Staten Island Transportation 
From Staten Island bridges to buses, trains, ferries and all other notable modes of transportation. A look at the future, modern and history of Staten Island's public transportation network.
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The Staten Island Railway (SIRT) today...
Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 1:46pm. 334 Views, 0 Comments.
Today, the main line of the Staten Island Railway is still in operation and is quite popular. There are currently twenty-two stations being used. However, a station just before the last stop in southern Staten Island is planned and will replace the second- and third-to-last stops, which are quite close together. This station would be known as the Arthur Kill Road station, as that is where it will be located.
The first station of the Staten Island Railway is at the St. George Ferry Terminal, which is located at Bay Street and 
Richmond Terrace. This wheelchair-accessible station provides passengers with access to the ferry, as well as over one dozen buses which begin or end their routes here and travel to points all over the Island. These…
Staten Island Railroad- A historic look back
Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 1:15pm. 1008 Views, 0 Comments.
Between April 23 and June 2 of 1860, Staten Island was given its very own rail line. The track consisted of eighteen stations which began at Clifton and traveled along the East Shore of the Staten Island all the way down to Tottenville. This line was known as the Staten Island Railroad and, soon after having been constructed, was purchased by Cornelius Vanderbilt, who had also owned the ferry terminals on this side of the Island.
Many people believed the railroad to be a prosperous business and so it went through a handful of owners. Since Cornelius Vanderbilt had owned the ferries, you can imagine what an impact it had on him when a boiler exploded on the ferry Westfield in 1871. This left Cornelius Vanderbilt bankrupt, which led to the purchasing…
The Staten Island Expressway is Staten Island's main artery.
Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 8:18am. 353 Views, 0 Comments.
In April of 1957, plans were approved for a freeway which would be comprised of eight express lanes and four service lanes, running west and east through Staten Island. Construction began in 1959 on what would be known as the Clove Lakes Expressway. On January 30, 1964, the first section opened from the Goethals Bridge to Victory Boulevard. Ten months later, on November 19, the rest of the expressway had been completed--just a few days be
fore the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge first opened.
Today, the Staten Island Expressway is undergoing many changes. The bus lanes that were created in 1998 began to be used as high-occupancy vehicles in 2008. Late last year, it was finalized that these lanes would be extended. Additionally, the removal of certain…
The Outerbridge Crossing. New York State's southernmost bridge.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 at 2:07pm. 206 Views, 0 Comments.
On April 30, 1921, the Port of New York Authority was established as a bi-state authority between New York and New Jersey. Two years later, the port had announced that two bridges would be constructed under their authority between Staten Island and New Jersey. The bridges would connect northwestern Staten Island with Elizabeth, New Jersey and southwestern Staten Island with Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The bridge gave Staten Island’s South Shore Residents and commercial business access to New Jersey, which would ultimately lead to demise of Tottenville to Perth Amboy Ferry in the 1950’s.Today, the ferry terminal is abandoned, but still intact at the foot of the Tottenville Train Station.
The southwestern bridge was given a steel cantilever design…
The Staten Island Ferry and Terminal- Staten Island's Transportation Hub.
Sunday, November 6th, 2011 at 10:56am. 1473 Views, 0 Comments.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Staten Island was connected to Manhattan, Long Island, and New Jersey by ten different ferries that operated from different locations on the Island. This all ended in 1886, when St. George became the sole ferry terminal on Staten Island. By 1897, passengers had to pay five cents to take the one-hour ride to Lower Manhattan. In 1975, and again in 1990, the cost of the ferry became twenty-five cents and fifty cents, respectively. By 1997, however, the fare had ended and the ferry became, and remains, free for commuters and sightseers. The Staten Island Ferry Terminal is currently the main terminus for Staten Island’s ferries, its Railroad line, and many of the local buses.
There are four…
The Goethals Bridge, Staten Island
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 at 8:12am. 858 Views, 0 Comments.
The Goethals Bridge, Staten Island
For years, ferries serviced the island, taking residents from Staten Island to New Jersey and vice versa. During the late 1860’s, the idea of a bridge connecting the two was introduced. In 1890, a railroad bridge was constructed, connecting Elizabethport, New Jersey and Staten Island’s Howland Hook Marine Terminal. After the First World War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918, the demand rose for a bridge that could accommodate automobile traffic. By 1923, the New York and New Jersey Bridge and Tunnel Commission announced that they would be constructing two bridges that would serve such a purpose; one connecting northwestern Staten Island to New Jersey and the other connecting southwestern Staten…
The Bayonne Bridge
Monday, October 24th, 2011 at 8:29pm. 230 Views, 0 Comments.
During the early part of the twentieth century, residents requested that a bridge be built which would simplify the commute into Bayonne, New Jersey from Staten Island. The governors of both New York and New Jersey accepted their request and sanctioned the Port of New York Authority to have the bridge built. On September 18, 1928, construction commenced, using the designs of Othmar H. Ammann and Cass Gilbert. By November of 1931, construction was complete and the bridge opened on the 15th of that month in the neighborhood of Port Richmond, making it the longest steel-arch bridge in the world. Over the years, of course, longer bridges have been built, but it is still currently in the top five, being the fourth-longest in the world and the second…
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: Staten Island's gateway to the east.
Monday, October 24th, 2011 at 10:50am. 800 Views, 0 Comments.
Staten Island's gateway to the east.
Ten years before the consolidation of New York in 1898, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had announced that the North Shore Railroad in Staten Island would have a railroad switch which would lead to a tunnel across the Narrows and into Brooklyn. Financial difficulties, however, prohibited the project from being put in motion. In 1910, another 
attempt at a crossing along the Narrows was considered—this time as a 260-foot-high bridge. The military dismissed this idea, as they believed the bridge would be a nuisance during wartime.
By 1913, another plan for a tunnel was proposed. After being accepted, the project was started in 1923. However, just like the first tunnel attempt, this project was…
