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Tuscarora Almanac for October 29

Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Oct 29 07:01:11 2024



Tuscarora Almanac for October 29


1954 – from The Book of Last Runs

Trains of the IND Division will take over the operation of the BMT Culver Line between Ditmas Avenue and Coney Island. The ramp between the four track Church Avenue station on the IND South Brooklyn Line and the three track Ditmas Avenue station on the BMT Culver line was finally completed.

The last through BMT Culver Line train through to Coney Island ran on October 29, 1954. Thereafter the BMT ran a shuttle between Ditmas Avenue and Coney Island until about noon on October 30 at which time IND “D” trains began through service.
BMT No. 5 trains were terminated at 9th Avenue over the weekend and resumed service to Ditmas Avenue on November 1, 1954. In the interim shuttle buses ran between 9th Avenue and Ditmas Avenue and between Ditmas Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway (IND).


1989 – from The Book of First Runs

The 63rd Street Line between 57th Street - 6th Avenue and 21st Street - Queensbridge opens for service today.


1989 – from The Book of Special Runs

The Electric Railroaders Association chartered an eight car trains of R-10’s for a “Farewell to the R-10’s” fantrip. The consist was (s)3018-3203-3182-2974-3143-3045-3145-3216 (n). The trip included a visit to Coney Island, the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and both levels of the Archer Avenue Subway.

Source: New York Division ERA Bulletin / February 1990, article by Mr. William Padron


2012 – from The Book of Wrecks

Superstorm Sandy, the most massive and deadly tropical cyclone of the 2012 hurricane season, strikes New York City and the surrounding area, causing severe flooding in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. Subway stations in Lower Manhattan were completely flooded, as were the PATH stations in Hoboken, NJ and Christopher St. in Greenwich Village.

The high winds and storm surge on Jamaica Bay washed away large sections of the IND's Flats causeway between Howard Beach and Broad Channel. Service on the A and S lines was disrupted for several months while the right-of-way was reconstructed. To mitigate this disruption, NYCT trailered several R-32 trainsets to the Rockaway Peninsula for H shuttle service between Far Rockaway and Beach 90th Street.

On Long Island, the LIRR Long Beach Branch saw flooding at the Wreck Lead Bridge, which connects Island Park with Long Beach, when Reynolds Channel overtopped the rails. Other sections of the LIRR, especially on the East Forks of Long Island, were also flooded.

Staten Island Railway service was also severely impacted, especially at the Tottenville end of the line, which sits right on the water's edge.

Many NJ Transit cars and locomotives being stored at the agency's Meadowlands Maintenance Complex (MMC) in Kearny, NJ, suffered water damage when the low-lying facility was inundated by floodwaters. PATH train service was suspended between Hoboken and the railroad's other terminals while a prolonged dewatering operation was carried out.

Damage remediation on various sections of the NYCT system went on for several years after the storm, most notably in the Montague Street and 14th Street tunnels of the BMT R and L lines. Repairs to the Montague tunnel actually changed its structure gauge, effectively banning prewar museum cars from using it thereafter.

Sources: NYT, NYTM, Passenger Train Journal, NBC News Archives, various contemporary accounts, personal first-hand experience.

This article was written by Mr.JayZee BMT

Larry, RedbirdR33



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