South Brooklyn Railway Locomotive & Equipment Roster and Photos

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South Brooklyn Railway Locomotive & Equipment Roster and Photos

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LOCOMOTIVE and EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW, PHOTOGRAPHS and ROSTERS

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updated: Monday 27 July 2023 - 21:00

update summary:	date:
unmarked boxcar heritage added	27 July 2023	Electric Work / Freight Equipment

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Locomotive & Equipment Overview

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Locomotive & Equipment Rosters

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1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Diesel Locomotives
8	9 (first)		9 (second)		12	13
N1				N2
September 20, 1975 NYCTA Fan Trip
3000 and 9000 series Electric Work / Freight Equipment

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Locomotive & Equipment Overview

Upon the formation of the South Brooklyn Railway, it used small second hand steam locomotives (typically 0-4-4T type) surplussed from elevated lines. Unfortunately, these locomotives were not suited for freight work.

Three electric locomotives (#1, 2 & 3) were built in 1904 for freight service by the Brooklyn Heights Railroad, which at this time, the South Brooklyn Railways was merely a subsidiary of. As their freight traffic blossomed, the South Brooklyn Railway was found wanting for even more powerful locomotives.

In 1907, a new powerful electric locomotive: #4; was constructed by the Brooklyn Heights Railroad in its own shops. It was built with four 150 hp electric motors, housed in a simple easy to access boxcab design. When it was constructed, it was one of the most powerful locomotives owned by the Brooklyn Heights Railroad at that time. It cost over $6,000. (Adjusted for inflation, this translates to $154,000 in 2018 dollars.) Unfortunately, a cost comparison to a modern locomotive would not translate as any nerw locomotive for the South Brooklyn Railway would need to be diesel-electric thereby greatly increasing the unit cost, over a simpler straight electric locomotive. #4 was constructed specifically in mind for South Brooklyn Railway and would be the first locomotive to carry South Brooklyn Railway lettering.

In 1910, another new electric locomotive was purchased. This one from General Electric; and became South Brooklyn Railway #5. This "modern" locomotive was state of the art, and capable of high speeds and the ability to climb grades because of new electrical equipment. It was also a steeplecab design like 1, 2, and 3 before it.

Upon receipt of a copy of the Bernard Linder / Paul Eppler series of articles that appeared in the 1975 and 1976 issues of the ERA Bulletin; an amazing discovery took place. Ben Schaeffer brought it to attention that there were in fact TWO South Brooklyn #6's and TWO South Brooklyn #7's listed. Locomotive builders records for General Electric, and recently acquired by the author; confirm this revelation. As it would happen to be the case; the first #6 and #7 were not on the South Brooklyn Railway roster for long: 1914 through 1917, when they were both sold to two different railroads (#6 - West Side Railway of Charleroi, PA and #7 to Interurban Railway of Iowa). South Brooklyn would then replace those locomotives of identical models (albeit 5 tons lighter) in 1921 and 1925 respectively and bearing the same numbers, These are the locomotives currently in the NYCTA Museum Collection.

This is quite a startling discovery to be made after so many decades of research!

The following image, is a scan of the Official Railway Equipment Register dated June 1917. It contains a very detailed description of the equipment owned and operated by the South Brooklyn Railway and I show it here:

Note that all connections with the trunk line railroads are made through Bush Docks a/k/a Bush Terminal (by way of carfloating), with the exception of the Long Island Rail Road which was interchanged with at the Parkville Interchange.

#1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7 Steeplecabs & #4 Boxcab

#5
Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawing Manual - MTA New York City Transit, January 1998 edition
authors collection
added 18 May 2009

#6 & #7
Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawing Manual - MTA New York City Transit, January 1998 edition
authors collection
added 18 May 2009

The electric locomotives used by the South Brooklyn Railway from it's inception until 1961 utilized overhead trolley wire and third rail (overriding type) shoes.

Prior to the arrival of diesel locomotives #8 & 9, the South Brooklyn Railway would operate a total of seven electric locomotives, of both Steeplecab and Boxcab configuration. Unusually, the first four of these locomotives were built by the Brooklyn Heights Railroad, and not one of the major locomotive builders of the era.

Locomotive numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 were of Steeplecab design and locomotive #4 was of Boxcab design.

#1, 2, and 3 were unfortunately scrapped in the 1950's.

#4 has been saved and is located the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, CT awaiting eventual restoration.

#5, 6 (first and second), 7 (first and second) would be constructed by General Electric. Please see the technical drawings and roster below for build dates and specifications.

#5, 6 (second), and 7 (second) have been preserved by the NYCTA. #5 is on static display (but I believe it is operational) and can be seen at the Transit Museum located in the Court Street Station in Downtown Brooklyn.

#6 (first) and #7 (first) were sold in 1917. It is not known if either survive. #6 (second) and #7 (second) however are stored serviceable and reside in the Coney Island Shops of the NYCTA in Brooklyn.

Several times a year, the NYCTA and the NYC Transit Museum organize railfan days where they operate one of the three surviving steeplecab units for a fan trip throughout the Transit System. Usually, this is #7.

According to information within Jay Bendersky's book "Brooklyn's Waterfront Railways", South Brooklyn Railway movements are conducted in a "push - pull" arrangement; meaning there is a locomotive at both the front and rear of the train. The reason for this is stated to prevent runaway cars on the steep grades encountered along the South Brooklyn Railway right of way. I have however personally witnessed one locomotive operations in a pulling capacity, and several of the photos below show one locomotive operations. Even a photo on page 20 in Bendersky's book shows one unit (#13) pulling a string of R32's ascending the steep ramp at Ninth Avenue, with no pusher locomotive.

On July 18, 2021, #7 was sold to Shoreline (Branford) Trolley Museum and brought to the Second Avenue and 39th Street Interchange for transfer to road hauler. It was loaded on a roadhauler on July 20 and departed for Connecticut later that day. Fortunately, Bill Wall of the NYCTA Transit Museum was on had; and took images of the loading, which may be viewed in the #7 chapter of photos below.

#8, #9 (first) & #9 (second) - Whitcomb 65 Ton

Military Railway Service - U.S.A. Equipment Data Book - Locomotives, Freight Cars & Rolling Stock; issued by GHQ MRS
(Applicable to South Brooklyn Railway #8 and #9 (first)
collection of C. Robert; used with permission
added 28 May 2019

#9 (second)
Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawing Manual - MTA New York City Transit, 1968 edition?
authors collection
added 07 September 2009

#9 (second)
Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawing Manual - MTA New York City Transit, January 1998 edition
authors collection
added 07 September 2009

Arriving in 1946 would be the first of South Brooklyn Railway's diesel locomotives, in the form of a pair of ex-US Army Whitcomb 65DE19A center-cab units. These would be numbered 8 & 9 respectively.

On 03 July 2010, I received an email from John Baggaley of the UK referencing a photo of #9 (first) (and still in US Army markings), which can be seen in the photos below. John states:

"I believe that this loco may well have been used by the US Army in Europe late in WWII as the two dark patches on the pilot beam would be the where the European buffers would have been bolted on and further the top of a slot in the pilot beam above the rather new looking coupler is where the hook and screw or chain link coupling would have been.

The tapered cab would also have been necessary for European or maybe even UK operations as the loading gauge over here is considerably smaller than in the US."

I suppose that there are two options concerning First #9:

1) That it was prepared for European use and never shipped, but held in store. Unused, as it obviously wouldn't couple to US rolling stock! That is I feel the most likely. It could have been converted sometime after build, but being a military loco, they probably bought quite a lot and only used some!!

2) It was shipped (overseas) but came back very soon after hostilities ceased. That is of course possible, but it does seem a bit of an early return, given the battered state of European railways at that time.

Regardless, I commend John for his excellent eyes! Something us railfans on this "side of the pond" never noticed!

#8 is reported (ERA Souvenir Brochure for the South Brooklyn Railway Fan Trip dated September 20, 1975) to now be working at a mining firm in Brighton, Michigan. Whether or not it still exists in the present day, remains to be discovered.

All three Whitcombs were low profile hood units powered by twin Buda LaNova engines. In 1955, #9 (first) was sold off to American Aggregate, but in 1961 an identical unit would replace #9 and this new unit would be numbered 9 as well, becoming #9 (second).

Cab Roof Modifications

Each of the Whitcomb locomotives differed by the shape, height and contour of the cab roofs from one another throughout the years:

#8 as built, had a "high" cab roof (extending a few inches above the top of the hoods). In late 1958 or early 1959, the NYCTA modified the cab roof by lowering it to match the height of the hoods.

#9 (first)

#9 (first) can be distinguished from #9 (second) by this modification as the cab roof of #9 (first) projected above the hood line and was never lowered.

#9 second

#9 (second) was modified (as #8 had been) with the cab roof flush with top of the hoods.

Also, the original "high" cab roofs on #8 and #9 (first) had a more of a curved shape, while #8 and #9 (second) was angular after the modification took place.

Cab Side Modifications

As with the roofs, the Whitcomb locomotives cab sides differed in details from one another:

The cab on #8 (as far as can be told by photographs seen to date) was narrowed by the NYCTA, and cab sides was not sloped inward at the roof line.

9 (first)

A photo (acquired 08 March 2010) of 9 (first) shows the locomotive still marked for US Army #7966 at Coney Island Shops. Of particular note is that the cab sides sloped inwards towards the roof and the cab bottom did not overhang the frame. This profile conforms to US Army specifications sheets & drawings to conform with European loading gauge (not to be confused with track gauge),

However in the the next photo in this authors collection, shows that the NYCTA apparently rebuilt the cab sides to be vertically straight and now overhang the frame, widening the interior cab area.

It is unknown if this modification precluded use in subway tunnels.

9 (second)

The cab sides on #9 (second) however are seen gently sloped inwards (as it progressed up from the walkway to the roofline and similar to the slope angle of the hood sides). This modification was performed by the NYCTA to increase subway tunnel clearances. But now with the photo of #9 (first) arriving from US Army already with sloped cab sides, it is left to wonder if 9 (second) arrived like this as well and NYCTA did not modify the cab sides as they had with 9 (first).

With the discovery of an earlier version of the NYCTA Locomotive Specification Diagrams, it clearly states this locomotive was US Army 7980, was from Johnstown & Stony Creek #3 cab roof & hoods lowered by Coney I'd Shops.

Furthermore, the cab on 9 (second) never appears to have overhung the frame at any time.

After serving on the South Brooklyn Railway, #9 (the second) would continue to see life on the Staten Island Rapid Transit, before being preserved at the Trolley Museum of New York located in Kingston, NY; where it remains to this day in operable condition. Because there is no overhead trolley wire (yet) or third rail power at the Trolley Museum of New York, #9 is used to shunt the trolleys and streetcars around when rearranging exhibits.

Paint Schemes:

Paint schemes for #8 & #9 varied:

#8 in the early days would receive an interesting purple cab with silver carbody and black frame. Eventually, #8 would receive the ubiquitous yellow carbody with black frame and pilot safety stripes.

#9 (first) is seen in all yellow with black frame and skirts.

#9 (second) throughout it tenure at South Brooklyn Railway, would be seen in: all silver, all yellow, yellow with black roof and hood tops, and when assigned to the Staten Island Rapid Transit, it would be repainted with a blue carbody and black roof and hood tops. There is even an image of #9 in olive drab with black roof and hood top while in Staten Island, but I believe this to be a cosmetic restoration.

Other physical differences to help determine which locomotive is which:

#* and #9 (first) had an MU box mounted to center stanchion on front and rear hand railings. These are understood to have been factory installed to US Army specification. Upon acquisition by the NYCTA, small red marker lights located at bottom corners of the front and rear hoods were installed.

#8 and #9 (first) had its bell mounted on the top of walkway on one side directly next to cab wall, as well as a toolbox diagonally opposed on the other side.

#8 & #9 had their frame skirts under the cab. #9 (second) did not have a frame skirt.

#9 (second) had sand fill pipes on the top corners of the cab hood, that gave the appearance of "horns".

#12 & #13 - GE 70 Ton

#12 & #13
Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawing Manual - MTA New York City Transit, January 1998 edition
authors collection
added 07 September 2009

Both #12 & 13 would be purchased second hand and both were General Electric 70 Ton end-cab locomotives.

#12 was purchased in November 1961 from the Claremont & Concord Railroad in New Hampshire. Upon arrival this locomotive was numbered 20008. Upon transfer to South Brooklyn Railway Roster in 1966, it would be renumbered #12.

Also soon after arriving, #12 would have it's cab roof modified, so it could access all of the NYCTA tunnel trackage:

Originally, the disposition for #12 was unknown, and believed to have been scrapped by the NYCTA. In November 2009 however, Tim Darnell sent a photo of a #12 in green and yellow livery and marked for Naparano Scrap (NIMX) in Jersey City, NJ.

Without a doubt, this locomotive is the former South Brooklyn Railway #12. How can anyone have any doubt, just look at the roof and weird sandbox on front!

#12 - Jersey City, NJ - unknown date
at Naparano Scrap
T. Darnell photo
added 13 Dec 2009

#13 was purchased from the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington RR located in Massachusetts. Upon arrival this locomotive was numbered 20009 and upon transfer to South Brooklyn Railway Roster in 1966, it would be renumbered #13. This locomotive did not receive the roof modification, thus it would be restricted to which trackage it would access and where it could go.

Note the above technical drawing where it states "Locomotives were renumbered 20006 (#12) & 20007 (#13) (6/1966)". This is clearly erroneous as a photo below show #12 wearing both the number "12" and "20008" on the cab!

Both of these engines would be painted in a yellow paint with black roof and chassis.

N1 & N2 - GE 47 Ton

#N1 & #N2
Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawing Manual - MTA New York City Transit, January 1998 edition
authors collection
added 07 September 2009

In 1975, the South Brooklyn Railway took delivery of a pair of brand new General Electric 47 Ton end-cab switchers. These two locomotives would be part of a "block" or group of ten 47 ton locomotives ordered by the New York City Transit Authority, which became an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1968.

These two locomotives would be the first new motive power received by the South Brooklyn Railway in over 50 years! Ironically and coincidentally, our very own co-author Joe Roborecky, who was employed with Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal at the time, was assigned to Greenville Yard, NJ; when the locomotives were delivered. He and another BEDT engineer, Sean McLoughlin; as inquisitive railroad employees they are, took a few moments to look over the brand new NYCTA locomotives.

Why Greenville, New Jersey you might ask? As it turns out, the NYCTA locomotives would have to be carfloated from Greenville, NJ to Bush Terminal for interchange with the South Brooklyn Railway at 39th Street & Second Avenue, and then on to either the 36th Street Yard or Coney Island Yard, for further disbursement depending on the final destinations of the rest of the locomotives (Linden Shops in East New York, 207th Street Yard in the Bronx, or any of the other twenty storage yards of the NYCTA)

According to the January 1998 issue of the "MTA New York City Transit Car Equipment Engineering & Technical Support, Revenue & Non - Revenue Car Drawing Manual", the last two locomotives in this order were ordered for the South Brooklyn Railway and are listed as N1 and N2 in this manual.

These locomotives, being numbered N1 & N2 and not part of the NYCTA's numbering method of its other work locomotives, would denote the dedicated motive power of the South Brooklyn Railway. The remaining locomotives in that order would be assigned to various yards (and likewise, work trains) throughout the NYCTA system.

As delivered, all the locomotives were painted in the MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York) grey and blue livery, yellow frame with wide black & yellow safety stripes of the nose and back of cab, and with the MTA two tone 'M' herald on the cab. This standard herald affixed to the Transit Authority's equipment, had the word "TRANSIT" under the "M".

However, the South Brooklyn Railway locomotives wore a unique version of the "M" herald, with "SBK" under the "M":

This livery would last until 1983 when N1 was repainted into a paint scheme of safety yellow with black nose, frame and roof. It appears the rest of the NYCTA's work locomotives would receive variations of this all yellow scheme. But for the South Brooklyn locomotive, this livery was short lived.

Only one year later, both South Brooklyn locomotives were repainted into a dark red livery with black roofs and chassis. This livery was modified shortly after with red and white safety stripes and large "SBK" on the sides of the hood. Also with this scheme, came a new herald replacing the original Metropolitan Transit Authority's two-tone"M". This new herald was designed by noted New York area railfan & historian Benjamin Schaeffer, and to this day is still used on the locomotives:

Throughout the years the actual structure of these units changed very little, with most modifications being minor due to revisions in FRA rules or NYCTA modifications; such as the removal of the footboards per FRA regulations enacted in 1979 with the snowplows presumably being installed this year in place of the footboards.

In the late 1990's the original dark red livery was simplified with the removal of the hood lettering and white diagonal stripe, and the snowplows were painted safety yellow.

N1 and N2 are currently in service and are used today for moving new and scrap subway cars, ballast trains, as well as general NYCTA right-of-way work being that they no longer have any non-NYCTA freight customers. They are also frequently used for fan trips.

At the most recent Coney Island Rodeo in 2007, Paul Strubeck not only had the opportunity to view the N1 and N2 locomotives inside and out, but to also receive a cab ride and a chance to operate them for a brief distance.

Superdetails

For those of you who are interested, here is a list of differences in paint schemes.and details by locomotive and date.

Basic Paint Scheme

1975: "MTA" Blue/ Gray
1983: "Safety" Yellow / Black
1984: "SBK" phase 1: Maroon / White (plain)
1985: "SBK" phase 2: Maroon / White (with white sashes & safety stripes)
post 1995: "SBK" phase 3: Fire Engine Red / White (no hood sash)

Sill Stripes

N1: 1992 - diagonal sill stripes removed

Steps

N1 & N2: ca 1979 - ladder style steps replaced with switching style step (presumably at same as footboards were removed to comply with FRA regs)

Step Treads

N1: 1988 - painted red
N1: 1992 - painted white
N1: 2001 - painted yellow

N2: 1988 - painted red
N2: 1992 - stayed red
N2: 2001 - painted yellow

Handrails

N1: unknown
N2: 2007 only: Vertical handrail by steps painted yellow. Rest of railing painted black. All other years entire handrail painted black

Safety Stripes, (back of cab)

N1: 1992 - wraparound to sides of cab
N2: did not

Headlights

N1 & N2: front & rear headlights changed from single sealed beam to dual sealed beam between 1995 and 2001.
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Safety Beacons

N1: 1984 - 1 revolving on cab roof, none on nose
1986 - 1 revolving on cab roof, 1 revolving on nose
1992 to current - 2 revolving on cab roof (mounted on lightbar), none on nose

N2: 1984 - 1 revolving on cab roof, none on nose
1987 - 1 revolving cab roof, 1 revolving on nose
1995 - 1 strobe on cab roof, none on nose
2007 - 2 strobes on cab roof, none on nose

Front Radiator Grill:

N1: 2003 (possibly 2001) front radiator grill covered with welded steel plate.
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Horns:

N1 & N2: single WABCO AA2, changed to pair of WABCO AA2

Naturally, any South Brooklyn Railway or Transit Authority employees (active or retired) are invited to contact me
to add or correct any information on this page. If you so desire, your name can be kept confidential.

Please contact me at: bedt14@aol.com

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Locomotive & Equipment Photo Index

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#1 - Third Avenue Yard - April 1940 J. Winslow collection ERA Headlights May - June 1993 Issue added 22 Dec 2009
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#1 - unknown date "Daves Electric Railroads" archives
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#1 - Coney Island Yards - unknown date unknown photographer G. Collora archives authors collection added 08 March 2010
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#1 - Coney Island Yard / South Brooklyn Railway Interchange - April 19, 1943 The trolley on right edge of photo is on South Brooklyn trackage to Shell Road (McDonald Avenue) unknown photographer G. Collora archives authors collection added 08 March 2010
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#1 - Coney Island Yard - unknown date unknown photographer J. Shanus archives authors collection added 04 Aug 2009
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#1 - Coney Island Yard - unknown date Close up of above. Note Van Dorn type coupler. unknown photographer J. Shanus archives authors collection added 04 Aug 2009
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#3 - Coney Island Yards? - unknown date Marked for BMT Lines. unknown photographer added 23 May 2009
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#3 - Coney Island Yard - unknown date P. H. Bonnet ERA Headlights May - June 1993 Issue added 22 Dec 2009
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#3 - Coney Island Yard - unknown date unknown photographer authors collection added 09 March 2011
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#4 - 36th Street Yard - unknown date unknown photographer (H. Fagerberg?) (from Railroads of New York, by G. W. O'Connor Simmons - Boardman Publishing) added 23 May 2009
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#4 - 39th Street Yard between Second and Third Avenues (Davidson Pipe Yard) - unknown date Note #9980 car behind. unknown photographer J. Testagrose collection
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#4 & #5 - 39th Street Yard between Second and Third Avenues (Davidson Pipe Yard) - unknown date unknown photographer J. Testagrose collection
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#4 - 37th Street - June 5, 1943 unknown photographer G. Collora archives authors collection added 08 March 2010
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#4 - Klein's Coal (Prospect Coal) and Building Materials - ca. 1950 37th Street Right Of Way between Twelfth and Thirteenth Avenues (looking southeast) unknown photographer added 01 November 2022
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#4 - Bay Ridge Coal & Phoenix Hermetic - ca. 1950 37th Street Right Of Way between Fifteenth and Fourteen Avenues (looking southwest) unknown photographer added 01 November 2022
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#4 - BMT Coney Island / Stillwell Avenue Station - 1957 A. J. Lonto collection ERA Headlights May - June 1993 Issue added 22 Dec 2009
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#4 & #9980 - 39th Street Yard between Second and Third Avenues (Davidson Pipe Yard) - April 19, 1958 unknown photographer Bob's Photo archives authors collection
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#4 - McDonald Avenue & Cortelyou Road (Kensington Junction) - June 20, 1958 Under the BMT "Culver Shuttle" line (now demolished) unknown photographer authors collection added 18 March 2011
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#4 - McDonald Avenue & Avenue M - August 1958 Under the "Culver El" line with string of El cars enroute to scrapper. A. J. Lonto collection ERA Headlights May - June 1993 Issue added 22 Dec 2009
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#4 - 39th Street Yard between Second and Third Avenues (Davidson Pipe Yard) - April 3, 1959 Note freight box motor to right. looking northwest unknown photographer Bob's Photo archives authors collection
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#4 - 39th Street Yard between Second and Third Avenues (Davidson Pipe Yard) - April 31, 1959 Similar to above photo between 38th and 39th Streets and Second & Third Avenues - looking northwest unknown photographer J. Testagrose collection authors collection added 27 Sept 2009
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#4 & #13 - McDonald Avenue between Avenue S and Avenue T - May 30, 1961 Appears to be heading north on the northbound track under the Culver El. unknown photographer authors collection added 11 Dec 2009
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#4 - Coney Island Yard - August 27, 1964 Note trolley poles removed. D. Grotjahn photo J. Testagrose collection added 27 Sept 2009
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#4 - Shore Line Trolley Museum; East Haven, CT - October 30, 2016 John McCluskey photo added 30 October 2016
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#4 - Shore Line Trolley Museum; East Haven, CT - October 30, 2016 John McCluskey photo added 30 October 2016
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#4 - Shore Line Trolley Museum; East Haven, CT - October 30, 2016 John McCluskey photo added 30 October 2016
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#4 - Shore Line Trolley Museum; East Haven, CT - October 30, 2016 John McCluskey photo added 30 October 2016
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#4 - Shore Line Trolley Museum; East Haven, CT - October 30, 2016 John McCluskey photo added 30 October 2016
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#4 - Shore Line Trolley Museum; East Haven, CT - October 30, 2016 John McCluskey photo added 30 October 2016

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American Locomotive Works - ca. September 1910
builders card
Brooklyn Rapid Transit (Transit Development Corp) #5
authors collection
added 17 February 2022

#5 - 38th Street - ca. 1935
Note lanterns on running board.
H. B. Olsen photo
D. Keller archives

#5 - 39th Street Yard between Second and Third Avenues (Davidson Pipe Yard) - June 12, 1938
Note poling bar on running board.
E. Hermanns photo
D. Keller archive

#5 - Third Avenue Yard & 38th Street (what would become the "unloading" Yard) - April 1940
With the Bay Ridge - Fifth Avenue Shuttle elevated.
A. J. Lonto collection
ERA Headlights May - June 1993 Issue
added 22 Dec 2009

#5 - Second Avenue Yard & 39th Street - ca. 1940
added 02 November 2022

#5 - Coney Island Yards & Shops - unknown date
unknown photographer
G. Collora archives
authors collection
added 08 March 2010

#5 - Coney Island Yards & Shops - unknown date
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 02 November 2022

#5 - 38th Street & Second Avenue - November 15, 1941
Note Gowanus expressway behind cab of #9980.
unknown photographer
G. Collora archives
authors collection
added 08 March 2010

#5 & #4 - 36th Street - April 10, 1943
Ramp in background is transition to Culver Line elevated structure.
(Thanks to Bob Delmonico for correction.)
unknown photographer
G. Collora archives
authors collection
added 08 March 2010

#5 - Coney Island Yard - ca. 1951
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 09 March 2011

#5 - Shell Road (McDonald Avenue) & Avenue Y - ca. 1951
(looking southwest - Coney Island Yard behind loco)
Under the Culver El.
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 09 March 2011

#5 - Shell Road (McDonald Avenue) & Avenue Y - ca. 1951
(at the turnout leading into the Coney Island Yard)
Under the Culver El.
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 09 March 2011

#5 - Shell Road (McDonald Avenue) & Avenue Y - ca. 1951
(looking west - Coney Island Shops behind loco)
Under the Culver El
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 09 March 2011

#5 - Shell Road (McDonald Avenue) & Avenue Y - ca. 1951
(looking west - Coney Island Shops behind loco)
Under the Culver El.
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 09 March 2011

#5 - Shell Road (McDonald Avenue) between Avenue Y and Avenue X - ca. 1951
Looking north under the Culver El.
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 09 March 2011

#5 - 36th Street Yard - ca. 1955
unknown photographer - NYCTA publicity release
authors collection

#5 - Coney Island Yard Lead from Shell Road - June 20, 1958
(Avenue Y & Shell Road)
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 18 March 2011

#5 - Coney Island Yard - September 28, 1959
D Type car (#6018) behind, El car to right.
A. J. Lonto collection
ERA Headlights May - June 1993 Issue
added 22 Dec 2009

#5 - 39th Street Yard between Second and Third Avenues (Davidson Pipe Yard) - October 12, 1959
looking northwest
unknown photographer
Bob's Photo archives
authors collection

#5 - southbound on Shell Road (McDonald Avenue) & approaching Avenue Y - January 1, 1961
Under the Culver El bringing brand new R27's to Coney Island Yard.
A. J. Lonto collection
ERA Headlights May - June 1993 Issue
added 22 Dec 09

#5 - Tenth Avenue and 37th Street - unknown date
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 15 May 2012

#5, #8, #9980 - Second Avenue & 39th Street Yard - unknown date
G. Abere photo
added 05 November 2022

#5 as 20002 - Coney Island Yard - May 1966
Note trolley poles removed, now numbered NYCTA #20002, and SBK #9 on right edge. Lo V car #20359 now used in work service.
G. Landau photo
J. Testagrose photo
added 27 Sept 2009

#5 - NYCTA Transit Museum in the Court Street Station - unknown date
Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn
P. F. Strubeck photo
added 07 Sept 2009

#6 - 37th Street - June 21, 1942
unknown photographer
G. Collora archives
authors collection
added 08 March 2010

#6 - McDonald Avenue & 18th Avenue - October 29, 1956
"C Types" enroute for scrapping under the Culver El
A. J. Lonto collection
ERA Headlights May - June 1993 Issue
added 22 Dec 2009

#6 - July 22, 1961 - 36th Street Yard
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 18 March 2011

#6 as #20003 - Marcy Avenue Station - May 28, 1962
F. G. Zahn photo
P. F. Strubeck collection
added 16 Dec 2009

either #6 or #7 (note flat roof and square window) - unknown date
Note flagman and cab window of work car in bottom left corner.
Appears to be dumping ballast on Manhattan bound local track on the Sea Beach Line looking east around Eleventh / Twelfth Avenue.
NYNH&H / LIRR "NU" (New Utrecht) Yard / Bay Ridge Branch on left.
D Type subway cars on right.
unknown photographer
J. Shanus archives
authors collection
added 04 Aug 2009

#6 - BMT West End Line elevated at 55th Street - unknown date
Note dual couplers.
H. Pinsker photo
J. Testagrose collection

#6 - West Brighton Avenue & West 3rd Street - unknown date
On the Brighton Eleveated. Note dual couplers.
J. Shanus photo
added 27 Sept 2009

#7 - unknown date (pre-1920)
marked for BRT (possible builders photo?)
Bill Volkmer collection
"Daves Electric Railroads" archives

#7 - 39th Street & Second Avenue - unknown date (post 1940)
Marked for New York City Transit System. Believed to be a railfan trip with BMT Gate El cars. Note dual couplers.
(Thanks to Bob Delmonico for identification of the last car)
unknown photographer
J. Testagrose collection

#7 - Coney Island Shops - unknown date (post 1940)
Note dual couplers, BMT Standards and Culver El to right. Marked for New York City Transit System.
H. Pinsker photo
J. Testagrose collection

#7 - unknown date
Note dual couplers. Marked for New York City Transit System.
#2584 is a BMT Standard.
Bill Volkmer collection
"Daves Electric Railroads" archives

#7 - unknown location - December 16, 1942
unknown photographer
G. Collora archives
authors collection
added 08 March 2010

#7 - McDonald Avenue and Avenue I - unknown date
Under the Culver El
On back of photo it is written: "Transfer of IRT cars from Flushing."
Back is also marked AJL and Hirsch. I'm figuring this to be a A. J. Lonto photo.
authors collection
added 31 October 2016

#7 - Coney Island Shops & Yard - March 30, 1971
Now painted red. Note trolley poles removed from roof and dual couplers.
#6472 is a R16.
S. Zabel photo
J. Testagrose archives
added 27 Sept 2009

#7 - Coney Island Yards - May 25, 1971
Note trolley poles removed from roof, and dual couplers.
R248 is a converted R6 (ex #925).
M503 is now a transition car converted from an R4.
S. Zabel photo
J. Testagrose archives
added 27 Sept 2009

#7 - Coney Island Yards - June 1971
Note trolley poles removed from roof.
#6019 C is a BMT D Type Triplex
553 is a converted R4?
S. Zabel photo
J. Testagrose archives
added 27 Sept 2009

#7 - Coney Island Yards - June 1971
Note repainted, but trolley poles still not on roof, and dual couplers.
#377 is an R44
S. Zabel photo
J. Testagrose archives
added 27 Sept 2009

#7 - NYCTA Coney Island Yard - April 2007
Note trolley poles reinstalled and dual couplers.
BMT Standard behind.
P. F. Strubeck photo
added 07 Sept 2009

#7 - NYCTA Coney Island Yard - April 2007
Note dual couplers.
P. F. Strubeck photo
added 07 Sept 2009

#7 - Second Avenue & 39th Street SBK / NYNJ Interchange - July 18, 2021
preparing to be loaded aboard heavy hauler for transport to Shore Line Trolley Museum.
J. McCluskey photo
added 18 July 2021

#7 - Second Avenue & 39th Street SBK / NYNJ Interchange - July 18, 2021
preparing to be loaded aboard heavy hauler for transport to Shore Line Trolley Museum.
J. McCluskey photo
added 18 July 2021