Brooklyn Heights R.R. Co. c1890s Court St Transfer Gates Tompkins Fulton

Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company transfer ticket issued under the Brooklyn City Railroad System for continued travel over connecting lines. This surviving nineteenth-century street railway transfer represents an important artifact from Brooklyn's extensive transit network during the era when streetcars served as the primary means of urban transportation.

The ticket contains an extensive directory of connecting routes including Court Street, Nostrand, Gates, Tompkins, Second, Montague, Fulton, Greenpoint, Halsey, Flushing, Lorimer, Broadway, Myrtle, Hamilton, Flatbush, and Union. These route references provide a valuable snapshot of the interconnected street railway system that linked Brooklyn neighborhoods during the late nineteenth century.

Issued by the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company as lessee of the Brooklyn City Railroad System, the transfer reflects a significant period of consolidation among Brooklyn transit operators. Such transfers are increasingly appreciated by collectors and researchers for the wealth of transportation and geographic information preserved on a single piece of ephemera.

This example retains conductor number 1279 along with serial number 93. The combination of company information, route listings, and period transit operating details makes it a desirable piece of New York City transportation history.

The ticket bears a patent date of August 29, 1892. While no exact issue date is present, the design, format, and company structure are consistent with examples produced during the 1890s.

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