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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Dec 15 10:14:18 2017 Tuscarora Almanac – December 15, 1906 – The Book of First Runs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company Philadelphia trolley routes 10-Lancaster Avenue and 11-Woodland Avenue begin using the Center City Subway. Source: “Philadelphia Electrified Rail Lines” (Morning Sun Books / 2016) by Mr. Kenneth C. Springirth Tuscarora Almanac - December 15, 1940 - The Book of First Runs Manhattan, New York New York City Board of Transportation – IND Division The IND 6th Avenue Line is opened between 59th Street - Columbus Circle and West 4th Street. Stations are located at 7th Avenue - 53rd Street, 47th-50th Streets, 42nd Street, 34th Street, 23rd Street, 14th Street and West 4th Street (Lower Level). The station at 7th Avenue - 53rd Street is a two level station with two tracks on each level. The tracks on the north side of each level where used by the IND Queens Line and went into service on August 19, 1933. The 6th Avenue Line uses the south track on each level. Source: New York Division Bulletin /January 1961, article by Mr. Bob Oldstead Tuscarora Almanac – December 15, 1946 – The Book of First and Last Runs Manhattan, New York Third Avenue Railway Company TARS Route B Broadway streetcar line is converted to bus operation. Buses will be run by the Surface Transportation Corporation as the M-104. Source: New York Division Bulletin /November 2002, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac - December 15, 1956 - The Book of First and Last Runs The Bronx, New York New York City Transit Authority – IRT Division At 12:01 AM the first train of Steinway motor cars was placed in service on the 3rd Avenue El in The Bronx. The consist was composed of 4757, 5642, 4700, 4716, 5638 and 4768. December 15, 1956 was a Saturday so it would seems that the entire fleet of about eleven trains was replaced in one day. This would not have been difficult as on a Saturday only about four train-sets were needed to cover the service. The last train of IRT “elevated” cars consisted of MUDC motor cars; 1795, 1793,1754,1778,1761 and 1780. ERA Headlights / January 1957 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for December 15 |
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Posted by W.B. on Fri Dec 15 10:53:42 2017, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for December 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Dec 15 10:14:18 2017. The May 6, 1937 issue of Engineering News-Record showed a cross-section of the 34th Street station of the Sixth Avenue line as part of an article of the complexities of building that leg of the IND network. By then, the sidewalls' total thickness (from the face of the supporting steel frame to the sidewall surface) was 7½" - 2" for the foundation layer, 5½" finishing layer. (They had other such diagrams in that article - cross-sections of the tracks in-between the 42nd Street and 47th-50th Street - Rockefeller Center stations, cross-section of the transitions north of that station, etc.) |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for December 15 |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Dec 15 17:09:23 2017, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for December 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Dec 15 10:14:18 2017. Didn’t the Qs outlast the Manhattan MUDCs on the Bx portion of the el? |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for December 15 |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Dec 15 18:49:08 2017, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for December 15, posted by randyo on Fri Dec 15 17:09:23 2017. Didn’t the Qs outlast the Manhattan MUDCs on the Bx portion of the el? They continued to operate both type after service was cut back to 149th Street. The old time IRT guys saw to it that the final run would be made by IRT cars. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for December 15 |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Dec 15 18:59:16 2017, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for December 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Dec 15 18:49:08 2017. That’s good. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat Dec 16 00:50:20 2017, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for December 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Dec 15 10:14:18 2017. IIRC Mayor LaGuardia was on hand for the opening of the 6th Ave. line and 1208 was the lead motor of the inaugural train. A pity it was scrapped out of spite. |
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