Brooklyn Historic Railway Association
Series: New York City places and spaces web archive (Columbia University)
Publisher: Brooklyn Historic Railway Association
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Brooklyn, NY
Language: eng
Subjects: Transportation; Transportation museums; Trolley cars; Museums; Brooklyn Historic Railway Association (New York, N.Y.)
Description: "The Brooklyn Historic Railway Association (BHRA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to returning trolleys to the streets of Brooklyn, NY. BHRA has 2 decades of experience working with light rail technology and historic trolleys. BHRA draws on its skilled technicians, trained laborers and motivated volunteers in completing all work in-house. The BHRA museum and trolley barn is located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on the historic Beard Street Piers (circa 1870). BHRA currently has a fleet of 16 trolleys (15 PCC trolleys and a trolley car from 1897). We currently operate a fully functional trolley line along the historic Red Hook waterfront."