Elevated Wooden Rail Structure

Collection: This image is from The William J. Rugen Image Collection and is depicted in print, and digital image.; Image is part of The William J. Rugen Image Collection

Date: July 1, 1900; 1900-07-01 Material: gelatin silver prints Dimension: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Creator: William J. Rugen Identifier: aql:15025 wjr-000647 wjr-000647.tif

Description: A view of the curve at the West Brighton Avenue end of the Sea View Railroad in Coney Island. The very first elevated line in Brooklyn, the Coney Island Elevated used iron bridges at road crossings, and wooden pilings and columns elsewhere. There were no intermediate stations on this line, which ran seasonally in the summertime only. In 1886, the Coney Island Elevated was reorganized as the Sea View Railroad; it was purchased by the BRT in 1897. The BRT electrified the line, then tore the structure down in 1900 due to its poor condition, and extended the Brighton line.

Title : Elevated Wooden Rail Structure

Collection : aql:9443

Creator : William J. Rugen

Date : July 1, 1900; 1900-07-01

Summary/Description : A view of the curve at the West Brighton Avenue end of the Sea View Railroad in Coney Island. The very first elevated line in Brooklyn, the Coney Island Elevated used iron bridges at road crossings, and wooden pilings and columns elsewhere. There were no intermediate stations on this line, which ran seasonally in the summertime only. In 1886, the Coney Island Elevated was reorganized as the Sea View Railroad; it was purchased by the BRT in 1897. The BRT electrified the line, then tore the structure down in 1900 due to its poor condition, and extended the Brighton line.

Subject : Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company; Seaview Railroad Company; Railroads, Elevated

Relation : This image is from The William J. Rugen Image Collection and is depicted in print, and digital image.; Image is part of The William J. Rugen Image Collection

Rights : Copyright holder unknown

Coverage : Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)

Type : black and white print; digital image

Format : gelatin silver prints; 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:15025 wjr-000647 wjr-000647.tif