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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Mar 29 08:54:07 2017 Tuscarora Almanac - March 29 - 30, 1939 - The Book of First Runs March 29-30, 1939 - The first Bluebird, 8000 ABC made a special run today on the BMT Fulton Street El for invited guests. It entered regular revenue service on March 30. A total of six "Bluebirds" were built. The prototype, No. 8000 in 1938 and the five production units, 8001-8005 in 1940. No. 8000 has the distinction of being the last car built for the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company while 8001-8005 were the first cars purchased by the New York City Board of Transportation. No. 8000 was built without MU capability and always operated as a single unit. Source: New York Division Bulletin / May 1995 Tuscarora Almanac - March 29, 1960 - The Book of Last Runs The last scheduled run of a passenger train hauled by a steam locomotive on a mainline railroad in the United States occurred today. Canadian Pacific Railway train M 517, a daytime run from Vanceboro, Maine to Megantic, Quebec was headed up by a Class P1d Mikado No. 5107. Source: Canadian Pacific Steam in Color, Volume 1, (2006) by Mr. Kevin J. Holland Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Fulton Frank on Wed Mar 29 08:59:00 2017, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Mar 29 08:54:07 2017. The Bluebird factoid is very interesting. Too bad none of them were saved. Ditto the Zephyrs. And I must say, as an NYCT Museum tour guide, the C-types too. Along with the Q Car, they are a talking point for me that the NYCT shops not only maintain cars but also do clever modifications of them. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Mar 29 18:47:37 2017, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 29, posted by Fulton Frank on Wed Mar 29 08:59:00 2017. The Zephyr and Green Hornet each were one-of-a-kind. Too bad none of the multis were saved. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 29 |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 30 18:35:58 2017, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 29, posted by Fulton Frank on Wed Mar 29 08:59:00 2017. Frank: Bluebird 8000 had a singular history. She was eighty feet long, barely longer than a Standard. She ran as an extra behind a regular train mainly for test and evaluation purposes. She was used infrequently and then laid up presumably to await the arrival of her sisters. However she was not equipped with electric couplers and could not MU with them with they arrived. Long term plans called for new couplers to be ordered for 8000 but World War II intervened as well as a change in management and nothing came of this. Her five sisters 8001-8005 ran in service from March 5, 1941 to March 7, 1955, just fourteen years. All six units were reported scrapped in 1957. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by northshore on Thu Mar 30 19:45:01 2017, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 30 18:35:58 2017. The Bluebirds were in 3-unit articulated sections with pass-thru between units. |
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Posted by randyo on Thu Mar 30 21:58:38 2017, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 30 18:35:58 2017. Although documentation exists that 8000 never had MU capability, there is a photo in Jim Greller’s book on BMT equipment of 8000 clearly showing an H type drawhead complete with electric portion on the head end. |
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