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Tuscarora Almanac for May 29

Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Fri May 29 08:23:04 2026



Tuscarora Almanac for May 29


1893 – from The Book of First Runs

The Lexington Avenue El is extended eastward from its terminal at Van Siclen Avenue along Fulton Street and Crescent Street to Cypress Hills Terminal at Jamaica Avenue.
The Cypress Hills Terminal is located on Crescent Street at Jamaica Avenue.

1912 – from The Book of First Runs

The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway begins service between the 180th Street Station in The Bronx and the North Avenue Station in New Rochelle.


1958 – from The Book of Last Runs

The last passenger train on the Putnam Division of the New York Central left fromThe Bronx at 5:47PM with almost 500 people on board. It arrived in Brewster at 8:37PM, twenty seven minutes late.

Ed. Note: This wasn’t quite the last passenger train on “The Put.” A one train interdivisional move remained running between Brewster and Grand Central Terminal inbound in the morning and outbound in the evening. It ran over “The PUT "between Brewster and Lake Mahopac, then via the Lake Mahopac Branch to Golden’s Bridge and then via the Harlem Division to GCT. This service lasted until April 2, 1959.

Source: The Putnam Division by Daniel Gallo and Frederick Kramer


1990 – from The Book of First Runs

The Connecticut Department of Transportation begins operation today of the “Shoreline East” between Union Station in New Haven and Old Saybrook. The service runs over the Northeast Corridor Line of Amtrak and is actually operated by them under contract to CDOT.

Larry, RedbirdR33


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