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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Jun 15 06:12:25 2021 Tuscarora Almanac - June 15, 1904 - The Book of Wrecks East River, New York Knickerbocker Steamship Company The excursion steamboat GENERAL SLOCUM catches fire in the East River and runs aground on North Brother's Island. 1,021 passengers and crew lose their lives. Tuscarora Almanac June 15, 1908 The Book of First Runs Manhattan, New York Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Service on the uptown line is extended one stop from 19th Street to 23rd Street. Source: Electric Railroaders Association Bulletin / July 2015, article by Mr. George Chiasson Tuscarora Almanac June 15, 1923 The Book of First Runs Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) takes over operation of the subway and elevated line of the former Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. Source: ERA New York Division Bulletin / September 2003 Tuscarora Almanac June 15, 1940 The Book of Last Runs Rocky Mountain Division South Bend, Indiana Northern Indiana Railway June 15, 1940 Service on South Bend's five remaining streetcar routes was discontinued, ending 50 years of streetcar operations. Actually, South Bend had experimented with electric traction in the fall of 1885. A copper wire was strung above the middle of Michigan Street, and thus the nation's first electric street railway was in operation, using electrified horsecars. Problems arose and the electric line ceased operations the following spring, but by 1890, electric streetcars were back. The system eventually grew to 12 lines, but by the late 1930s, streetcars started to be phased out in favor of buses. As fate would have it, those streetcars were sorely missed during WWII. The buses that replaced them proved to be woefully inadequate for the crush of wartime traffic. This article was written by Mr Steve B / 8 Av Exp Tuscarora Almanac - June 15, 1972 - The Book of First Runs Staten Island, New York Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority Three Long Island Railroad MP-72's begin service today on the Staten Island Railway. The consist is 2517, 2646 and 2505. Eventually they will be joined by two others 2509 and 2513. Source: New York Division Bulletin /June 1972 Sources: New York Division Bulletin, August 1993 New York Subways, Centennial Edition (John Hopkins University Press /2004) by Mr. Gene Sansone Tuscarora Almanac June 15, 2005 The Book of First Runs Kennebunkport, Maine Seashore Trolley Museum R-22 7371 and R-33 9327 arrived at the Seashore Trolley Museum. The welcoming committee consisted of Gibbs Hi-V Motor 3352, R-4 800 and R-7 1440. Source: New York Division Bulletin /August 2005, report by Mr. Todd Glickman Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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