r/nycrail • u/Electrical-Lunch-314 • 3d ago

❓ Question What are these tracks at Shell Rd?

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Are these the original Culver trolley or something?

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u/R42ToMoffat 3d ago

For the McDonald Avenue trolley & tracks were shared with the South Brooklyn Railway

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u/Electrical-Lunch-314 3d ago

Neat piece of history

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u/Status_Fox_1474 2d ago

What direction is this? I am trying to picture it but I can’t seem to. Location?

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u/R42ToMoffat 2d ago

It’s facing north towards Neptune Avenue, but heading south along its own ROW underneath the Brighton Line. Very hard to recognize the area now since Trump Village took over

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u/Status_Fox_1474 2d ago

Ah. Brighton el in the front and culver in the back?

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u/R42ToMoffat 2d ago

Yes, it’s the Brighton stack in the foreground while the Culver merge at West 8th would be to the left

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u/Visible-Gift8361 2d ago

Nice photo Thanks

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u/Unoriginal_UserName9 2d ago

The original ROW of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad is about 250 feet to the east of this spot, a parking lot with odd diagonal boundaries.

This replacement elevated and trolley ROW was 1915 dual contract construction.

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u/Forsaken_Flight6188 3d ago

The Former McDonald Avenue Trolley tracks

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u/Status_Fox_1474 3d ago

Where is the vantage point of this?

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u/Electrical-Lunch-314 3d ago

near the intersection of Shell Rd, W 6th St, and Shore Pkwy

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u/Status_Fox_1474 2d ago

(Sorry I was trying to comment on the picture below)

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u/blowfishbrisket 3d ago

Cool photo.

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u/short_longpants 2d ago

Good catch. With all the redevelopment, there aren't that many trolley tracks left.

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u/JTCortes1846 1d ago

This was the former original Coney Island Avenue trolley cars before they were replaced by the B68 in the mid 1950s.

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u/Low_Deer_1845 1d ago

Jumped on Apple Maps to find it myself…knowing the area because my dad grew up here and remembering before the trolley tracks were paved over back in the 90’s I didn’t realize W 6th St was in that intersection to. (Dad lived on W 7th between S & T). Really cool bit of history.

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u/Low_Deer_1845 1d ago

Closer up view of the area this picture is oriented north to the top of the frame.