Brooklyn Elevated Railroad

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The Brooklyn Elevated Railroad was a late 19th- and early 20th-century elevated railway company in Brooklyn, New York City, that operated several rapid transit lines before being absorbed into the city’s unified transit system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad company
elevated railway company
transit operator
absorptionInto New York City unified transit system
country United States
fareSystem urban transit fares
headquartersLocation Brooklyn
industry public transportation
rail transport
infrastructureType steel elevated structures
integratedInto New York City Subway predecessor network
locatedIn Brooklyn
New York City
New York State
networkType rapid transit lines
operatedInBorough Brooklyn
operatedInCity New York City
operatedInPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
partOf Brooklyn–Manhattan transit system precursor
primaryFunction urban passenger transport
propulsionSystem electric traction
steam locomotives
railGauge standard gauge
railwayType elevated railway
regulatoryJurisdiction State of New York
linked to: New York State
servedArea Brooklyn neighborhoods
Greater New York metropolitan area
serviceType rapid transit
status defunct
trackCharacter elevated
transportMode rail

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Jamaica Line historicalOperator Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Jamaica Line historicalOperator Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Manhattan Railway elevated lines connectedTo Brooklyn elevated lines
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company controlled Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company controlled Kings County Elevated Railway
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company operatedLine Broadway Elevated (Brooklyn)
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company operatedLine Lexington Avenue Elevated (Brooklyn)
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company operatedLine Fulton Street Elevated
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Forney locomotive usedOn Brooklyn elevated railways
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation operatedLine BMT Fulton Street elevated
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad partOf Brooklyn–Manhattan transit system precursor
linked to: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad