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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - April 29, 1956 - The Book of First Runs |
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Posted by Randyo on Tue Apr 29 18:40:46 2014, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac - April 29, 1956 - The Book of First Runs, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Apr 29 17:45:29 2014. I didn't know it at the time, but per union agreement, a new division, the Rockaway Division was established initially to provide runs for BMT train crews displaced by the closing of the Fulton St el. When the vote was taken IRT crews packed the meeting and runs on the Rockaway Div were allotted based on the number of total employees on each division. Initially, the Euclid - Lefferts operation was kept as a shuttle, when the Rockaways opened in June of that year, alternate A trains operated through to Lefferts and alternate As turned at Euclid, At that point, the E became the Rockaway service, and IND crews were relieved at Euclid by Rockaway Division crews. This practice continued until the Chrystie merger of the BMT and IND when the Rockaway Division was abolished and IRT crews who were able to pick Rockaway were forced back to their home division. |
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