New York and Long Island Traction Company
Former New York City street railway company
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The New York and Long Island Traction Company was a street railway company in Queens and Nassau County, New York, United States.[1] It was partially owned by a holding company for the Long Island Rail Road and partially by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company.[2][3] The company operated from New York City east to Freeport,[1] Hempstead,[1] and Mineola.[4]
Interborough Rapid Transit Company(50%)
| New York & Long Island Traction Company | |
|---|---|
A woman boarding New York & Long Island Traction Company Trolley no. 25 circa 1918. | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Long Island Rail Road(50%) Interborough Rapid Transit Company(50%) |
| Locale | Queens, New York City Nassau County, New York. |
| Service | |
| Type | Streetcar |
| Operator(s) | Long Island Rail Road(1902-1924) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Closed | 1926 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) If I'm wrong about the gauge used, feel free to correct me |
| Minimum radius | (?) |
Lines
The railroad had two main lines.
Mineola Line
The Mineola Line (now the Nassau Inter-County Express n24 bus route) spanned from Queens Village to Mineola (in Nassau County) along Jamaica Avenue.
Brooklyn-Freeport Line
The Brooklyn-Freeport Line spanned from Brooklyn to Freeport (also in Nassau County) and ran mostly along Rockaway Boulevard, North Conduit Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and Merrick Road. The 17-mile (27 km) route[5] was mostly replaced by the Q7 and Q85 (operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations) and n4 (operated by Nassau Inter-County Express).
