Reid Ave car leaving the Plaza
And how about a little Brooklyn Eastern district operation on the North Side. BEDT was the last RR to operate steam locomotives in Revenue service in New York City. They ran until October 1963.
At N5th street
At Borth 6th street float bridge
Another view crossing Kent Ave near Austin Nichols.
Steam galore at the BEDT on the North Side. BEDT operated 6 steamers at a time right up until dieselization took place in 1963.
At North 7th street with the BEDT tug Invicible.
Well I hope all enjoyed the little trip into Northern Brooklyn back in time.
