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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 15 10:37:18 2019 Tuscarora Almanac – January 15, 1916 – The Book of First Runs Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company The Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn) Line is extended south from 59th Street to 86th Street. Stations are opened at Bay Ridge Avenue, 77th Street and 86th Street. Source: New York Division Bulletin /April 1971, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac – January 15, 1950 – The Book of Last Runs Brooklyn, New York New York City Board of Transportation BMT Division This is the last day of service on the Broadway-Brooklyn trolley line (Rt.24). The cars had run out of the Crosstown Depot and the final run was made by Peter Witt 8359. Source: New York Division Bulletin / February 1981/ article by Mr. Edward B. Watson Tuscarora Almanac – January 15, 1953 – The Book of Wrecks Washington, District of Columbia Pennsylvania Railroad Train No. 173 “The Federal Express”, headed up by GG-1 4861 fails to stop on Track 16 and crashes into the main waiting room at Union Station in Washington, DC. The weight of the engine is so great that it collapses into the floor below. Forty three people are injured. The GG-1 is cut into three pieces and sent to Altoona, Pennsylvania for rebuilding. It was later put back into service and now resides at the B&O Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Source: “Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities in Color” (Morning Sun Books /2009), Volume 4, by Mr. Robert J. Yanosey Tuscarora Almanac – January 15, 1973 – The Book of Last Runs Chicago, Illinois Chicago Transit Authority Service is discontinued on the Route 65 Grand Avenue trackless trolley line. Source: Source: “Chicagoland Electrified Railroads”, (Morning Sun Books / 2014) by Mr. Kenneth C. Springirth Tuscarora Almamac - January 15, 2010 - The Book of Last Runs Great Notch, New Jersey New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Newark Division New Jersey Transit closes the Great Notch Station on the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station was more or less replaced by the nearby Montclair State University station which has a large parking lot. Source: New York Division Bulletin /April 2010, article by Mr. Larry Kiss Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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