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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon Jun 11 08:26:16 2018 Tuscarora Almanac - June 11, 1940 - The Book of Last Runs Manhattan, New York Interborough Rapid Transit Company Service is discontinued on the 9th Avenue El between 155th Street and South Ferry. The following stations are closed: 151st Street, 145th Street, 140th Street, 135th Street, 130th Street, 125th Street, 116th Street, 110th Street, 104th Street, 99th Street, 93rd Street, 86th Street, 81st Street, 72nd Street, 66th Street, 59th Street, 50th Street, 42nd Street, 34th Street, 30th Street, 23rd Street, 14th Street, Christopher Street, Houston Street, Desbrosses Street, Franklin Street, Warren Street, Barclay Street, Cortlandt Street, Rector Street, Battery Place and South Ferry. Effective June 12, 1940 two new free transfer points were established. At 155th Street between the remaining section of the Ninth Avenue El and the IND Concourse Line. The second was at 161st Street-River Avenue between the IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the IND Concourse Line. Paper transfers were used at both locations. The transfer point at 155th Street lasted until August 31, 1958 when the remaining section of the Ninth Avenue El was discontinued. The use of paper transfers at 161st Street was discontinued on August 17, 1961 when new escalators were placed in service. Service is discontinued on the 2nd Avenue Elevated Line between 57th Street and 129th Street Stations. The following stations are closed; 65th Street, 72nd Street, 80th Street, 86th Street, 92nd Street, 99th Street, 105th Street, 111th Street, 117th Street, 121st Street, 125th Street and 129th Street. (Note: The closure at 129th Street refers only to the 2nd Avenue Line platform. The station will continue to be served by the 3rd Avenue El.) The station at South Ferry will continue to be served by the 2nd and 3rd Avenue Els. The station at 155th will remain in service and become the southern terminus of a shuttle service between there and Burnside Avenue. Source: New York Division Bulletin / February 1980 / article by Mr. Bernard Linder On This day- June 11th, 1940. Posted by Elkeeper on Thu Jun 11 20:48:46 2015 Uncle Larry went on his trip today told me it was okay to comment about the 9th Ave el, so here goes: After the PM rush hour on June 10th, 1940, 5 three-car sets of Composite cars were sent down the 3rd Ave el, around South Ferry, and up 9th Ave to the center track of Jerome Ave line for temporary storage. They would become the Polo Grounds shuttle from Burnside Ave to 155th St. Service on the 9th Ave el, between 155th St and South Ferry, officially ended at 12:01AM, Tuesday, June 11th 1940. I'll leave the details of the last train to Larry, when he returns. This marked the single largest abandonment of any elevated line in NYC. According to an old MTA info posting, the distance was 10.24 miles. The death warrant for the 9th Ave el had been issued by the NYC Board of Adjustment on June 3rd, when it okayed the sum of $6,500,000 for its purchase. Ironically, that sum would be almost half of what the City paid for the 6th Ave el ($12,500,000) in 1938. But, the 9th Ave el had seen better days. The 1927 opening of the Holland Tunnel led to a decline in ridership on the west side ferries. The Desbrosses St Ferry served by the el's express stop (same name) closed in 1930. The opening of Penn Station led to less usage of the 30th St Station. Besides the Depression, the el's misfortunes were further complicated by the opening of the IND 8th Ave subway on Sept 10th, 1932. This was 15 days after the IRT officially went bankrupt- mainly due to the five cent fare and fewer elevated riders. The final 2 blows were the 1937 opening of the Lincoln Tunnel and the 1938 closing of the 6th Ave el. Despite these misfortunes, there was an effort to keep the 2nd and 9th Ave els open. On June 8th, an organization called the Bronx Civic Association went to court to get a last minute stay of execution, scheduled for June 11th. But, the court ruled that the sale to the City could still proceed. Rumor had it that any injunction requests against the new owner- the City Board of Transportation, to keep service running would be scheduled to be heard on Friday, June 28th. No hearing on that date ever took place. Tuscarora Almanac – June 11, 1960 – The Book of Last Runs Johnstown Traction Company Johnstown, Pennsylvania Service is discontinued on all remaining streetcar line. However several of the routes are converted to trackless trolley operation Source: “Pennsylvania Trolleys in Color” (Morning Sun Books /1999), Volume III by Mr. William D. Volkmer Tuscarora Almanac – June 11, 1972 – The Book of Last Runs Iselin, New Jersey Penn Central Transportation Company The Iselin, New Jersey station on the Penn Central Northeast Corridor Line is closed. It had become redundant when Metropark station opened several months earlier. Source: “Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities in Color" , Volume 2 (Morning Sun Books /2009) by Mr. Robert J. Yanosey Tuscarora Almanac – June 11, 1972 – The Book of Wrecks Queens, New York New York City Transit Authority /IND Division An “F” train of R-38’s hit one of the bumping block east of 179th Street Stations. The consist was (n) 3991-90, 4041-40, 3983-82, 4069-68 and 4129-28. 3990 and 3991 were heavily damaged. Source: New York Division Bulletin /August 1972 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Mon Jun 11 11:45:27 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon Jun 11 08:26:16 2018. So that's what happened to 3990/1 :( RIP |
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Posted by W.B. on Mon Jun 11 17:34:22 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon Jun 11 08:26:16 2018. The end of the Ninth Avenue el led, starting on October 7, 1940, to two bus routes being extended, initially on a 6-month trial basis, to South Ferry: the Sixth Avenue 5 route of New York City Omnibus (once and future southern terminus Fulton Street), and the Ninth and Amsterdam Avenues 11 route of Eighth Avenue Coach (previously terminated south, and would do so in the future, at Abingdon Square). This set of extensions only lasted to 1942-43 when U.S. Office of Defense Transportation (ODT) restrictions on gas mileage led to these routes' south ends to be truncated to their prior termini where M11 remains to this day, and 5 did until its Nov. 10, 1963 discontinuance. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Tue Jun 12 16:11:13 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon Jun 11 08:26:16 2018. According to |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jun 12 20:54:29 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Mon Jun 11 11:45:27 2018. I can only imagine what would have happened if 3990 had picked a fight with a BMT standard. |
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Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Wed Jun 13 08:59:28 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jun 12 20:54:29 2018. You ever see a can of beer that some show off crushed with one hand - or on his forehead?? |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Wed Jun 13 10:55:50 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon Jun 11 08:26:16 2018. Colorful demise. Don Ross colection   AT Main and Franklin  355 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1925, #1380, as single end car. It was rebuilt as double car and became White Mountain Traction Co. 355 in 1960.  Johnstown Traction Company Trolley making it's way over a bridge between Ferndale and the Moxham section  Local Landmark for Sale: Johnstown Car Barns  Check out the vintage autos. My Brother had a '56 Chevy same color. 
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Posted by chud1 on Wed Jun 13 12:20:50 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11Photos, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Jun 13 10:55:50 2018. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars for these pictures.chid1. :)..... |
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Posted by Bzuck on Wed Jun 13 13:52:40 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11Photos, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Jun 13 10:55:50 2018. 356 and 357 are at Shoreline Trolley Museum. 357 is in regular service, I ran it last week. |
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Posted by randyo on Wed Jun 13 16:11:52 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by Elkeeper on Tue Jun 12 16:11:13 2018. Did the tracks off the Put Bridge have to be modified since the northbound platform was used by services to/from the Bronx anyhow? If I recall what I read about the 9 Av el, both lcl and exp trains t/from the Bx used the easternmost platform while local trains terminating at 155 St turned back from the westernmost platform. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Wed Jun 13 17:47:30 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11Photos, posted by chud1 on Wed Jun 13 12:20:50 2018. I only found them. They are the excellent work of others. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Wed Jun 13 17:50:49 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11Photos, posted by Bzuck on Wed Jun 13 13:52:40 2018. It gives one a warm felling to know they been preserved and still serve for the enjoyment of others. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Jun 13 18:37:52 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Wed Jun 13 08:59:28 2018. And the standard would have walked away with nothing more than scrapes and bruises. |
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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Wed Jun 13 18:49:56 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11Photos, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Jun 13 10:55:50 2018. wow good old photos |
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Posted by Express Rider on Thu Jun 14 01:42:55 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Jun 13 18:37:52 2018. Let's hear it for the Steels....! |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Thu Jun 14 13:12:02 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by randyo on Wed Jun 13 16:11:52 2018. The main modification, between 12:30 AM-2 AM was to connect the southbound (to Polo Grounds) track with the northbound one on the east platform for the shuttle. That way, both tracks could be used. The Board of Transportation had no idea of what shuttle ridership would be, at that time, so they ran 3-car Composite shuttles until the following year, when 2-car shuttles began service from 167th St. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Jun 14 19:28:43 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 11, posted by Express Rider on Thu Jun 14 01:42:55 2018. Damn near indestructible. |
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