. The Street railway journal . ice. By reference to the map, itwill be seen that the Flatbush ter-minal is in the heart of the boroughof Brooklyn, and connects at thatpoint physically with the BrooklynRapid Transit elevated lines leadingto the Brooklyn Bridge and to theBroadway Ferry. It will also soonconnect with the subway and tunnelsbeing constructed by the Interbor-ough Rapid Transit Company fromthe Battery, in the borough of Man-hattan, under the East River, andthence to Flatbush and Atlantic Ave-nues. It will be seen that upon com-pletion of the subway tunnel, passen-gers arriving at the
. The Street railway journal . ice. By reference to the map, itwill be seen that the Flatbush ter-minal is in the heart of the boroughof Brooklyn, and connects at thatpoint physically with the BrooklynRapid Transit elevated lines leadingto the Brooklyn Bridge and to theBroadway Ferry. It will also soonconnect with the subway and tunnelsbeing constructed by the Interbor-ough Rapid Transit Company fromthe Battery, in the borough of Man-hattan, under the East River, andthence to Flatbush and Atlantic Ave-nues. It will be seen that upon com-pletion of the subway tunnel, passen-gers arriving at the Flatbush Avenueterminal from points on Long Islandwill have a short and direct route tothe lower business section of Man-hattan Island by either the subway or by elevated lines over the Brooklyn Bridge. Furthermore, direct connection will be established by the elevated lines over the new Williamsburgh Bridge. The regular service on the Atlantic Avenue line consists not only of suburban trains carrying passengers from towns on. THE TERMINAL AT THE BELMONT PARK RACE TRACK FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE LONG ISLAND ELECTRIC TRAINS way line from Flatbush Avenue out to East New York, andeven beyond as far as Atkins Avenue, a distance of 5^4 agreement with the city, dated May 18, 1897, the railroadcompany undertook to remove its tracks from the surface ofAtlantic Avenue and to operate passenger trains on the line bya motive power not requiring combustion. This requirementobviously pointed to electric traction, and the planning of asatisfactory train service in this short section has resulted in the south and north shores of the island, but also quite heavylocal business from Flatbush Avenue out to Jamaica, and veryheavy excursion business to Rockaway Beach and three dif-ferent race tracks, the Metropolitan track near SpringfieldJunction, and those located at Aqueduct and at Belmont Park. EXTENT OF ELECTRIFICATIONConsidering the complicated train service above referred to, Nov
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