The line had only one car and one station beneath the aforementioned building. The subway was only located in the vicinity of the Rogers Peet Building along Broadway between Warren and Murray Streets. Manhattan Elevated acquired the SRT in 1891, and the entire railroad was acquired by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company.Īn early attempt at a subway system included the Beach Pneumatic Transit Company. In 1886, the Suburban Rapid Transit Company extended the Third Avenue El into the Bronx.
They also built a spur from the 3rd and 2nd Avenue lines leading to the East 34th Street Ferry Landing.
All four lines were acquired by the Manhattan Elevated Railway in 1879. Meanwhile, the Gilbert El was reorganized as the Metropolitan Elevated Railway and was permitted to build the IRT Second Avenue Line in 1875. The Third Avenue El originally terminated at Grand Central Depot, until it was expanded uptown, transforming the segment into a spur. The WS&YP went bankrupt in 1871 and was replaced by the New York Elevated Railroad, which would later build the IRT Third Avenue Line. The first being the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway which built the IRT Ninth Avenue Line in 1868, and the second being the Gilbert Elevated Railway, which built the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. Before subways were built, Manhattan's mass transit system was provided by elevated railways.
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