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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Mar 1 11:58:13 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for March 1 and Transit Trivia 1880 – from The Book of first Runs The Manhattan Railway Company begins operation of the 2nd Avenue El between 65th Street and Chatham Square. 1962 – from The Book of Last Runs Due to a strike Surface Transit and Fifth Avenue Coach Lines cease all bus operations. When service resumes on March 23 the bus routes will be run by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority. Surface Transit bus route M-105 Tenth Avenue is discontinued due to a strike. This route had been in operation since November 17, 1946 when it replaced the Tenth Avenue trolley. Service is not resumed when the strike ends on March 23, 1962. 1981 – from The Book of First Runs On or about this date the four Budd-GE built Gas-Turbine-Electrics (4005-4008) are transferred from the Long Island Railroad to the Metropolitan Region of Conrail. They have been converted to straight electric operation and will be used on both the Harlem and Hudson Lines. 1986 – from The Book of First Runs A reproduction of an IRT Kiosk is installed on the uptown side of the Astor Place Station on the Lexington Avenue Line. Transit Trivia No 11 The Longest and Shortest Routes of the Manhattan Els The longest route on the Manhattan Els was the Third Avenue Line between East 241st Street and South Ferry at 17.14 The run between Woodlawn Road and South Ferry was 15.40 miles via the Ninth Avenue El and 16.02 via the Sixth Avenue El. The Second Avenue El ran for 13.75 miles between South Ferry and Bronx Park. There are several candidates for the shortest runs. The Sixth Avenue El shuttle between 58th Street and 50th Street at .40 miles. The 34th Street Shuttle between Third Avenue and the East River was .39 miles. The shuttle between Chatham Square and City Hall was .36 miles. The shortest route that I could find was the shuttle along 42nd Street between Grand Central and Third Avenue at two tenths of a mile. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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