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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 10:56:28 2021 Tuscarora Almanac – January 13, 1956 – The Book of Last Runs Flushing, New York New York City Transit Authority IRT Division No. 7 Flushing Super Express service during the PM rush is discontinued. Service during the AM rush will last until December 14. Source: New York Division Bulletin /December 1964, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac – January 13, 1980 – The Book of Service Changes Tuscarora Dispatch No. 13 January 1980 IRT Service Changes New Schedules for the IRT Division went into effect on January 13, 1980. The most notable features is the discontinuance of late night express service on the Lexington Avenue Line. No. 4 trains will make all local stops. No. 6 trains will now operate as shuttles between Pelham Bay Park and 125th Street. Trains will arrive and depart at the lower level platform and northbound trains will wrong rail through the river tunnel to 3rd Avenue in The Bronx. (This differs from the earlier 1930’s shuttle which turned back at 110th Street). All No.5 trains from either Dyre Avenue or East 241st Street will now operate as Thru-Expresses in The Bronx during rush hours in the direction of traffic. Midday No. 6 Pelham Bay Park trains will now run express on the Pelham Line in The Bronx. Express service will operate southbound from about 6:30 AM to 12:30 PM and northbound from 12:30 PM to 7 PM. Source: New York Division Bulletin / December 1979 Tuscarora Almanac – January 13, 1981 – The Book of Wrecks New York City Transit Authority Year of deferred maintenance, poor management and municipal neglect finally caught up with the New York subway system today. 2,117 subway cars could not answer the call to service being laid up for repairs. That was nearly one out of three. It would take several years and a lot of hard work before the subway system would climb out of the pit. Source: “New York Subways” (John Hopkins University Press /1997) by Mr. Gene Sansone. New York Division Bulletins / various editions My own experiences Tuscarora Almanac - January 13, 1986 - The Book of First Runs New York City Transit Authority IRT Division The first train of overhauled R-26 cars painted in the "Redbird II" scheme enters service today on the No. 2 7th Avenue Express. The consist is (s) 7796-7803-7799-7790-7768-7777-7793-7782-7785-7794. Source: New York Division Bulletin /January, 1986 Tuscarora Almanac - January 13, 2001 - The Book of First Runs Long Island City, Queens, New York New York City Transit Authority IND Division The first revenue train operates through the 63rd Street Connection between 21st Street - Queensbridge and the IND Queens Line. It is the 2343 "E" train from the World Trade Center. The consist is (n) 3517-6, 3718-9, 3839-8, 3723-2 and 3833-2. Source: New York Division Bulletin /February 2001, article by Mr. Subutay Musluoglu Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Pelham Exp on Wed Jan 13 11:18:53 2021, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 10:56:28 2021. Midday No. 6 Pelham Bay Park trains will now run express on the Pelham Line in The Bronx. Express service will operate southbound from about 6:30 AM to 12:30 PM and northbound from 12:30 PM to 7 PM.What were the hours previously here? I guess this was when they also stopped laying up trains Midday south of Parkchester |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jan 13 11:25:00 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by Pelham Exp on Wed Jan 13 11:18:53 2021. Express service stops after 7? All locals after that? |
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Posted by Pelham Exp on Wed Jan 13 11:31:16 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jan 13 11:25:00 2021. I believe they were laying up trains south of Parkchester on the express track after 7PM. Dueto Lack of yard space. They also laid up 5 trains between Zerega Ave and Westchester Square daily. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jan 13 11:39:09 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by Pelham Exp on Wed Jan 13 11:31:16 2021. That’s a shame. I would have thought it lasts another hour or 90 minutes. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Wed Jan 13 13:00:59 2021, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 10:56:28 2021. The 6 train wrong rail late night I guess they used a "baton". |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 13:04:55 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jan 13 11:25:00 2021. Express service stops after 7? All locals after that? That is correct. The last local-express left Brookyln Bridge at about 6:50 PM. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 13:07:53 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by LuchAAA on Wed Jan 13 13:00:59 2021. The 6 train wrong rail late night I guess they used a "baton". I believe that the river tunnels were signaled for traffic in both directions. They simply held the southbound at Third Avenue until the northbound cleared. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jan 13 13:58:06 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by Pelham Exp on Wed Jan 13 11:31:16 2021. Right now at 1400 hrs there is exactly one full length train in Westchester Yard. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jan 13 14:15:53 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 13:04:55 2021. Good to know |
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Posted by zac on Wed Jan 13 14:31:24 2021, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 10:56:28 2021. The first revenue train from QB to 21st St was an E train? That's weird since it couldn't even run on 8th Ave. |
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Posted by Q4 on Wed Jan 13 15:25:06 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by zac on Wed Jan 13 14:31:24 2021. I was thinking the same thing. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Wed Jan 13 15:48:01 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by Q4 on Wed Jan 13 15:25:06 2021. Yea, an "E" train via the 63rd St tunnel? HMMMM...! |
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Posted by AlM on Wed Jan 13 16:46:26 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by zac on Wed Jan 13 14:31:24 2021. 1/13/2001 was a Sunday. So no difficulty doing the crossover at West 4th. Maybe they wanted a shorter run on the first day than all the way from Jamaica to Coney Island. |
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Posted by X-Astorian on Wed Jan 13 17:13:42 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by zac on Wed Jan 13 14:31:24 2021. Here are a couple of brochures about the changes.   
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 17:16:34 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by Elkeeper on Wed Jan 13 15:48:01 2021. Yea, an "E" train via the 63rd St tunnel? HMMMM...! There was a General Order in effect due to ongoing track work at Queens Plaza. Queens-bound "E" trains ran northbound on Sixth Avenue and then into the 63rd Street Tunnel. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Jan 13 17:50:31 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by AlM on Wed Jan 13 16:46:26 2021. It was a Saturday. |
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Posted by AlM on Wed Jan 13 18:17:21 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Jan 13 17:50:31 2021. Damn crummy Google image. :( |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed Jan 13 19:51:33 2021, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 10:56:28 2021. The first train of overhauled R-26 cars painted in the "Redbird II" scheme enters service today on the No. 2 7th Avenue Express. The consist is (s) 7796-7803-7799-7790-7768-7777-7793-7782-7785-7794.I guess initially, they kept the cars coupled as is. 7777 had been with 7768 for at least 4 years  Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Date: 12/24/1982 And interestingly, a decade earlier, 7777 was paired with 7786.  Collection of: Joe Testagrose Date: 11/19/1972 |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Jan 13 20:58:26 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 17:16:34 2021. They took advantage of IND flexibility right away!:) |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Jan 13 21:02:57 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed Jan 13 19:51:33 2021. IIRC the R-26/28s received drawbars during GOH, essentially converting to Catholicism.:) |
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Posted by randyo on Thu Jan 14 02:31:55 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 13:07:53 2021. I was assigned to IRT schedules at the time the changes were proposed. the original plan was to have the 6s discharge passengers at 125 St and run light to the lower level of 86 St where the would change ends and run light back to 125 St where they would go in service. I contacted Gr Cent master tower which controls 125 St and found out that the signal system allowed trains on the S/B lcl tk in 125 St to run against traffic in the tube and return to the N/B lcl tk S/O 138 St. As a result, the schedules were written so that the N/B 6 shuttles would depart 125 St 5 min after the N/B 4s to give passengers walk time. |
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Posted by randyo on Thu Jan 14 02:32:06 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 13:07:53 2021. I was assigned to IRT schedules at the time the changes were proposed. the original plan was to have the 6s discharge passengers at 125 St and run light to the lower level of 86 St where the would change ends and run light back to 125 St where they would go in service. I contacted Gr Cent master tower which controls 125 St and found out that the signal system allowed trains on the S/B lcl tk in 125 St to run against traffic in the tube and return to the N/B lcl tk S/O 138 St. As a result, the schedules were written so that the N/B 6 shuttles would depart 125 St 5 min after the N/B 4s to give passengers walk time. |
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Posted by zac on Thu Jan 14 12:26:59 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by X-Astorian on Wed Jan 13 17:13:42 2021. oic, this reroute was to finish the work on the connector itself or apparently the original tunnel by pushing everything through the connector. That at least makes some sense. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Thu Jan 14 12:50:12 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 17:16:34 2021. "An 'F' by any other name!". |
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1980's Late Night IRT changes |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Jan 16 13:54:40 2021, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for January 13, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 10:56:28 2021. For some reason, I always though the late night changes on the IRT occurred later in 1983 as opposed to 1980. Or it was done then but later changed back to the (4) running express and (6) running local in the overnights on the Lex and changed again in 1983 to the (6) cut to 125 and the (4) running as the sole local.Also interesting that EXACTLY one year after those service changes was the infamous day the NYC subways had a third of its entire fleet out of service (though a good portion of what then was the fleet would be retired within a few years as I remember as well). |
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