On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 3:28:07 PM UTC-5, Peter T. Daniels wrote:   
      
   > > Was the same possible on SIRT, since it was B&O?   
   >   
   > I haven't seen anything suggesting it was ever connected to the Mainland --   
   > there would have been rail ferries as for crossing the Hudson before the Penn   
   > tunnel and then the Hudson Tubes.   
      
   SIRT was connected to the mainland by a bridge.  However, I don't think   
   passenger trains ran over it.  If they did, it was for a short time.   
      
   The B&O had high hopes for its Staten Island connection to tap into   
   the busy NYC market.  Things didn't work out as expected.   
      
   The B&O did run freight from New Jersey onto Staten Island for years.   
   After the MTA came along, they cut back and eventually ceased   
   serving along the electric line.   
      
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