transport: History of the Staten Island Railway

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The Staten Island Railway (SIR) is the only rapid transit line in the New York City borough of Staten Island and is operated by the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, a unit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The railway was historically considered a standard railroad line, but today only the western portion of the North Shore Branch, which is disconnected from the rest of the SIR, is used by freight and is connected to the national railway system. While the first rail proposal for rail service on Staten Island was issued in 1836, construction did not begin until 1855 after the project was attempted a second time under the name Staten Island Railroad. This attempt w…

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The following outlines the History of the Staten Island Railway from 1836 to 1899. The Staten Island Railway (SIR), a rapid transit line in the New York City borough of Staten Island, was incorporated as the Staten Island Rail Road on August 2, 1851, following a failed proposal in 1836 to construct a line on the island. The railroad was financed with a loan from Cornelius Vanderbilt, and completed to Tottenville in 1860. After a period of success, the railroad went into foreclosure and was transferred to the Staten Island Railway Company in 1873. By 1880 the railway was barely operational, and Erastus Wiman, one of the island's most prominent residents, organized the Staten Island Rapid Tra…

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The Staten Island Ferry is a fare-free passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation. The ferry's single route runs 5.2 miles (8.4 km) through New York Harbor between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, with ferry boats completing the trip in about 25 minutes. The ferry operates 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, with boats leaving every 15 to 20 minutes during peak hours and every 30 minutes at other times. Apart from NYC Ferry's St. George route, it is the only direct mass-transit connection between the two boroughs. Historically, the Staten Island Ferry has charged a relatively low fare compared to other modes of transit in the are…

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The Staten Island Railway (SIR) is a rapid transit line in the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is owned by the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (SIRTOA), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and operated by the New York City Transit Authority Department of Subways. SIR's only line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing local service between St. George and Tottenville, along the east side of Staten Island. There is no direct rail link between the SIR and the New York City Subway system, but SIR riders do receive a free transfer to New York City Transit bus and subway lines and the line is included on official New York City Subway…

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Grymes Hill is a 374 feet (114 m) tall hill formed of serpentine rock on Staten Island, New York. It is the second highest natural point on the island and in the five boroughs of New York City. The neighborhood of the same name encompasses an area of 0.894 square miles (2.32 km2) and has a population of 8,263 people. The hill also includes parts of the Silver Lake neighborhood. The area includes part of ZIP Codes 10301 and 10304.

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The following outlines the History of the Staten Island Railway from 1971 to the present. The Staten Island Railway's (SIR) Tottenville line, a rapid transit line in the New York City borough of Staten Island, was turned over to the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (a division of New York state's Metropolitan Transportation Authority) on July 1, 1971, and the line was purchased by the city of New York. Freight on the line would continue to be handled by the B&O under the Staten Island Railroad. The MTA ordered new trains and renovated stations in the 1970s and 1980s. SIRT was transferred from the New York City Transit Authority's Surface Transit Division to its Department of…

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Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City, United States. It is located along the waterfront of Upper New York Bay, roughly bounded on the north by Tompkinsville at Grant Street, on the south by Clifton at Vanderbilt Avenue, and on the west by St. Paul's Avenue and Van Duzer Street, which form the border with the community of Grymes Hill. Stapleton is one of the older waterfront neighborhoods of the borough, built in the 1830s on land once owned by the Vanderbilt family. It was a long-time commercial center of the island, but has struggled to revive after several decades of neglect following the 1964 construction of the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge, which shift…

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Staten Island ( STAT-ən) is the southernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. With a population of 495,747 in the 2020 census, Staten Island is the least populated borough but the third largest in land area at 58.5 sq mi (152 km2). It is the least densely populated and most suburban borough of the city. The borough is coextensive with Richmond County, one of the 62 counties of New York state, and includes the southernmost point of the state. Originally home to Lenape Native Americans, the island was settled by Dutch colonists in the 17th century. When the British too…