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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 10:56:30 2018 Tuscarora Almanac – March 15, 1931 – The Book of First and Last Runs Westchester County, New York Third Avenue Railway Company Westchester Electric Railroad Company The Fifth Avenue – New Rochelle trolley line is converted to bus operation. Bus service will be provided by the Westchester Electric Railroad Company as Route F. Source: New York Division Bulletin / May 2006, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac - March 15, 1965 - The Book of First Runs Queens, New York Port Authority Transit Corporation The new PATH PA-1 cars 600, 601 and 100 made test runs today on the Long Island Railroad. They operated on the Mainline between Jamaica and Woodside. They were hauled out to Long Island City by GG-1 4862. Source: New York Division Bulletin /April 1965 Tuscarora Almanac - March 15, 1991 - The Book of Last Runs Port Jervis, New York Metro-North Railroad / New Jersey Transit The last day of RDC operation on the Port Jervis Line was March 15, 1991. The final run was made by RDC-1's 43 and 65 on Train No. 55, a Suffern to Port Jervis local. The RDC were built by the Budd Company as self-propelled diesel units No. 43 was built in March, 1953 and saw service on the New Haven, Penn Central, Conrail and Metro-North Railroad. No. 65 was built in April 1953 for the New York Central Railroad. It went on to see service on Penn Central, Conrail and Metro-North. Source: New York Division Bulletin /May 1991 “Budd Car / The RDC Story” (Weekend Chief Publishing / 1990) by Mr. Chuck Crouse Tuscarora Almanac – March 15, 1989 – The Book of Wrecks The Bronx, New York New York City Transit Authority – IRT Division The Intervale Avenue-163rd Street Station is temporarily closed after being damaged by a fire set by vandals. (This station is located on the White Plains Road Line between Simpson Street and Prospect Avenue stations). Source: New York Division Bulletin / October 1990 Tuscarora Almanac - March 15, 1998 - The Book of Last Runs Long Island, New York Long Island Railroad The Long Island Railroad closes three stations today all of which are on the Montauk Branch; Center Moriches, Quogue and Southhampton Campus. The last train from the city stopped in Center Moriches at 1:15 AM on Monday, March 16. Source: New York Division Bulletin /April 1998, article "Long Island Railroad Closes Ten Stations" by Mr. Larry Kiss Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Thu Mar 15 11:41:16 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 10:56:30 2018. That was basically the end of the shuttle era on the PJL, also...right? |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Thu Mar 15 13:29:02 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 10:56:30 2018. I remember the 1989 fire at Intervale Avenue. At the time, I doubted they'd rebuild the station. I'm of course glad that they did. |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 13:55:20 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Thu Mar 15 11:41:16 2018. Lou: I think that would be right. The RDC didn't do very well west-of-the-Hudson and more often than not we ran a substitute bus. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Thu Mar 15 15:13:59 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 13:55:20 2018. It was about that time that M-N started taking their WoH obligations more seriously, I meant... |
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Posted by Bzuck on Thu Mar 15 15:46:30 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 10:56:30 2018. My friend Larry Kiss was very upset about loosing his Center Moriches station. |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 17:04:57 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by Bzuck on Thu Mar 15 15:46:30 2018. Barry: I met Larry Kiss many years ago at the ERA meetings. He is the number one source for abandoned railroad stations in the New York area. I frequently refer to his work. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by randyo on Thu Mar 15 17:08:05 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by MainR3664 on Thu Mar 15 13:29:02 2018. The MTA didn’t intend to rebuild it but community pressure forced the agency to do it. |
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Posted by HART BUS on Thu Mar 15 17:28:52 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 10:56:30 2018. Would love to see a picture of the GG-1 pulling the Path cars. GG-1 is my favorite engine. |
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Posted by Asgard on Thu Mar 15 17:39:07 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by HART BUS on Thu Mar 15 17:28:52 2018. I believe there was a picture in the October 1965 Trains magazine. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Fri Mar 16 07:02:05 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by randyo on Thu Mar 15 17:08:05 2018. Congratulations to the community for speaking up for its interests!! |
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Posted by Bzuck on Fri Mar 16 08:31:57 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 17:04:57 2018. Larry and I have been friends for longer than I remember. We are currently organizing a Checker Car show to be held at at BERA to be held August 4th. Put it on your calendar. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Fri Mar 16 18:32:09 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 15, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Mar 15 10:56:30 2018. I really wish those PATH cars were saved for posterity. It would have been a gas if the Transit Museum had saved them, for instance. |
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