The following streetcar lines once operated in Queens, New York City, United States.
BMT The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation concentrated on Brooklyn, but had some lines into Queens.BMT Surface Division map, undated Only the ones that significantly entered Queens are shown here; see list of streetcar lines in Brooklyn for the others (mainly into Ridgewood). NameFromToRouteNotesMetropolitan Avenue LineBrooklynJamaicaMetropolitan Avenuebuilt by the Broadway Ferry and Metropolitan Avenue Railroad in 1867abandoned June 12, 1949now the Q54 busRichmond Hill LineBrooklynJamaicaMyrtle Avenueestablished in the late 1890sabandoned April 26, 1950now the Q55 busJamaica LineBrooklynJamaicaJamaica Avenueopened by the East New York and Jamaica Railroad on May 7, 1863abandoned November 30, 1947now the Q56 busFlushing Avenue LineBrooklynMaspethFlushing Avenueabandoned November 21, 1948now the B57 busFlushing–Ridgewood LineRidgewoodFlushingFresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, and Corona Avenueestablished on November 1899 and abandoned July 17, 1949now the Q58 busGrand Street LineBrooklynElmhurstGrand Avenuebuilt by the Grand Street and Newtown Railroad in 1876abandoned December 11, 1949now the Q59 busNorth Beach LineCoronaNorth BeachJunction Boulevardestablished 1895abandoned August 25, 1949now the Q72 busCypress Hills Cemetery LineRidgewoodCypress Hills CemeteryCypress Avenueopened by the Bushwick Railroad as the Bushwick Avenue Line on May 26, 1878, then split on May 1, 1946.abandoned September 1, 1947, and replaced with the B18 bus until its abandonment in 2002
Long Island Electric The Long Island Electric Railway operated lines in eastern Queens until 1926. These lines were later operated by Jamaica Central Railways, until the company reorganized as Jamaica Buses, with bus service replacing trolley service in 1933. NameFromToRouteNotesJamaicaNassau County towards Hempstead (became NY&LI at the city line)Jamaica Avenue and Hempstead Avenueabandoned November 25, 1933now the Q110 busLiberty Avenue LineBrooklynJamaicaLiberty Avenue and South Roadabandoned 1933now the Q112 busJamaica−Far Rockaway lineJamaicaFar RockawayGuy R. Brewer Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, Mott Avenue, Wanser Avenue, and the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branchestablished in 1897 and abandoned December 2, 1933now the Q113 and Q114 buses.
Manhattan and Queens Traction The Manhattan and Queens Traction Company was originally part of the South Shore Traction Company based in Sayville, New York, which planned to build lines throughout Central and Western Suffolk, as well as Nassau and Queens County, before selling off its only lines to the Suffolk Traction Company, and moving to New York City. Before reorganizing itself as M&QT, it operated a line across the Queensboro Bridge from Manhattan to Long Island City until April 1937. NameFromToRouteNotesQueens Boulevard LineManhattanSouth JamaicaQueens Boulevard and Sutphin Boulevardestablished January 29, 1913 and abandoned April 17, 1937now the Q60 busVan Dam Industrial SpurLong Island CityLong Island CityVan Dam Street abandoned
New York and Long Island Traction The New York and Long Island Traction Company operated east to Freeport, Hempstead, and Mineola in Nassau County. NameFromToRouteNotesMineola LineQueens VillageNassau County towards MineolaJamaica Avenueabandoned April 3, 1926now the n24 busJamaica-Hempstead LineJamaica (Long Island Electric Railway terminates at the Queens-Nassau Line)Hempstead160th Street Jamaica to Belmont Park on 160th Street, Jamaica Avenue, and Hempstead Avenue (Turnpike)Joint NY&LI - LIER service. abandoned April 3, 1926 now the n6 busBrooklyn-Freeport LineBrooklynNassau County towards FreeportRockaway Boulevard, North Conduit Avenue, and Sunrise Highwayabandoned April 3, 1926; parts of line replaced by Q7, Q85, n4 buses
New York and Queens County The New York and Queens County Railway operated in northern Queens. In 1932 it was reorganized as the New York and Queens Transit Corporation, and ended trolley service as it evolved into the Queens-Nassau Transit Lines in 1937. NameFromToRouteNotesFlushing–Jamaica LineJamaicaFlushing164th Street, 45th Avenue, and Bowne Streetestablished 1899 and abandoned 1937now part of the Q65 busCollege Point LineFlushingCollege PointCollege Point Boulevardestablished 1890 and abandoned 1937now part of the Q65 busCorona LineWoodsideFlushing37th Avenue, 61st Street, Woodside Avenue, Broadway, 43rd Avenue, and private right-of-wayestablished 1894 and abandoned August 3, 1925Cemetery RouteHunters PointMiddle VillageBorden Avenue and 69th Streetestablished March 1, 1874 and abandoned 1937now the Q67 bus
Steinway Lines
The Steinway Railway started operating in northwestern Queens in 1922. In the fall of 1939, the company was renamed as Steinway Omnibus and began operating bus lines over former trolley lines and in 1959 changed their name again to Steinway Transit. NameFromToRouteNotesSteinway Street LineMidtown Manhattan59th Street & 2nd AvenueSteinwayJackson Avenue, Northern Boulevard, Steinway Street, and 19th Avenueestablished 08/12/1883abandoned 11/01/1939now the Q101 bus31st Street LineLong Island City or Midtown Manhattan59th Street & 2nd AvenueAstoria FerryJackson Avenue, 31st Street, Newtown Avenue, and Astoria Boulevardestablished 1894abandoned 09/29/1939now the Q102 busVernon Boulevard LineHunters PointAstoria FerryVernon Boulevardestablished June 1875abandoned 09/29/1939now the Q103 busBroadway LineAstoria FerryWoodsideBroadwayestablished 1894abandoned 09/29/1939now the Q104 busFlushing Avenue LineAstoriaBowery BayAstoria Boulevardestablished 1894abandoned 12/06/1935now the Q19 busJackson Avenue LineLong Island CityWoodsideJackson Avenue, Northern Blvdestablished 1894abandoned 09/29/1939replaced partially by B62, Q100 buses
Ocean Electric The Ocean Electric Railway operated on The Rockaways. NameFromToRouteNotesHammelsNeponsitRockaway Beach Boulevard from Beach 75th Street to Beach 116th Street, north to Newport Avenue, west to Beach 142nd Street to Neponsit Avenue to west of Beach 149th Street.Built from 1904-1916; abandoned October 25, 1928now Q22 and Q35HammelsHammels BeachHammels Wye; South Leg along Beach 84th Street (formerly Fairview Avenue).abandonedFar RockawayHammelsLong Island Rail Road on the original LIRR tracks shared with LIRR trains Far Rockaway Branch then down Beach 84th Street to join the Rockaway Beach Boulevard line.abandoned September 9, 1926now New York City Subway's IND Rockaway LineFar RockawayRoche's BeachLong Island Rail Road original Far Rockaway station at Mott Avenue, south on Central Avenue (now Beach 20th Street to New Haven and Brookhaven Avenue, then south on Rockaway Turnpike (now Beach 19th Street) to Roche's Beach, just south of today's Seagirt Boulevard abandoned September 14, 1924
New York and North Shore Traction The New York and North Shore Traction Company operated from northeastern Queens east into Nassau County. By 1920, the company converted itself into the North Shore Bus Company. NameFromToRouteNotesNorth Shore LineFlushingNassau County towards Roslyn and Hicksville LIRR Station35th Avenue, 39th Avenue, and Northern Boulevardestablished 1907abandoned 1920replaced by Q12, n20(G/H) busesWhitestone LineFlushingWhitestone35th Avenue, 149th Street, and 150th Streetestablished August 1910abandoned 1920operated as the Q14 bus until 2010, replaced with similar Q15A
See also List of streetcar lines in the Bronx List of streetcar lines in Brooklyn List of streetcar lines in Manhattan List of streetcar lines in Staten Island List of streetcar lines on Long Island List of town tramway systems in the United States
References
Williams Map and Guide Company, Map of the borough of Queens, 1923 Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site: New York City Transit The New York and Queens County Railway AND The Steinway Lines 1867-1939, Vincent F. Seyfried, 1950 The Don Harold and Francis J. Goldsmith, Jr. Brooklyn El and Trolley Pages (The JoeKorNer: Brooklyn Trolleys) , Edition of June 30, 2003 Lost Trolleys of Queens and Long Island by Stephen L. Meyers (2006).