THE SUNNY SUMMER SUNDAY SPECIAL
SUBWAY TRIVIA: THE LIRR IN RELATION TO BROOKLYN ELS:
SUBWAY LINES: HOME PAGE:
, Fourth Ave subway 
, Sea Beach line 
, Brighton line 
, and Franklyn shuttle 
. It was conceived by the Brooklyn Manhattan transit (BMT) in May of 1924 and lasted a good 28 years. On weekends, it began from Chambers street, went over the Manhattan Bridge to the Fourth Ave subway non-stop, went to the middle tracks of the Sea Beach line non-stop until it reached Stillwell Ave. After that, it continued express along the Brighton line using the middle tracks until it stopped at Prospect Park. Then it went along the Franklyn shuttle until it reached Fulton street (Franklyn Ave), the last stop.
During the week, it went from Stillwell Ave local to Kings Highway along the Sea Beach line, then nonstop to 59th street, Brooklyn. This was a true railroad experience because you skipped almost all the stops in-between. Unfortunately, rider-ship was very low so it was phased out September, 1952. They tried to institute something like this again in 1967 called the 
service but it never really caught on. That too was phased out in 1968.
The Sunny Summer Sunday Special (weekend schedule) |
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| CHAMBERS ST | Nassau Loop (Manhattan) | opened 3/14/1913 | served 'Sunny Summer Sunday special' 5/1924 - 9/1952 weekends from Chambers to Franklyn Ave and also served by the BMT #15 1924 and renamed J train 1960 and became QJ train 1967 - 1972, now J 1972 to present | served by the BMT #14 1924, renamed JJ train 11/27/1967 to 6/30/1968, also served by the BMT #10 5/30/1931 and renamed M train 11/27/1967 till 6/25/2010, also served by the Z train 12/11/1988 - present | also BMT #3b 5/30/1931 and renamed TT 1949 to 6/30/1968, RJ 11/27/1967 to 6/28/1968 and renamed RR special until 5/5/1985, also Culver BMT #5a 5/30/1931 - 6/1/1940 Chambers to Stillwell and renamed BMT #5 1954 - 1959 Chambers to Ditmas Ave | present (J,Z,4,5,6) |
| STILLWELL AVE | The Brighton line (Brooklyn) | opened 5/29/1919, premiered with Brighton line | served by the BMT #1a train 1927 - 1949, #1 train 1949 - 11/27/1967, #1b train 1927 - 1959, #1c train 1927 - 1964, served 'Sunny Summer Sunday special' 5/1924 - 9/1952 weekends from Chambers to Franklyn Ave & weekdays from 59th to Stillwell, served the NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968 | #1b renamed QB 1959 (now Q train 5/5/1985 - present), QT extended here 11/15/1960 to 11/26/1967, also served QJ train 1967 - 1972 | also served D train 11/26/1967 to 2/22/2004 and served M train 1974 to 4/26/1986, D moved to West End line and B serves Brighton 2/22/2004 - present | present (Q,N,D,F) |
| PROSPECT PARK | The Brighton line (Brooklyn) | opened 7/2/1878, rebuilt 1918 | served by the Sunny Summer Sunday Special May 1924 - Sept 1952 weekends from Chambers to Franklyn Ave and also served Franklyn Ave shuttle 1920, renamed BMT #7 1924 and renamed SS 11/1/1965, renamed S 5/5/1985 - present | served by the BMT #1a train 1927 - 1949, #1 train 1949 - 11/27/1967, #1b train 1927 - 1959 and renamed QB 1959 (now Q train 5/5/1985 - present), #1c train 1927 - 1964, also served QT 11/15/1960 to 11/26/1967 and served QJ train 1967 - 1972 | also served D train 11/26/1967 to 2/22/2004 and served M train 1974 to 4/26/1986 via Brighton, D moved to West End line and B serves Brighton 2/22/2004 - present | present (Q,B,S) |
| FRANKLYN AVE | The Franklyn Ave shuttle (Brooklyn) | opened 6/19/1899, rebuilt 1918, rebuilt again 1998 | served by the Sunny Summer Sunday Special May 1924 - Sept 1952 weekends from Chambers to Franklyn Ave | served Brighton - Fulton el as one line until separating in 1920 to become the Fulton el and Franklyn shuttle, served BMT #13 train 1924 - 6/1/1940 on Fulton el and BMT #7 train 1924 - 1965 from Franklyn to Prospect Park, renamed SS 11/1/1965, renamed S train 5/5/1985 - present | subway premiered with A train 4/9/1936 - present, E train extended here 4/29/1956 - 1976, CC train 1976 to 12/11/1988 from Bedford Park to Rockaway Park, CC renamed C train 5/5/1985 going from 145th to Euclid Ave, became 168th to Euclid 3/1997 - present | present (S,C) |
The Sunny Summer Sunday Special (weekday schedule) |
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| 59TH ST | Fourth Ave subway (Brooklyn) | opened 9/13/1915 | served by the BMT #4 train 1924, renamed N train 1951 - present, also served by the Sunny Summer Sunday Special May 1924 - Sept 1952 weekdays from 59th to Stillwell | served by the BMT #2 train 1924, renamed RR train 1960 - 5/5/1985, RR renamed R train 5/5/1985 to present | also served NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968, also served M train 4/26/1986 - 1987 | present (N,R) |
| KINGS HWAY | Sea Beach line (Brooklyn) | opened 8/23/1915 | served by the BMT #4 train 1924, renamed N train 1951 - present | also served 'Sunny Summer Sunday special' 5/1924 - 9/1952 weekdays from 59th to Stillwell | also NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968 skipping here via middle tracks | present (N) |
| AVE U | Sea Beach line (Brooklyn) | opened 8/23/1915 | served by the BMT #4 train 1924, renamed N train 1951 - present | also served Sunny Summer Sunday Special 5/1924 - 9/1952 weekdays from 59th to Stillwell | also NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968 skipping here via middle tracks | present (N) |
| 86TH STREET | Sea Beach line (Brooklyn) | opened 8/23/1915 | served by the BMT #4 train 1924, renamed N train 1951 - present | served by the Sunny Summer Sunday Special 5/1924 - 9/1952 weekdays from 59th to Stillwell | also NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968 skipping here via middle tracks | present (N) |
| STILLWELL AVE | The Brighton line (Brooklyn) | opened 5/29/1919, premiered with Brighton line | served by the BMT #1a train 1927 - 1949, #1 train 1949 - 11/27/1967, #1b train 1927 - 1959, #1c train 1927 - 1964, served 'Sunny Summer Sunday special' 5/1924 - 9/1952 weekends from Chambers to Franklyn Ave & weekdays from 59th to Stillwell, served the NX train 11/27/1967 to 4/12/1968 | #1b renamed QB 1959 (now Q train 5/5/1985 - present), QT extended here 11/15/1960 to 11/26/1967, also served QJ train 1967 - 1972 | also served D train 11/26/1967 to 2/22/2004 and served M train 1974 to 4/26/1986, D moved to West End line and B serves Brighton 2/22/2004 - present | present (Q,N,D,F) |
