Huntington Railroad
| Huntington Railroad | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type |
Horsecar (1890-1897), then Streetcar (1897-1927) |
| Locale | Western Suffolk County, New York Farmingdale in Nassau County, New York |
| Termini |
Halesite (now Huntington Bay) Amityville |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1890 1920 (as Huntington Traction Company) |
| Closed | 1919 1927 |
| Operator(s) | Long Island Rail Road (1898-1927) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 18.50 miles |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Minimum radius | (?) |
| Electrification | Overhead wires |
The Huntington Railroad was established on July 19, 1890 (although some sources claim it was in May, 1890) with a trolley line between Huntington Village and Halesite (now partially in the Village of Huntington Bay). It was eventually extended to Huntington Railroad Station, then along what is today mostly NY 110 through Melville, Farmingdale, and as far south as the docks of Amityville. Huntington Railroad had only one line throughout its history, although the length varied through the years.
Transit service is currently provided along the corridor by the S1 bus, operated by Suffolk County Transit
The Huntington Traction Company was chartered in May, 1890, and began operating on July 19, 1890 as a three-mile horsecar line between Halesite, New York through Downtown Huntington to Huntington Railroad Station. The Long Island Rail Road acquired control of this company on March 5, 1898, and transformed it into an electric trolley on June 17, 1898.
Control was transferred to an LIRR subsidiary called the Long Island Consolidated Electric Companies. The extension of the Huntington Railroad by the LICEC from Huntington to Amityville, was completed and put in operation on August 6, 1909. This line was 18.50 miles in length and reached from the harbor at Huntington to Great South Bay at Amityville, thus transformed Huntington Railroad into the only cross-island trolley on Long Island. Attempts to create other cross-island trolleys by the South Shore Traction Company and Suffolk Traction Company failed. Nassau County had trolleys that spanned the county, but they were never run by a single company.
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