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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat Mar 6 07:26:46 2021 Tuscarora Almanac – March 6, 1913 – The Book of First Runs Harrison, New Jersey Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Harrison station on the Park Place Line opens. (This station was located on Railroad Avenue a short distance north of the current Harrison station). Source: ERA Bulletin /July 2015, article by Mr. George Chiasson Electric Railroads Magazine, Number 27, August 1959 Tuscarora Almanac – March 6, 1925 – The Book of First Runs Allentown, Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley Transit Company The Lehigh Valley Transit Company creates a bus subsidiary to supplement its trolley routes. The new agency is known as the Lehigh Valley Transportation Company. Source: Peters, Douglas E. Lehigh Valley Transit In Color (2011), Morning Sun Books Tuscarora Almanac – March 6, 1936 – The Book of First and Last Runs Manhattan, New York New York Railways Corporation New York Omnibus Corporation The 8th Street Crosstown Line is converted from streetcar to bus operation. The new bus route will be known as Route 13. The 7th Avenue Streetcar of New York Railways is converted to bus operation. The new bus service will be known as Route 8. Route 9 7th Avenue & 8th Street bus line begins at the same time but is discontinued on March 1, 1943. Streetcar service had been run by the New York Railways Corporation. Buses will be operated by the New York Omnibus Corporation Source: New York Division Bulletins /1988, articles by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac – March 6, 1950 – The Book of Last Runs Brooklyn, New York New York City Board of Transportation BMT Division The Seventh Avenue trolley line (Rt67) is cut back from Park Row to Jay Street. This will be the last trolley line to run across the Brooklyn Bridge and the final run will be made by PCC 1074. Source: New York Division Bulletin / December 1977 / article by Mr. Edward B. Watson Tuscarora Almanac – March 6, 1951 – The Book of Last Runs Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines Railway Company This is the last day for streetcar service in Des Moines, Iowa. Source: Ridolph, Edward A. Iowa Trolleys in Color Scotch Plains NJ : Morning Sun Books, 2009 Tuscarora Almanac - March 6, 1969 - The Book of First Runs Jamaica, New York New York City Transit Authority IND Division The first train of 100 R-40's with the straight or modified ends began service today on the "F" Queens - 6th Avenue - Culver Express. They will become known as R-40 M's. Their original numbers were 4250 - 4349. They were renumbered in 1971 to 4450 - 4549. Source: NYD Bulletin April, 1969. Tuscarora Almanac – March 6, 1971 – The Book of Strange and Unusual Occurrences The Bronx, New York New York City Transit Authority IRT and IND Divisions R-10 3226 led a shop move of IRT cars from the IND Concourse Yard to the IRT Jerome Avenue Yard via the Jerome Avenue elevated line. The R-10 remained in the IRT Yard for several hours before it was wrong railed back to the Concourse Yard. Source: New York Division Bulletin /April 1971 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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