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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat Jan 21 11:29:04 2017 Tuscarora Almanac - January 21, 1873 - The Book of First Runs Manhattan, New York New York Elevated Railway Company The Franklin Street Station on the 9th Avenue El opens. Tuscarora Almanac - January 21, 1928 - The Book of First Runs Queens, New York Interborough Rapid Transit Company The IRT Corona Line is extended from Willets Point Boulevard to Main Street and becomes known as the Flushing Line. The new Corona Yard opened two days earlier on January 19. Tuscarora Almanac - January 21, 1930 - The Book of Last Runs Hudson River Pennsylvania Railroad This is the last day of operation of ferry service between Paulus Hook, NJ and Desbrosses Street, NY. Source: New York Division Bulletin/ March 1995, article by Mr. Larry Kiss Tuscarora Almanac – January 21, 1932 – The Book of Last Runs Manhattan, New York Third Avenue Railway Company Service is discontinued on the Post Office streetcar line. This route had run from Park Avenue and Broadway in Manhattan to the Williamsburg Plaza in Brooklyn. Source: New York Division Bulletin / January 2002, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac – January 21, 1934 – The Book of First and Last Runs Staten Island, New York Richmond Railways The Richmond Terrace streetcar line is converted to bus operation. Source: New York Division Bulletin /February 1994, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac - January 21, 1963 - The Book of Last Runs (Midwest Division) This article was written by Mr. Peter Ehrlich (Milantram) Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railway On this date in 1963, the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee, the very fast interurban--and next-to-last in America--ended all operations, both passenger and freight. The last northbound and last southbound expresses departed at midnight from Chicago and Milwaukee, respectively. The 6-car train (with 2 cars going as far as Waukegan), arrived the downtown Milwaukee terminal at 2:55 am. The southbound had arrived Chicago only five minutes earlier. However, reports vary. The North Shore line was one of the three interurbans that Samuel Insull, the traction and power magnate, made famous, although its predecessors began operations in 1891. Insull made some major upgrades to all three interurbans, but especially the North Shore Line, during his era, which ended in 1932 when he was forced to resign. His biggest achievement for the North Shore was the opening of the fast Skokie Valley Route in 1926. The North Shore held the title of America's Fastest Interurban many times. 90mph operation was a routine accomplishment. Another feature of the North Shore was its operation over the Chicago Elevated into downtown Chicago and the Loop. This lasted into the CTA era and continued until the end of operations in 1963. And then there was street running on the streets of Milwaukee. The fabulous Electroliners arrived in 1941. These were the ultimate in interurban car luxury. After the demise of service, both went to the Philadelphia Suburban Transpprtaion Co. (Red Arrow) and served on the Norristown High-Speed Line, and into the SEPTA era. Both survive at museums: 801-802 at Illinois Railway Museum; 803-804 at Rockhill Trolley Museum. The 'Liners had tavern-lounge service, and it was a treat to munch an Electroburger at 90mph! In 1953, the North Shore became part of the Susquehanna Corporation. In 1959, this entity became the Susquehanna Western Corp., primarily dealing with mining and computer business. Wishing to divest itself of the money-losing North Shore, Susquehanna tried several times to file for abandonment. In 1962, it was finally successful, resulting in the end of operations on January 21, 1963. The North Shore Line is sadly missed today The five miles of the line from Howard to Dempster in Skokie became the CTA's Skokie Swift, or Yellow Line. Many of the interurban cars, in addition to the Electroliners, are preserved, especially at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL, which holds a North Shore Line day (or weekend) every year. Source: The Interurban Era and North Shore: America's Fastest Interurbam, by William D. Middleton; Interurban To Milwaukee and Route Of The Electroliners, by CERA; the website north shoreline.com; and many other sources. A photo in one of Middleton's books shows a sailor who had just missed the last train to Milwaukee, and a teary-eyed platform trainman, taken that fateful night. Milantram (Peter Ehrlich) Tuscarora Almanac - January 21, 1971 - The Book of First Runs Erie Lackawanna Railroad New Jersey Department of Transportation The first of the new push - pull coaches, which will later become known the Comet I's, begin service today on the Erie - Lackawanna Railroad lines out of Hoboken, New Jersey. The Comet I's were built by the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company for the New Jersey Department of Transportation in 1971 and a subsequent order in 1973. They carry Erie-Lackawanna logos on one end and NJDOT logos on the other. Source: New York Division Bulletin/ February 1971 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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