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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - April 29, 1956 - The Book of First Runs |
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Posted by Randyo on Wed Apr 30 15:51:44 2014, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac - April 29, 1956 - The Book of First Runs, posted by William A. Padron on Wed Apr 30 08:42:49 2014. After the IND got full control of the Rockaways, F/R A Line crews would change at Euclid either S/B or N/B depending on the way the work program was cut. A similar situation existed at E 180 St on the #5 before the crew room was built at Dyre. The reason for the crew changes at those locations was the lack of proper crew facilities at Dyre and Far Rock which necessitated the enroute crew changes. The A at that time was also a polyglot of services with A trains originating at Far Rock, Lefferts and Euclid. An A crew arriving at Euclid on a layup would often be relieved by a switchman who took the train to the yard. That crew would after recovery time relieve a crew from 207 St, take that train to Far Rock and bring that train back through to 207 St. Some crews would operate through the Far Rock, return the Euclid and be relieved either for recovery or lunch and then relieve a crew coming from Far Rock and take that train to 207St. Until Far Rock service became the full midnight service, per union agreement, crews were only supposed to be scheduled for one Far Rock trip. The other trip had to be a Lefferts. Crews could make 2 Lefferts trips but not 2 far Rocks. Now that the principal full time A service goes to Far Rock, crews do make 2 Far Rock trips. Also back then there was no full time supervision at Far Rock so the Far Rock crews had to report and be relieved at Euclid. Once the crew facilities at Far rock were upgraded and a full time supervisor assigned there, Far Rock crews could now operate through. Oddly enough, Rock Pk had a full time T/D and good crew facilities from the beginning even though Rock Pk service ended up being a shuttle for most of the time. |
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