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Tuscarora Almanac for May 18 |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat May 18 04:55:41 2019 Tuscarora Almanac – May 18, 1947 – The Book of Last Runs Manhattan, New York Third Avenue Railway Company This is the last day of operation for the Third Avenue – Amsterdam Avenue trolley line. Cars were assigned to both the 65th Street and Harlem Car Barns and carried a large letter “T” on the front dash sign. Streetcars will be replaced by the M-101 bus line. Source: New York Division Bulletins / February 1964 & July 2000, articles by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac – May 18, 1947 – The Book of Last Runs Manhattan, New York Third Avenue Transit Corporation This will be the last for streetcar service at the 65th Street Car Barn. The barn was home to only one route, the Third Avenue-Amsterdam Avenue trolley. It was converted to the M-101 bus on this date. The barn was located east of Third Avenue between East 66th Street and East 65th Street. Source: New York Division Bulletins / February 1964 & December 2000 / articles by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac – May 18, 1947 – The Book of First Runs Manhattan, New York Surface Transportation Corporation The M-101 Third Avenue-Amsterdam Avenue bus line begins service replacing the trolley line of the same name. Third Avenue (northbound) and Lexington Avenue (southbound) were made one way streets between East 125th Street and East 23rd Street on July 17, 1960. After this the bus route is referred to as the Third Avenue-Lexington Avenue Line. Source: New York Division Bulletin / February 1964 & July 2000 / articles by Mr. Bernard Linder Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 18 |
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Posted by andy on Sat May 18 15:19:43 2019, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 18, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat May 18 04:55:41 2019. Good posting. The Third Avenue – Amsterdam Avenue trolley line would be the next-to-last Manhattan-based trolley to succumb to buses. Six weeks later, the final TARS Manhattan-based trolley rode off into the sunset when the Broadway-Kingsbridge (M100 bus) was motorized.Amazingly, both the M100 and M101 buses today ply routes that are basically unchanged, except for the truncation of M101 at 6th Street and the M103 created to operate City Hall - 125th St. And of course the Third-Lexington one-way pairing has been in effect for the last 59 years. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 18 |
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Posted by W.B. on Sat May 18 18:26:18 2019, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 18, posted by andy on Sat May 18 15:19:43 2019. Actually, Third was made one-way NB between 24th and 129th Streets, and Lexington SB between 131st and 21st Streets, in 1960.The M100 was at Amsterdam depot for as long as it remained an active depot (i.e. as opposed to housing museum buses as it does today), as was the M104 - Broadway line. The M101 was largely there until 1965, after which it was transferred to 100th Street - where a "short-turn" branch running between 125th and 23rd Streets was stationed from its 1960 startup (effectively replacing NYCO Division's Route 3 - Lexington Avenue line). |
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