▁line . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁and ▁Rock away ▁Beach ▁Rail road , ▁char tered ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁and ▁opened ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁from ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁Rail ▁Road ▁in ▁East ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁a ▁pier ▁at ▁Can ars ie ▁Land ing , ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁j unction ▁of ▁Rock away ▁Park way ▁and ▁the ▁B elt ▁Park way , ▁where ▁fer ries ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁Rock away . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁single - track ed ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Can ars ie ▁Rail road ▁was ▁char tered ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁as ▁a ▁B RT ▁subs idi ary ▁( leased ▁to ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Union ▁E lev ated ▁Rail road ) ▁and ▁acquired ▁the ▁line ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁partly ▁elev ated , ▁and ▁elect r ified ▁with ▁third ▁rail ▁on ▁the ▁elev ated ▁part ▁and ▁t rol ley ▁wire ▁on ▁the ▁rest , ▁south ▁of ▁New ▁L ots ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁Long ▁Island ▁Rail ▁Road , ▁which ▁had ▁used ▁the ▁line ▁north ▁of ▁New ▁L ots ▁to ▁access ▁their ▁Bay ▁R idge ▁Branch , ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁line ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁East ▁New ▁York ▁termin us ▁was ▁extended ▁several ▁blocks ▁along ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁line ▁formerly ▁used ▁for ▁" E ast ▁New ▁York ▁Loop "