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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 09:02:58 2020 Tuscarora Almanac – May 29, 1893 – The Book of First Runs Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company The Lexington Avenue El is extended eastward from its terminal at Van Siclen Avenue along Fulton Street and Crescent Street to Cypress Hills Terminal at Jamaica Avenue. The Cypress Hills Terminal is located on Crescent Street at Jamaica Avenue. Source: New York Division Bulletin /April 1996, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac – May 29, 1902 – The Book of First Runs Ardmore, Pennsylvania Ardmore & Llanerch Street Railway The Ardmore & Llanerch Street Railway begins trolley service between Ardmore and the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.’ Source: Springirth, Kenneth C Philadelphia Electrified Rail Line in Color (2016), Morning Sun Books Tuscarora Almanac - May 29, 1912 - The Book of First Runs Bronx, New York New York, Westchester & Boston Railway The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway begins service between East 180th Street Station in The Bronx and the North Avenue Station in New Rochelle. Stations are opened at East 180th Street, Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Gun Hill, Baychester Avenue, Dyre Avenue, Kingsbridge Road, East 6th Street, East 3rd Street, Columbus Avenue, North Pelham, Pelhamwood, Webster Avenue and North Avenue. Source: “New York, Westchester & Boston Railway” (Electric Railroads No. 31 / April 1962) by Mr. Karl Groh Tuscarora Almanac - May 29, 1914 - The Book of Wrecks Saint Lawrence River, Quebec Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines The Canadian Pacific steamship "Empress of Ireland" collided with the Norwegian collier "Storstad" in the Saint Lawrence River near Rimouski, Quebec. The "Empress" sinks in 14 minutes. Only 465 of the 1477 passengers and crew survived. Source: "Canadian Pacific Steam In Color, Volume 1" (2006) by Mr. Kevin J. Holland Tuscarora Almanac – May 29, 1953 – The Book of Last Runs Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Interurban rail service between Cedar Falls and Iowa City, Iowa comes to an end after 49 years. So many people showed up for the last runs that six cars (111,116, 117 and three others) were needed to handle the crowds. Source: “Iowa Trolleys In Color” (Morning Sun Books/ 2009) by Mr. Edward A. Ridolph . Tuscarora Almanac - May 29, 1958 - The Book of Last Runs Bronx, New York New York Central Railroad Putnam Division The last passenger train on the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad operated today. It was Train # 947 and it the Sedgwick Avenue Terminal in The Bronx at 5:47PM with almost 500 people on board. It arrived in Brewster at 8:37PM, twenty seven minutes late. Ed. Note: This wasn’t quite the last passenger train on “The Put.” A one train interdivisional move remained running between Brewster and Grand Central Terminal inbound in the morning and outbound in the evening. It ran over “The PUT "between Brewster and Lake Mahopac, then via the Lake Mahopac Branch to Golden’s Bridge and then via the Harlem Division to GCT. This service lasted until April 2, 1959. Source: The Putnam Division by Daniel Gallo and Frederick Kramer Tuscarora Almanac - May 29, 1990 - The Book of First Runs New Haven, Connecticut Connecticut Department of Transportation The Connecticut Department of Transportation begins operation today of the “Shoreline East” between Union Station in New Haven and Old Saybrook. The service runs over the Northeast Corridor Line of Amtrak and is actually operated by them under contract to CDOT. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by zac on Fri May 29 10:23:36 2020, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 09:02:58 2020. We've been having a discussion over on the Bike Forums about the N/S County trail on the Putnam ROW. I've only ever done the entire trail southbound and while the net grade is only 450', it rises from Brewster to Mahopac over about 8 or 9 miles then is downhill the rest of the way for 35 miles. You feel like Superman doing it because you can just cruise once over the hump. It doesn't look like it is downhill, it just is. |
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Posted by Mark S. Feinman on Fri May 29 13:02:02 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by zac on Fri May 29 10:23:36 2020. Link to the bike forums please?--Mark |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri May 29 13:09:12 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by Mark S. Feinman on Fri May 29 13:02:02 2020. Link to the bike forums please? |
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Posted by Peter Rosa on Fri May 29 13:30:41 2020, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 09:02:58 2020. At first I thought it was unimaginable that so many people could die in a ship disaster on a river, with the shore so close, but then I remembered the General Slocum. |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 14:05:59 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by Peter Rosa on Fri May 29 13:30:41 2020. At first I thought it was unimaginable that so many people could die in a ship disaster on a river, with the shore so close, but then I remembered the General Slocum. The St Lawrence is no ordinary rider. Its basically an arm of the sea with a fierce current. At its mouth the river is about 40 miles wide. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri May 29 14:24:40 2020, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 09:02:58 2020. The Lexington Avenue El is extended eastward from its terminal at Van Siclen Avenue along Fulton Street and Crescent Street to Cypress Hills Terminal at Jamaica Avenue.The completion was rushed to be open by Memorial Day. Cemeteries were a big attraction in the 19th century. |
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Posted by zac on Fri May 29 16:21:40 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 14:05:59 2020. And cold... |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 17:45:05 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri May 29 14:24:40 2020. The completion was rushed to be open by Memorial Day. Cemeteries were a big attraction in the 19th century. Yes they were. It was the final destination for many. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri May 29 17:59:21 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 14:05:59 2020. And the site of the collision is in that part of the river that is close to the sea. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri May 29 18:05:04 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri May 29 14:24:40 2020. “The completion was rushed to be open by Decoration Day. Cemeteries were a big attraction in the 19th century.”FTFY |
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Posted by AlM on Fri May 29 18:33:29 2020, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 09:02:58 2020. I actually knew the sister of someone who died on the Empress of Ireland. Obviously she was much older than me - she was the grandmother of a long-time friend of mine. Her brother's death completely upended her life. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Fri May 29 20:14:49 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri May 29 14:24:40 2020. People must have been dying to get in.Sorry, couldn't resist.:) |
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Posted by Dyre Dan on Fri May 29 21:35:29 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by zac on Fri May 29 10:23:36 2020. Why can the Trailway along NY 100 just north of where it diverges from NY 9A up to the interchange of 100 with the Taconic not be fully separated from the auto road? |
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Posted by Express Rider on Sat May 30 02:49:45 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri May 29 14:05:59 2020. I know what you mean. I graduated high school in June 1968. From mid July until Aug. 30 I was in Paris. We took an ocean liner* out of Montreal up the St. Lawrence river, and yes, as we got closer to the Atlantic, about 3 days out or so, the river got wider, and wider, and wider. At one point people looking out over the water thought we had finally got to the Atlantic. We were told no, the river is just very, very wide here - we proabably reached the sea that everning or early the next morning (no IIRC here - that was 50 [holy,moly] years ago.*SS Maasdam, Holland America Line. The ship was going to be sold to Poland that fall. This was a final trip under the original owners - the ship was completely, and I mean completely, filled with student charter groups* bound for all over western Europe. My group was going to Paris, others to various French cities, other groups were going to Belgium, etc. *the only people over 25 were the chaperones and trip counselors, the latter mostly high school teachers, IIRC. |
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Posted by Express Rider on Sat May 30 02:54:40 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by AlM on Fri May 29 18:33:29 2020. That is very very sad, - thank you for your personal recollection. |
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Posted by zac on Sat May 30 09:08:25 2020, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 29, posted by Dyre Dan on Fri May 29 21:35:29 2020. That's a good question as it is plenty wide. |
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