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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 22 09:23:32 2020 Tuscarora Almanac – May 22, 1907 – The Book of First Runs Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Philadelphia & Western Railroad The Philadelphia and Western Railroad begins electric interurban service between the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby and Strafford, Pennsylvania. In 1911 it was extended half a mile to the PRR Strafford Station. A branch line from Villanova Junction to Norristown opened in 1912 and quickly became the main line. The section between Villanova and Strafford was abandoned on March 23, 1956. Source: “Red Arrow Lines in Color” (Morning Sun Books / 2014) by Mr. Douglas E. Peters Tuscarora Almanac –May 22, 1955– The Book of Last Runs Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Railway Trolley service is discontinued on following routes: F – East 4th Street-Hoover Street 5 – Eagle Rock – Hawthorn 7 – South Broadway-Civic Center 8 – West 54th Street-Civic Center 9 – West 48th Streets-Lincoln Park Source: Copeland, P. Allen , California Trolleys in Color, (2002), Morning Sun Books Tuscarora Almanac - May 22, 1967 - The Book of Wrecks Manhattan, New York New York Central Railroad Hudson Division There was a head - on collision on the West Side Line of the New York Central Railroad in the vicinity of West 147 Street. Eastbound freight NY-4 out of Syracuse collided with westbound freight ND-5. The crash resulted in the deaths of five railroad employees and the destruction of six engines and eleven cars. The engines on NY-4 were RS-32 2020, GP-35 2384 and U30B 2835. The engines on ND-5 were RS-3 5305, FA 1064, FB 3333 and 3359. Source: “Trackside around the Big Apple 1964-1973” (Morning Sun Books / 2007) by Mr. Al Roberts. Tuscarora Almanac - May 22, 1975 - The Book of Wrecks Astoria, Queens, New York New York City Transit Authority BMT Division There was a collision today on the center track of the Astoria Line near 30th Avenue (Grand Avenue) Station.R-30s 8507 and 8545 were badly damaged. The car bodies were reportedly transported by truck to the Corona Yard. (They must have been removed from the el by crane.) The damaged end of 8507 was cut off and transported to the Coney Island Yard. R-30 8507 was later scrapped but 8545 returned to service around June of 1977. (Does anyone have more detail? This one sounds very interesting.) Tuscarora Almanac - May 22, 1991 - The Book of Last Runs New York City Transit Authority All Divisions The New York City Transit Authority discontinues the use of marker lights for train identification. All cars which still have marker lights will now display Red-Red aspects on the front and rear of the train. Source: New York Division Bulletin / June 1991 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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