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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Nov 22 08:18:26 2016 Tuscarora Almanac - November 22, 1920 - The Book of First Runs The IRT Livonia Avenue Line opens between Utica Avenue on the Eastern Parkway Line and Junius Street-Livonia Avenue. New stations are opened at Sutter Avenue - Rutland Road, Saratoga Avenue, Rockaway Avenue and Junius Street. Tuscarora Almanac – November 22, 1940 – The Book of First Runs The Newark City Subway is extended northward one stop from Heller Parkway to Franklin Avenue. Tuscarora Almanac - November 22, 1950 - The Book of Wrecks One of the worst collisions in the history of the Long Island Railroad occurred on Thanksgiving Eve during the PM Rush. An eastbound Hempstead Branch train had its brakes lock up while on the Mainline in the vicinity of Richmond Hills, New York. It was struck from behind by a twelve car Babylon Express. 79 passengers were killed and over 300 injured. Source: "Next Stop Grand Central" (Boston Mills Press) by Mr. Stan Fischler Tuscarora Journal - November 22, 1967 - The Book of Last Runs CHRYSTIE STREET MINUS 4 This is Wednesday, November 22, 1967, one day before Thanksgiving and four days before the opening of the Chrystie Street Subway. Today will be the last day of operation the original “QB Broadway-Brighton Local via Bridge.” (BMT Route # 1 Brighton). The “QB” ran during weekday evenings and midnight hours and at all times on the weekends. It operated between Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria and Coney Island via the north side of the Manhattan Bridge making local stops. The last train probably operated sometime around 6 AM on Wednesday morning. For the next four days the “QT Broadway-Brighton Local via Tunnel” would run full time. Today will also be the last day of service between the BMT Southern Section and the Nassau Street Line via the south side of the Manhattan Bridge. Although the Fourth Avenue-Nassau Street trains (M/S)(BMT Route #2 4th Avenue) would operate for one more day on Friday, November 24 they will run via the tunnel on that day. Tuscarora Almanac - November 22, 1967 - The Book of Last Runs Today marks the last day of the Hoboken-Barclay Street Ferry which was operated by the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad and which began service in 1821. Two boats were in service today, both Lackawanna veterans, ELMIRA and LACKAWANNA. The LACKAWANNA was built at the Thomas S Marvel Shipyard in Newburgh, New York in 1891. She was originally the HAMBURG and later the CHATHAM. She was built as a coal-fired steamboat built was converted to diesel propulsion in 1949. The only railroad-operated ferry on the Hudson to be so converted. The other boat in service was the ELMIRA which was built in 1905 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The ELMIRA made the last “Official “crossing from Barclay Street to Hoboken, but there were so many last riders that the LACKAWANNA was dispatched for one more trip. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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