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Brooklyn Heights Railroad

Former New York City street railway company1

The Brooklyn Heights Railroad was a street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. It leased and operated the streetcar lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, but started out with the Montague Street Line, a short cable car line connecting the Wall Street Ferry with downtown Brooklyn along Montague Street. The line started operation on July 20, 1891.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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The street railway review (1891) (14738488106)
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The Brooklyn Heights Railroad was a street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. It leased and operated the streetcar lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, but started out with the Montague Street Line, a short cable car line connecting the Wall Street Ferry with downtown Brooklyn along Montague Street. The line started operation on July 20, 1891. Eliphalet Williams Bliss owned the railroad.2

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