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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Wed Jun 25 07:01:07 2025 Tuscarora Almanac for June 25 1888 – from The Book of First Runs The first section of the Broadway elevated line that we know today as the Broadway-Brooklyn Line is placed in service. It extends westward from Gates Avenue, where it connects to the Lexington Avenue Line, along Broadway to Driggs Avenue. 1933 – from The Book of First Runs The Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads consolidate their operations between Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore. A new company known as the Pennsylvania – Reading Seashore Lines will now operate the trains and maintain the lines. 1946 – from The Book of Wrecks A massive nine alarm fire destroys the ferry and railroad terminal in Saint George. The fire broke was reported at 1:58 PM. The ferry boat MISS NEW YORK departed at 2:00 PM with about 500 passengers. Shortly after that the entire turned burst into flames. New York City fireboats, US Navy and Coast Guard tugs combined to battle the blaze. Additional fire companies arrived from Brooklyn on the 69th Street Ferry (Its slips were removed from the main terminal) and Manhattan by way of the Holland Tunnel and the Bayonne Bridge. Six hundred sailors from the Naval Base in Tomkinsville were also called in to help battle the blaze. There was no saving the terminal but it took 67 hours to extinguish the flames. Three people died and 289, mostly firemen were injured. Among the dead were Mrs. Cornelius White, the railroad ticket agent and fireman Harold F. Clandening. Ferry service to Whitehall Street resumed on June 28 using the slips of the 39th Street-Brooklyn ferry which was permanently discontinued. SIRTRy trains from Tottenville and South Beach terminated at Tompkinsville station. Trains from the North Shore ended at Pier 6. The fire destroyed eight of the ME-1 electric rail cars; 307, 313, 316, 322, 333, 351, 377 and 390. Source: 1) "Staten Island Rapid Transit"(Silver Leaf Publications /1965) by Mr. Paul Matus 2) Passenger Car Roster of the SIRTRyCo. by Mr. Larry Kiss (1966) 3) “Staten Island Ferry (Arcadia Publishing/2014) 4) “Over & Back” (Fordham University Press /1990) by Mr. Brian J. Cudahy 1991 – from The Book of Last Runs “AK” Drawbridge over the Arthur Kill is taken out of service effectively ending freight service on Staten Island. Ed. Note: The “AK” Drawbridge was returned to service in 2006. 1993 – from The Book of Last Runs The last train of R-30’s and R-30A’s ran in service today on the “C” Concourse-8th Avenue-Fulton Street Local. The consist was R-30A 8408-8397 R-30 8322-8305 R-30 8298-8295 R-30A 8396-8393 The R-30's and the R-30A's along with the R-27's formed a homogenous group of 550 subway cars that came to dominate the southern Section of the BMT Division in the 1960's. The first units arrived in late 1960 and permitted the retirement of almost all of the un-rebuilt Standards along with the Multis, SIRT cars and the Lo-V's (on the BMT Division). The cars were arranged in "married pairs”. The even numbered car had the motor generator while the odd numbered car had the air compressor. For better or worse the roll-signs introduced BMT riders to subway routes which would now be identified by "letters." The original paint scheme was olive green on the outside with blue and gray interiors. They also featured coral pink fiberglass seats. After the opening of the Chrystie Street Subway in November 1967 they would see operation on much of the IND Division as well. As a group they suffered mightily from the lack of deferred maintenance and the general deterioration in the 1970's and early 1980's. In the mid - eighties 162 R-30's and R-30A's received a limited GOH (General Overhaul) which enabled them to soldier on for another eight years. Credit where it’s due Department: The consist of the last train comes from the New York Division Bulletin of September 1993. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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