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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Sep 10 08:25:21 2019 Tuscarora Almanac - September 10-11, 1977 - The Book of Last Runs Jamaica, New York New York City Transit Authority BMT Division This will be the last night of service on the section of the BMT Jamaica Line between 168 Street and Queens Boulevard. The last northbound "J" train arrived at 168 Street at 11:59 PM. The consist was (n) R-27 8028-9 and R-30 8528-9. The last southbound "J" train departed at 12:00 Midnight with (s) R-27 8241-0 and 8115-4. The stations at 168 Street, 160 Street and Sutphin Boulevard were closed. A new temporary terminal was established at Queens Boulevard. Free transfers are issued at Queens Boulevard to and from the Q-49 Jamaica Avenue Limited bus route. Source: New York Division Bulletin / September 1977 Tuscarora Almanac September 10, 1989 The Book of Last Runs Manhattan, New York Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority Manhattan Division Service is discontinued on the M-103 59th Street Crosstown Line. This route began as a horse-car line on July 18, 1863 operated by the Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company. Trolley cars began to replace the horse-cars in 1898. Buses replaced the trolleys on November 10, 1946. The route at that time ran between York Avenue East 61st Street and West End Avenue West 59th Street. The western terminus was extended north to West 73rd Street and Broadway on September 8, 1963. Service ran seven days a week from 6 AM to 12 midnight. The last Manhattan Bus Map to show this service was dated 1988. Source: New York Division Bulletin /September 2003, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac September 10, 1995 The Book of First Runs Manhattan, New York Manhattan and Bronx Surface transit Authority Manhattan Division A new bus route, the M-103 Third Avenue-Lexington Avenue line begins service between East 125th Street and Park Row. This will supplement the M-101 and M-102 buses. The M-103 designation had previously been used by the 59th Street Crosstown from 1946 to 1989. The first map to list the new service was dated February 1996. Source: New York Division Bulletin / July 2000 / article by Mr. Bernard Linder & Manhattan Bus Map February 1996 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by W.B. on Tue Sep 10 08:59:34 2019, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for September 10, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Sep 10 08:25:21 2019. Wouldn't it have been on or about September 10, 1995, that what had been the 106th Street branch of M19 - 96th Street Crosstown (the only branch at that point to bear that old number - the main branch had been M96 since 1993) had its route numbering changed to M106 (and its transition points changed from Third / Lexington Avenues to Madison / Fifth Avenues)? I seem to recall that first turned up in the February 1996 Manhattan bus map, as well.I presume the 1988 bus map was also the last to refer to M26 before it became M23; the 12th Avenue branch of M27 before it became M50 (as opposed to the Port Authority branch which remained M27); and M29 before it became M66. Or would that have been the 1987 map that was the last we would see of M8 - Grand Street and the rush-hour M5 that traveled through Riverside Drive up to 157th Street? But it's interesting that the "new" M103 was launched six years to the day after the "old" M103 was ixnayed (actually, if you see my own Bus Almanac, merged with M28 - 57th Street Crosstown to create M57). |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Sep 10 12:48:16 2019, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for September 10, posted by W.B. on Tue Sep 10 08:59:34 2019. Wouldn't it have been on or about September 10, 1995, that what had been the 106th Street branch of M19 - 96th Street Crosstown (the only branch at that point to bear that old number - the main branch had been M96 since 1993) had its route numbering changed to M106 (and its transition points changed from Third / Lexington Avenues to Madison / Fifth Avenues)? I seem to recall that first turned up in the February 1996 Manhattan bus map, as well. The 106th Street Branch of the M-19 96th Street Crosstown bus line began running on January 7, 1974 replacing the former M-107 route. The last map to show is as a branch was dated June 1995. The first map to show it as the M-106 was dated February 1996. I presume the 1988 bus map was also the last to refer to M26 before it became M23; the 12th Avenue branch of M27 before it became M50 (as opposed to the Port Authority branch which remained M27); and M29 before it became M66. Or would that have been the 1987 map that was the last we would see of M8 - Grand Street and the rush-hour M5 that traveled through Riverside Drive up to 157th Street? You are correct. The last map to show the 23rd Street Crosstown as the M-26 was the 1988 one. The 1989 mays lists it as the M-26 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by andy on Wed Sep 11 11:52:45 2019, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for September 10, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Sep 10 08:25:21 2019. To add a little bit more history - the current M103 Third-Lexington route is basically the same as the old NYC Omnibus #3 Lexington Ave. route that ran from 1936 until July 1960 when Lexington and Third became a one-way couplet. Afterward, a short turn service ran between 23rd and 125th Streets, which was numbered M101 like the main Surface Transit route but used Fifth Avenue Coach drivers and buses. |
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Posted by randyo on Wed Sep 11 17:23:02 2019, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for September 10, posted by andy on Wed Sep 11 11:52:45 2019. I ssem to recall that the M102 originally carried the designation M101A." |
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Posted by andy on Wed Sep 11 17:32:55 2019, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for September 10, posted by randyo on Wed Sep 11 17:23:02 2019. Correct - beginning in March 1969 until summer of 1974, when MABSTOA ended duplicate route numbers and alpha suffixes. In 1974 M101A became M102. Prior to March 1969 it was MABSTOA #2, which was eliminated and re-routed from Madison to Lexington NB and rechristened M101A. This route also had a FACO/NYCO ancestor - Route #4 Lexington-Lenox Aves. |
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