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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat May 7 08:32:04 2022 Tuscarora Almanac – May 7, 1959 – The Book of First Runs Brooklyn, New York New York City Transit Authority BMT Division R-11 8010 returns to service after having been modified to run with the R-16’s. She replaces R-16 6494 which was badly damaged in a wreck at Broad Street on September 26, 1957. Source: ERA New York Division Bulletin /May 1959 Tuscarora Almanac - May 7, 1966 - The Book of Wrecks Bronx, New York New York City Transit Authority IND Division R-4 No. 870 was damaged in a fire at the Concourse Yard. The car was not returned to service and was scrapped on August 2, 1967. Source: A History of the R-1 to R-9 Passenger Car Fleet by Mr. Eric Oszustowicz Tuscarora Almanac - May 7, 1984 - The Book of First Runs Bronx, New York New York City Transit Authority IRT Division The first train of Kawasaki built R-62's entered regular service on the No. 4 Lexington Avenue Express. The train left Woodlawn Road at 6:03 AM. The consist was (s) 1324-1315-1313-1323-1320-1321-1329-1312-1328-1322. Source: New York Division Bulletin /May 1984 Tuscarora Almanac - May 7, 1984 - The Book of First Runs Corona, Queens, New York New York City Transit Authority IRT Division The first train of overhauled R-33 and R-36 World's Fair Cars enters service on the IRT #7 Flushing Line. The consist is painted "Redbird II" scheme. The car numbers were (n) 9356-7, 9587-6, 9570-1, 9477-6, 9333, and 9412-3. There was a brief attempt to refer to these cars as the “Silver Foxes” which lasted about five minutes. As soon as the railfans and public saw them they said “the Redbirds are back”. Source: New York Division Bulletin /May 1984 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat May 7 09:43:33 2022, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat May 7 08:32:04 2022. My first 8th Ave. subway ride took place on this date in 1967. It was a rainy Sunday and we were on our way to the Museum of Natural History. From 42nd St. we took a three-car AA train to 81st. That marked the first time I really noticed the spur-cut bull and pinion gear musical sound as the train accelerated. It was quite literally music to my ears. As it turned out, the museum hadn't opened yet when we got there, so my father asked for directions to Rockefeller Center. A gentleman told him, "Take an AA to 59th and a D train to 47-50th." After lunch at that same Howard Johnson restaurant as the week before, we headed back to the museum, where we got an earful as a n/b R-10 Abbott ripped past in a blur of teal and white. You could see the southern end of the n/b platform fro inside the museum, as well as trains going by. On our way back to PABT, we raced a s/b B part of the way. I still remember the backlit Coney Island side signs on those old timers. |
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Posted by W.B. on Sat May 7 21:45:17 2022, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat May 7 08:32:04 2022. Wasn't one of the ends of #6494 later grafted onto one of the R-27's (#8217, I.I.N.M.), and if so when did that take effect? |
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Posted by 3-9 on Sun May 8 20:44:55 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat May 7 09:43:33 2022. You could see the southern end of the n/b platform fro inside the museum, as well as trains going by.Yeah, I remember how noisy the R-10s were when I was waiting on the platform for the local, as well as the doors leading directly from the museum to the n/b platform. Those doors are still there, but they're no longer open to the public. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Sun May 8 20:50:01 2022, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat May 7 08:32:04 2022. Was R-11 8010 ever able to work with the other R-11's, maybe when they were converted by the R-34 contract? |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun May 8 22:00:57 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by 3-9 on Sun May 8 20:44:55 2022. From inside that basement, n/b expresses would streak past since they were at full speed before 81st. |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun May 8 22:50:25 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by 3-9 on Sun May 8 20:44:55 2022. You would need a couple of pages to list all of those very convenient doors all over the system which are either locked or bricked over. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Sat May 14 04:24:53 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun May 8 22:50:25 2022. Or obliterated, like the S. Kleins entrance at Union Square, complete with its own neon sign. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Sat May 14 08:57:43 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by 3-9 on Sat May 14 04:24:53 2022. like this
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sat May 14 13:49:28 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by 3-9 on Sat May 14 04:24:53 2022. And A&S in Brooklyn. The entire culture (style?) of convenient connections to destinations, underground walkways (no rainno snow, no traffric lights) has been ruined by the creation of the homeless and the use of these areas as public bathrooms. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Fri May 20 10:41:34 2022, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 7, posted by Avid Reader on Sat May 14 08:57:43 2022. Ayup, that's the one! |
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