Links

Trolley, Light Rail, etc.:

• North American Light Rail Systems The most complete list you can find.
• North American Vintage Trolley Systems by John Smatlak All the heritage lines in existence and those planned.
• Light Rail Now Advocates…interesting site.
• Market Street Railway, San Francisco Great town but how did we let them take the lead?
• Trolley Museum of New York Kingston, NY, a neighbor; just a day trip from Brooklyn.
• Shore Line Trolley Museum East Haven, CT, another neighbor; also a day trip.
• Connecticut Trolley Museum East Windsor, CT, a bit further but still close enough.
• Museum Links If the museums above aren’t enough, here are a few more.
• Photos From Don Harold A real treat.

Neighbors and info: Brooklyn & beyond:

• Brooklyn Online All about Brooklyn.
• Brooklyn Genealogy Talk about information…
• Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association Our good friend Sandy Balboza.
• Atlantic Ave. More listings on one of Brooklyn’s showcases.
• Brooklyn Wooden Boatbuilding Museum Success to the return of another Brooklyn icon.
• Forgotten New York Phenomenal site…a must visit again and again. NYC with a real New Yorker.
• Old NYC Take a tour; take several.
• The Joe Korner Plenty here to keep you busy.
• Coney Island You haven’t lived until you’ve been…and this is the site to start you off.
• Astroland, Coney Island Home of the Cyclone, still the world’s greatest coaster, and plenty of other stuff.
• Wonder Wheel, Coney Island The world’s greatest Ferris Wheel and loads of other things.
• Hello Brooklyn Lots of info.

Heroes & friends; odds & ends:

• Independence Community Foundation They help us and so many others.
• Brooklyn Law School Our favorite lawyers.
• Nonprofit Connection Help for those who help.
• Tech Soup Tech help & software for nonprofits.
• Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance What would our waterfront be like without them?
• TreeBranch Network Protecting our environment and improving our urban quality of life.
• Brooklyn Greenway Working to keep us green.
• Auto Free New York Great organization…as do we, they’d rather ride the trolley.
• Transportation Alternatives What’s the alternative to fume spewing cars and buses? Another great group.
• Straphangers Ever diligently looking out for transit riders.
• Explorer Press Great trolley books.
• Waterfront Museum It’s rapidly become a must see.
• Cultural Research Divers Great project…great people.
• Kenn Lowy’s Blog Our good friend and member of our Board always has something interesting and informative.
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Defense Fund Judi Francis & Co. crusading for justice.

Government:

• New York City From here, you can link to the mayor or any other city agency to tell them you want BCSC to bring back our trolleys.
• Brooklyn Borough President You can tell the same to  Mr. Brooklyn himself, our old friend, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.