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ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS
| ES | Elm Street | WN | Walnut Street |
| MS | Main Street (Yonkers) |
STREETCAR ROUTES
Operator: Third Avenue Transit System
| 1 | Broadway - Warburton | City Line (Bronx) - S. Broadway - Warburton Av. - City Line (North) |
| 2 | Broadway - Park | City Line (Bronx) - S. Broadway - Park Av. - Roberts Av. |
| 3 | Broadway - Getty Square | City Line (Bronx) - S. Broadway - Main St. - NYC Yonkers Stn. |
| 4 | McLean | Woodlawn Subway Stn. (Bronx) - Jerome Av. - McLean Av. - S. Broadway - Main St. - NYC Yonkers Stn. |
| 5 | Nepperhan | NYC Yonkers Stn. - Main St. - Nepperhan Av. - City Line (North) |
| 6 | Tuckahoe | NYC Yonkers Stn. - Main St. - Saw Mill River Rd. - Tuckahoe Rd. |
| 7 | Yonkers Av. | NYC Yonkers Stn. - Main St. - Yonkers Av. - Mt. Vernon West Stn. |
| 8 | Riverdale | City Line (Bronx) - Riverdale Av. - Main Street |
| 9 | Elm - Walnut | NYC Yonkers Stn. - Main St. - Elm St. - Walnut St. |
| A | 241st St. - New Rochelle | 241st St. (Bronx) - White Plains Rd. - Mount Vernon - Pelhamdale - New Rochelle (Station) |
| B | 229th St. - Mt. Vernon | 229th St. (Bronx) - White Plains Rd. - Mt. Vernon West Stn. |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Westchester County streetcar system: ? km.
HISTORY
- Horse-drawn streetcars: 14 Feb. 1887 - 1892 (?).
- Electric streetcars: 2 Feb. 1892 - 8 Nov. 1952
GAUGE
1435 mm.
SOURCES
- Kneiling, J.G. Third Avenue Transit System - Track map of trolley lines in Westchester Co. N.Y. New York City: Electric Railroaders' Association, Feb. 1946.
WIKIS
WEB SITES
Special thanks also to Russell Powers for extensive information on the Westchester County streetcar system.
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