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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Wed May 13 08:52:26 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for May 13 1968 – from The Book of First Runs A new station called “148th Street-Lenox Terminal” opens today in the IRT Lenox Avenue Yard. It consists of a single island platform and two tracks. The entrance is actually on 149 Street and 7 Avenue. # 3 trains had been terminating there since May 5 but had been running light north of the former terminal at 145th Street. Personnel note: This one kind of slipped in under the radar. The Crystie Street subway opened in November 1967. This event and the aftermath occurred a great deal of attention in the railfan community. We were also looking forward to the upcoming opening of the 57th Street-6th Avenue station and the connection to the Willy B. So it came as a something of a surprise when we found out that the IRT had a new station in Manhattan. Now here's a question. What was the last new station(s) opened on the IRT prior to 148th Street. Was it the Dyre Avenue Line? 1974 – from The Book of First Runs The “State of the Art Cars”, (SOAC) were presented to the press today. They made a demonstration run on the 6 Avenue Line between 57 Street and Hudson Terminal. They are slated to enter scheduled service running as an extra train two minutes behind a regular one. The two car train is owned by the US Department of Transportation Urban Mass Transit Administration. Boeing-Vertol is the System Manager for the demonstration. The two cars were built by the St Louis Car Division of General Street Industries using R-44 shells. Car 1 is configured for suburban commuter service and seats 62 passengers with a maximum capacity of 220. It features soft padded seats and includes tables to work at. Car 2 is configured for a high density subway-type service. The seating capacity is 72 with a maximum load of 300. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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