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New York and Long Island Traction Company

Former New York City street railway company

The New York and Long Island Traction Company was a street railway company in Queens and Nassau County, New York, United States. It was partially owned by a holding company for the Long Island Rail Road and partially by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Woman Boarding Long Island Traction Company Trolley Near Hempstead, Nassau, NY c. 1918
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The New York and Long Island Traction Company was a street railway company in Queens and Nassau County, New York, United States. It was partially owned by a holding company for the Long Island Rail Road and partially by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company.2

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