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Tuscarora Almanac for February 28 & 29 and a Tuscarora Dispatch |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Feb 28 10:58:45 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for February 28 and a Tuscarora Dispatch 1937 – from The Book of Last Runs This is the last day of streetcar service in Salem, Massachusetts. 1973 – from The Book of First Runs The first train of R-44's (SIRy Designation ME-2) begins service today on the Staten Island Railway. The consist was 404, 405, and 408. Tuscarora Dispatch No. 9 The August 1976 Service Change The new schedule that went into effect on August 29, 1976 featured some of the most drastic service cuts in memory. Years of deferred maintenance and bad management were having a deteriorating effect on the entire transit system. We bid hail and farewell to the “EE” and the “K”. They had provided some important connections and would be missed. Nevertheless they were smart to “get out of Dodge” while they could. Things were bad and going to get a lot worse. The “EE” had operated between Forest Hills and Whitehall Street M-F from 6 AM to 8 PM. “N” trains had operated between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Coney Island at all times. Under the new schedule “N” trains would be extended to Forest Hills on weekdays from 6 AM to 7 PM. They would continue to terminate at 57th Street – 7th Avenue at all other times. Trains would run via bridge but would operate as local on the Broadway Line southbound in the AM rush and northbound from about 3 PM to 7 PM. A certain number of “N” trains would run between Forest Hills and Whitehall Street southbound in the AM rush and northbound in the PM rush. The “KK” had run between Eastern Parkway and 57th Street-6th Avenue during rush hours. This permitted “J” train to run express between Eastern Parkway and Essex Street in the direction of traffic. The “J” would continue to run at all times between 168th Street-Jamaica and Broad Street. Skip-stop service would now run from Sutphin Boulevard to Myrtle Avenue southbound in the AM rush. “J” trains would continue to run non-stop between Myrtle Avenue and Essex Street during rush hours in the direction of traffic. “M” trains would continue to run between Metropolitan Avenue and Coney Island via the Brighton Line M-F 6 AM to 8 PM. They would run as shuttle trains between Metropolitan Avenue at all other times. Rush hour express service between Myrtle Avenue and Marcy Avenue was discontinued. “GG” rush hour service to Church Avenue was discontinued and trains would terminate at Smith-9th Streets at all times. “B” trains had run between Coney Island and 168th Street-Broadway during rush hours and to 57th Street-6th Avenue at all other times. The loss “K” service meant that the “B” would have to provide rush hour service to and from 57th Street. During the AM rush some “B” trains ran from Coney Island to 57th Street-6th Avenue. They returned as follows; leaving 57th Street from 8:03 to 8:40 AM (four trains) they ran local to 2nd Avenue and laid up there. Leaving from 8:53 to 9:32 AM (four trains) they ran local to West 4th Street and then light to Church Avenue-MacDonald Avenue and laid up. In the evening rush they ran light from Church Avenue or 2nd Avenue to West 4th Street and then as locals to 57th Street. All southbound trains leaving 57th Street in the PM rush ran to Coney Island. “CC” trains had run during rush hours between Bedford Park Boulevard and the World Trade Center. This service would be extended to Euclid Avenue and Rockaway Park via the Fulton Street Local. Also at this time the Broad Channel – Rockaway Park Shuttle would be designated as “CC” trains. Previously they had run under the “A” banner. “E” trains would now operate at all times between 179th Street-Jamaica and the World Trade Center. Rush hour service to Brooklyn and Rockaway Park was discontinued. Source: New York Division Bulletin / August 1976 / article by Mr. Arthur Lonto Tuscarora Almanac for February 29 1988 – from The Book of Last Runs The last train of R-17’s ran in passenger service today on the # 5 Lexington Avenue Thru-Express. The consist was (N) 6620,6614,6550,6681,6579,6618,6624,6623,6619,6626. All cars were painted in the Redbird II scheme. |
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