About This Item


  • TitleElevated train at 105th street station in Canarsie.
  • Call NumberOSOS_0232
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummarySigns on train read: Special train; No passengers. Donor note: Elevated train car at the East 105th street station. Train ran as part of a special excursion to Canarsie for fans of historic trains. This is car 1315, one of the BMT 1300 series. LL Canarsie. Double letters were local trains.
  • Date[1930-1959?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, TIFF, color
  • Genreslides (photographs)
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Date supplied by donor. Original slide, 2 x 2 inches, digitized on December 7, 2015 as a TIFF. Donated for capture by Steven Kaye at the Jamaica Bay Library. Collected through the Our Streets, Our Stories community heritage project, a part of the Culture in Transit grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight News Challenge.
  • Creator[unknown]
  • SubjectRailfans ; Railroads, Railroad cars ; Elevated ; Subways--New York (State)--New York ; Subway Stations--New York (State)--New York
  • CollectionOur Streets, Our Stories collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Canarsie (New York, N.Y.)
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