Sea Beach Railway Company Stock Certificate (Coney Island, New York)

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Sea Beach Railway Company Stock Certificate
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The Sea Beach Line began service on July 18th, 1877 as a steam railroad called the New York and Sea Beach between the 64th Street pier and Bath junction (approximately where 62nd Street & New Utrecht Avenue intersect today). In 1879, the steam line reached the Sea Beach Palace Hotel in Coney Island and terminated at Sea Beach depot, located between the West End and Culver depots. The current stations are placed on the sites of the old New York & Sea Beach ones but were given from the start street names. The railroad stops had place names like Bath Junction, Woodlawn, Hubbard Creek, and so on. Some of these names are preserved in the names of businesses around the stations.
In 1896, the railroad was reorganized into the Sea Beach Railway Company. In 1898, the line was electrified with trolley wire and in 1903, the BRT began through service between Bath Junction and Coney Island. This was done by coupling and uncoupling Sea Beach cars to/from 5th Avenue - West End trains at Bath Junction. Trolleys ran west of Bath Junction to the pier and later to a ramp near 3rd Avenue. In 1910, Sea Beach trains began terminating at West End depot.
Between 1913 and 1915 as part of the Dual Contracts, the Sea Beach line as we know it today was built between Coney Island and the 4th Avenue Subway at 59th Street. This was looked upon as a significant line because the Sea Beach would provide passengers with the fastest express route to Manhattan than available in New York City. Also, the BRT planned on debuting the 67' Standard subway cars on this line when it opened. The 4 track Sea Beach route, virtually all open cut, had no express stops between Coney Island and 59th Street.
In 1913, the junction with the West End Line at Bath Junction was broken, because the new Sea Beach line under construction passed directly underneath. During construction, service was provided using a mix of trolleys, buses and even single subway cars.
The new Sea Beach Line began revenue service in 1915 and connected into the 4th Avenue subway and Manhattan Bridge to Chambers Street. This was the first subway service made available in the 4th Avenue subway and the first on the Manhattan Bridge. Sea Beach trains began using the new Stillwell Avenue - Coney Island terminal on May 30th, 1919. Sea Beach trains ran as far north as Union Square in 1917, and then to Times Square in 1918.
It should be noted that the tracks on the Manhattan Bridge were ready for service shortly after the bridge's opening day (December 31st, 1909). However, they were not connected to any tunnel routes on either side of the bridge, because none existed! In 1912, the Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line, a trolley company, began running trolleys over the subway tracks on a temporary basis until 1915, when the trolleys were moved to the upper roadways and the BRT subway opened. The trolleys ran over the Manhattan Bridge until 1929, when the auto won out over the streetcar.
Starting in 1915 and lasting into 1951, "sunny summer Sunday" expresses ran from Chambers Street over the Manhattan Bridge, the 4th Avenue subway and the Sea Beach Line to Coney Island. Trains ran express from 59th Street to Coney Island. The Brighton Line also had a similar type of run, leaving Franklin Avenue to Prospect Park and then running express to Brighton Beach.
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