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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat May 30 10:42:06 2020 Tuscarora Almanac – May 30, 1903 – The Book of First Runs Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company The Crescent Street Incline is placed in service. The incline begins on the elevated structure of the Broadway Line just south of the original Cypress Hills Terminal. It curves east and descends to street level where it connects to the trolley car tracks. This permits BRT trains to operate all the way to 168th Street via Jamaica Avenue. Due to severe traffic congestion in Jamaica service is discontinued on December 8, 1903. Source: New York Division Bulletin /April 1968, article by Mr. David Rogoff Tuscarora Almanac - May 30, 1906 - The Book of First Runs Manhattan, New York Interborough Rapid Transit Company The 168th Street and 181st Street Stations on the IRT Broadway Line are opened. Source: "Broadway-7th Avenue Line North of 96th Street" by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac - May 30, 1920 - The Book of First Runs Bronx, New York Interborough Rapid Transit Company The IRT Pelham Line is extended from Hunts Point Avenue to East 177th Street. New stations are opened at Whitlock Avenue, Elder Avenue, Soundview Avenue, St. Lawrence Avenue and East 177th Street. Tuscarora Almanac – May 30, 1931 – The Book of First Runs Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company The 14th Street Line is extended westward one stop from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue. The Nassau Street Line is opened between Chambers Street and the Montague Street Tunnel with stations at Fulton Street and Broad Street. Culver – Nassau Street subway service begins. A week earlier the platform edges on the Culver line had been cut back to accommodate ten foot wide cars. Culver – 5th Avenue El service will continue to operate. Midday express service begins on the Broadway-Brooklyn Line. The side platforms at Chambers Street are taken out of service. Source: New York Division Bulletin /April 1971, article by Mr. Bernard Linder “Rapid Transit in Brooklyn” (19770 by Mr. Joseph Cunningham and Mr. Leonard DeHart Tuscarora Almanac – May 30, 1964 – The Book of First Runs New York City New Haven Railroad / Long Island Railroad “The General” Civil War era steam locomotive runs under her own power from Oak Point Yard in The Bronx to the New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadow. The engine had been built in 1855 by Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor Locomotive and Machine Works in Patterson, New Jersey. She was built for the Western & Atlantic Railway. On April 12, 1862 she was hijacked by Union forces lead by James Andrews. Eventually she was re-taken by Confederate Forces and Andrews and several co-conspirators were executed as spies. Source: “Trackside around the Big Apple” (Morning Sun Books /2007) by Mr. Allan H. Roberts Tuscarora Almanac - May 30, 1971 - The Book of First Runs Croton-Harmon, New York Penn Central Transportation Company The first of the new electric MU cars, called M-1A METROPOLITANS were delivered to Penn Central today. They are owned by the MTA and will be used on the Harlem and Hudson Lines. They are identical to the LIRR M-1s except for the lack of roll signs and cab signals as well as a different type of third rail shoe. The cars were tested on the LIRR with LIRR-type third rail shoes installed. Sources: New York Division Bulletin August 1971. Tuscarora Almanac – May 30, 2013 – The Book of First Runs Rockaway Park, Queens, New York New York City Transit Authority IND Division “A” train service returns to the Rockaways for the first time since Hurricane Sandy struck in the previous October. Service resumed at 10:30 AM. A ceremonial “first” train left from Rockaway Park and ran as an “A” express to 168th Street using original IND cars. The consist was (not in order) 100-381-401-484-1000-1300-1575-1802. Sub Chat was represented by myself, Bill Newkirk, Far Rockaway A Train and the ageless Tunnelrat. Source: New York Division Bulletin /July 2013 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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