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Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18 |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 18 09:42:41 2022 Tuscarora Surface Almanac - January 18, 1971 - The Book of First Runs The Bronx, New York New York Bus Service The BxM-7 Co-op City - Manhattan Express between the Co-op City Housing Development in The Bronx and 23 Street in Manhattan begins service. Source: New York Division Bulletin /September 1988 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18 |
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Posted by Dan on Sat Jan 22 14:38:08 2022, in response to Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 18 09:42:41 2022. Was the BxM-7 the first Bronx express bus route? The express bus network was designed to provide safe transportation from outer borough neighborhoods into Manhattan. By the 1970s crime on the subways was out of control. Sound familiar? The express buses allowed the middle-class NYC taxpayers to safely get to their jobs and back without getting robbed or assaulted on the subway. The express buses were a good idea which in a small way helped keep the middle-class from fleeing the city entirely in the 1970s. The thing that helped in a big way was the election of Ed Koch as Mayor in 1977. |
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Re: Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18 |
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Posted by Joe on Sat Jan 22 15:55:29 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18, posted by Dan on Sat Jan 22 14:38:08 2022. I suspect that the offer of a one-seat soft-seat ride had something to do with the success of the Bronx-Manhattan express buses. |
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Re: Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18 |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Jan 23 20:35:50 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18, posted by Dan on Sat Jan 22 14:38:08 2022. Dan: I believe that the Riverdale Express started first. However a major contributing factor to the expansion of express bus service was the rising crime in the subway system. Unless you were riding in the rush hour you took the express bus home even if you couldn't afford it. I guess one had to live through that time to appreciate what it was like. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18 |
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Posted by Allen45 on Mon Jan 24 14:47:14 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Jan 23 20:35:50 2022. BxM1 and BxM2 started 1968BxM3 and BxM6 started 1970 BxM4, BxM7 and BxM11 started 1971 BxM7A (now BxM8) started 1972 BxM9 started 1976 BxM18, X61 (discontinued 1990), Co-Op-City/Wall Street (discontinued 1987) started 1978 BxM7B and BxM10 started 1980 BM1, BM2, BM3 started 1972 BM4 and B103 started 1984 BM2S and BQM1 started 1976 QM1 started 1968 QM1A (today's QM5/35) started 1970 QM1A (today's QM6/36) started 1971 QM1 Wall Street (today's QM7/QM8) started 1976 QM2 started 1969 QM2A (today's QM20) started 1970 for Bay Terrace and Utopia Parkway only and it followed QM2 route in Beechhurst and Whitestone until 1971, Willets Point Boulevard and Mitchell Gardens service added 1971. QM3 started 1970 QM4 started 1971 QM10 started 1970 QM11 started 1971 QM12 started 1975 QM15 started 1970 QM16 started 1971 QM17 started 1976 QM18 started 1976 QM21 started 1971 QM22 started 1988, was unsubsidized until 1990 QM23 started as MQ23 in 1962 QM24 started 1988, was unsubsidized until 1990 QM24W (now QM25) started 1988, was unsubsidized until 1990 |
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Re: Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18 |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon Jan 24 15:30:00 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Surface Almanac for January 18, posted by Allen45 on Mon Jan 24 14:47:14 2022. Thank you Allen. That is quite a record. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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