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Tuscarora Almanac for July 1

Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Jul 1 06:58:29 2025



Tuscarora Almanac for July 1


1880 – from The Book of first Runs

Service begins on the 34th Street Branch of the Third Avenue El. The branch runs from 3rd Avenue to the Long Island Railroad Ferry Terminal on the East River. There is an intermediate stop at 2nd Avenue.


1887 – from The Book of First Runs

The Suburban Railway Company extends its operation in The Bronx from 149th Street to 156th Street.

1901 – from The Book of First Runs

The Third Avenue Elevated Line in The Bronx is extended from 177th Street to Fordham Road


1912 – from The Book of First Runs

The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway begins service between Columbus Avenue in Mount Vernon and White Plains, New York.


1933 – from The Book of First Runs

The Independent Subway begins service on the Grand Concourse Line between 205th Street in The Bronx and 145th Street in Manhattan. Both the “C” and “CC” trains begin running on this date.


1937 – from The Book of First Runs

The IND Crosstown Line is extended from Nassau Avenue to Bergen Street.


1948 – from The Book of First Runs

Tuscarora Dispatch No. 12
Free Transfer Points
The subway fare was raised from $.05 to $.10 on July 1, 1948 and several free transfer points were established:
1) 168th Street-Broadway between the IRT Broadway Line and the IND Washington Heights Line
2) 59th Street-Columbus Circle between the IRT Broadway-7th Avenue Line and the IND 8th Avenue Line
3) Times Square-42nd Street between the IRT Broadway-7th Avenue, Flushing and 42nd Street Lines and the BMT Broadway Line.
4) 34th Street-Herald Square between the IND 6th Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line
5) Essex & Delancey Streets between the IND Houston Street Line and the BMT Centre Street Line
6) Brooklyn Bridge-Chambers Street between the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Centre Street Line.
7) Fulton Street-Broadway-Nassau Street between the IRT 7th Avenue Line, IRT Lexington Avenue Line, IND 8th Avenue Line and the BMT Nassau Street Line.
8) Court Street-Borough Hall between the IRT 7th Avenue Line, IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Montague Street Line.
9) Broadway Junction- East New York between the BMT Broadway-Brooklyn Line, BMT 14th Street Line and the IND Fulton Street Line.
10) Lorimer Street-Metropolitan Avenue between the IND Crosstown Line and the BMT 14th Street Line.
11) 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights between the IRT Flushing Line and the IND Queens Line.
12) 59th Street-Lexington Avenue between the IRT Lexington Avenue Line (northbound locals only) and the BMT Broadway Line. (The transfer between the southbound locals and the BMT began during early 1952.)
13) 14th Street-8th Avenue between the IND Fulton Street Line and the BMT 14th Street Line.
Paper transfers were used at Broadway-Nassau Street for a short time.
Paper transfers were also used at 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue until new escalators were placed in service on April 20, 1959.


1950 – from The Book of Last Runs

This is the last day for trolley operation in the City of Buffalo, New York.

Note: Light Rail service will return to Buffalo in 1984 .


1953 – from The Book of Last Runs

Sometime this month the operation of steam locomotives on the Lackawanna Railroad will come to an end. The last steam powered passenger train ran on June 5. Steam switchers continued to operate in the Scranton Yard until the coal bunkers ran out.

Source: “Lackawanna Railroad in Color” (Morning Sun Books / 1990) by Mr. David R. Sweetland



1968 – from The Book of First Runs

The 57 Street - 6 Avenue Subway Station opens. Service into the new terminal will be provided by the new "KK" 6th Avenue - Broadway Brooklyn Local during rush hours and by the "B" 6th Avenue - West End Express at all other times.

Also opening on this date was the two track connection between the Broadway-Lafayette Street on the IND Sixth Avenue Line and Essex Street on the BMT Centre Street Line. This line is served during rush hours by the “KK”.

1971 – from The Book of First Runs

The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (SIRTOA) takes over the passenger operation of the Tottenville Main Line from the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company. Freight service will now be operated by the Staten Island Railroad Corporation. Today we this line is identified as the MTA Staten Island Railway.


1973 – from The Book of Last Runs


The Penn Central Railroad closes the following stations today: on the Hudson Line; 138th Street (The Bronx), MP 5, Oscawanna MP 35.7, Manitou MP 45.4,
Chelsea MP 61.8 and New Hamburg MP 64.4.
on the Harlem Line; Morrisania MP 7 and 183rd Street MP 8.

New Hamburg re-opened in 1981 and Manitou in 1983.



1974 – from The Book of Service Changes

MaBSTOA bus route TB Triboro Bridge Line is re-designated as follows:
M-34 for the buses between Manhattan and Wards Island.
M-35 for the buses between Manhattan and Astoria
Bx-21 for the buses between The Bronx and Astoria.

The M-34 Manhattan – Wards Island Line will only last until 1976 when it will be absorbed by a re-routed M-35.

Old time Bronxites will recall that the Bx-21 designation was used by the Pelham Bay Line until 1970 and would again be assigned to the Boston Road-Morris Park Line in 1984.

Source: New York Division Bulletins / January 1988 and March 2000, articles by Mr. Bernard Linder.




1990 – from The Book of Strange and Unusual Occurrences

On or about this date six out of service Class K cars are sold SEPTA.

Due to the declining availability of cars on the Norristown Line SEPTA plans to send six of the single unit (Class A-49) Market- Frankford cars in service on that line. The Class A-49 have broad gauge wheel trucks. So they will be re-equipped with standard gauge trucks for the Class K’s.

The six cars are 1200, 1201 and 1202, formerly PRR Class MP-51 and 1230, 1231 and 1233, formerly H&M Class K.

Larry, RedbirdR33


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