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Brooklyn Trackless Trolleys
By David Pirmann
Additional Comments by David
Paul Gerber


Trolley Coach Roster
| Number |
Builder |
Year |
| 1000 |
American Car & Foundry |
1930 |
| 1001 |
Twin Coach |
1930 |
| 1002-1007 |
Pullman Standard |
1932 |
Coaches 1000-1007 were
retired and scrapped in 1948
after being replaced by coaches of the 3000-3199 series.
|
| 3000-3199 |
St. Louis Car Co. |
1948 |
Operations
Prepared by the Public Information and
Community Relations Department, New York City Transit Authority, May
1965
Route 23 - Cortelyou Road
 | July 23, 1930: Avenue C trolley service
replaced by combined trackless trolley and gas bus operation on an
experimental basis. The route ran along Cortelyou Road between
Flatbush and Coney Island Avenues. It was decided to continue
trackless trolley service and six additional coaches were purchased in
1931. |
 | May 27, 1932: 16th Avenue trolley
service operating along Church, Gravesend, and 16th Avenues to 62nd
Street was terminated at 16th and Gravesend Avenue and the line was
renamed Gravesend-Church. Cortelyou Road trackless trolley service was
extended from Coney Island Avenue through Cortelyou Road to Dahill
Road and along 16th Avenue and 62nd Street to New Utrecht Avenue.
|
 | October 31, 1956: Trolley coaches
replaced with gas buses. |
Route 45 - St. John's Place
 | August 24, 1947: Buses replace trolley
cars. |
 | September 14, 1948: Trolley coaches
replace buses between Borough Hall and Pennsylvania Avenue.
|
 | May 1, 1954: Trolley coach service
discontinued between Pennsylvania Avenue and Ralph Avenue.
|
 | March 25, 1959: Trolley coaches replaced
with gas buses. |
Route 47 - Tompkins Avenue
 | August 24, 1947: Buses replace trolley
cars. |
 | November 19, 1948: Trolley coaches
replace buses. |
 | July 27, 1960: Trolley coaches replaced
with gas buses. |
Route 48 - Lorimer Street
 | December 14, 1947: Buses replace trolley
cars. |
 | March 23, 1949: Trolley coaches replace
buses. |
 | July 27, 1960: Trolley coaches replaced
with gas buses. |
Route 57 - Flushing Avenue
 | November 21, 1949: Buses replace trolley
cars. |
 | November 14, 1949: Trolley coaches
replace buses. |
 | September 1, 1954: Terminus changed from
Browne Place & Grand Avenue, Maspeth, to Flushing Avenue and 61st
Street. |
 | September 21, 1955: Western terminus
changed from Pearl and High Streets to Kent and Flushing Avenues.
|
 | February 13, 1957: Western terminus
changed from Kent and Flushing Avenues to Flushing Avenue and Navy
Street. |
 | January 27, 1960: Western terminus
changed from Flushing Avenue and Navy Street back to Pearl and High
Streets. |
 | July 27, 1960: Trolley coaches replaced
with gas buses. |
Route 62 - Graham Avenue
 | December 21, 1948: Buses replace trolley
cars. |
 | December 11, 1949: Trolley coaches
replace buses. |
 | September 22, 1954: Section between Box
Street and Long Island City discontinued. |
 | September 21, 1955: Western terminus
changed to Kent and Flushing Avenues. |
 | February 13, 1957: Western terminus
changed to Flushing Avenue and Navy Street. |
 | January 27, 1960: Western terminus
changed to Pearl and High Streets. |
 | July 27, 1960: Trolley coaches replaced
with gas buses. |
Route 65 - Bergen Street
 | July 20, 1947: Buses replace trolley
cars. |
 | October 17, 1948: Trolley coaches
replace buses. |
 | July 27, 1960: Trolley coaches replaced
with gas buses. |
Comments from David Paul Gerber
With the
exception of the B47 bus route (not the modern day and current Ralph Ave
route in Brooklyn) and the B62 route, all the other bus route numbers
and routes have essentially been unchanged with a minor modification
here and there. In 1990, the B47 and B62 routes were combined into
the present day B43 bus route from Flatbush Ave/Empire Blvd to Box
St/Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint. The B23 has a minor route
modification (along 60th st instead of 62nd st) while the B65 route's
western terminal was Van Brunt St before it was rerouted to Jay St in
Downtown Brooklyn. The B57 also recently was extended from
Sands/Jay Streets to Livingston St in Downtown Brooklyn. Only the
B45 bus route remains exactly the way is was when it operated as a
trackless trolley from Livingston/Court Streets to Ralph Ave/St. Johns
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