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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Sep 27 10:51:06 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for September 27 1879 – from The Book of First Runs The 9th Avenue El is extended from 125th Street to 135th Street. The station at 130th Street will not open until 1893 (southbound platform) and 1907 (northbound platform). 1947 – from The Book of Last Runs This is the last day for streetcar service in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1955 – from The Book of Wrecks It was a dark and stormy night in Hamilton, New York, Ontario & Western freight train ON-2 was headed east from Oswego to Middletown. Some local miscreant had thrown the switch leading from the mainline to an elevated coal trestle. There were four men in the cab of FT Diesel 803 that night, the engineer, fireman, brakeman and the General Road Foreman. The engineer noticed the misaligned switch and applied the brakes but the momentum of the train was such that it took the switch and ran through onto the coal trestle and through the bumper. Both the A&B units came to rest about 115 feet from the end of the track having “flown” through the air. Fortunately the “A” unit remained upright. The fireman and road foreman were injured but recovered. Included in the wreck were two boxcars which burst open. They were full of Nestle’s chocolate bars and the local kids had a great time helping to clean up the mess. Several months later a dinner was held for the crewmembers were they were induced as charter members of “The Flying Diesel Corps”. Source: “The New York, Ontario & Western Railway in Color” (Morning Sun Books / 1997) by Mr. Paul Lubliner 2002 – from The Book of Wrecks The JFK Air-Train suffered its first casualty when an operator was crushed by concrete blocks used to simulate a passenger load. The Air-Train was not yet open to the public and test runs were still being carried out. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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