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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Oct 14 14:47:03 2025 Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 1946 – from The Book of First Runs Express service begins on the IRT Pelham Line between East 177th Street and 3rd Avenue with a stop at Hunts Point Avenue. The trains are referred to as “Local-Expresses”. 1949 – from The Book of Last Runs This is the last day of operation for the BMT Q-Types on the Flushing Line. 1950 – from The Book of Last Runs Wilkes-Barre, PA converts its last two streetcar lines to trackless trolley operation. 1980 – from The Book of First Runs The New Jersey Transit Corporation takes over the bus and light rail lines of Transport of New Jersey. 1981 – from The Book of Last Runs The Aqueduct Special is discontinued. It had run for the spring meet but was not renewed for the fall meet which began on October 14. Trains had displayed route letter “S”. 1990 – from The Book of Last Runs The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation closes the former H&M Henderson Street Yard in Jersey City. It is replaced by a major maintenance facility in Harrison, NJ. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by murray1575 on Thu Oct 16 10:57:46 2025, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Oct 14 14:47:03 2025. The 6 Pelham line is one of the two three track elevated lines which actually operate express service. The other of course is the 7 Flushing line which started operating express service in 1939 after the Willets Point station was rebuilt to serve the 1939-40 Worlds Fair. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Oct 16 11:26:08 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by murray1575 on Thu Oct 16 10:57:46 2025. At one time the White Plains Road and Jerome Ave lines had middle track express service. Also the Broadway/Jamaica line still operates express rush hr direction service AFAIK |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by murray1575 on Thu Oct 16 12:54:44 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by murray1575 on Thu Oct 16 10:57:46 2025. I forgot about the West Farms line which has peak direction 5 express service between 149th St-3rd Avenue and East 180th St. during rush hours. At one time the trains ran express all the way up to Gun Hill Road but it was cut back to give more passengers a one seat ride on the 5 line without changing trains. The three track lines were built because the streets below were too narrow for a four track elevated structure. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Thu Oct 16 13:18:55 2025, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Oct 14 14:47:03 2025. The Aqueduct Special by 1981 was redundant. The JFK Express began stopping at Aqueduct and people looking for Aqueduct got a coupon valid for free grandstand admission that offset some of the extra fare. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Oct 16 14:36:51 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by Wallyhorse on Thu Oct 16 13:18:55 2025. It's hard to believe that the Aqueduct Special has been gone for over 40 years. The JFK Express has been gone for over 30. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Oct 16 14:38:45 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by murray1575 on Thu Oct 16 10:57:46 2025. Murray: There is express service on the underground section of the Jerome Avenue Line between 149th Street and 125th Street. Also several late morning trains run express from 167th Street to Burnside Avenue via the middle track. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Thu Oct 16 14:44:32 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Oct 16 14:36:51 2025. Yeah, but now you got the (A) except overnights running express in Brooklyn, which makes it difficult at best to run the JFK Express nowadays. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by AlM on Thu Oct 16 14:55:31 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Oct 16 14:36:51 2025. The JFK Express has been gone for over 30.It probably saved minimal minutes relative to the regular A express. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by AlM on Thu Oct 16 14:57:46 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Oct 16 14:38:45 2025. Both of which are being run only for the convenience of subway operations, of course, and not actually for the real purpose of saving passengers any time. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Oct 16 17:08:23 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by murray1575 on Thu Oct 16 12:54:44 2025. You also forgot the Broadway elevated in Brooklyn which has express service between Myrtle and Marcy. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by Pelham Exp on Thu Oct 16 17:28:54 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by AlM on Thu Oct 16 14:57:46 2025. Same with the 5 Bronx express from 149st to 180st after am rush hour then off to Gun Hill Rd via white Plains Road for a layup to 239st Yard |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Oct 16 18:55:49 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Oct 16 11:26:08 2025. Yep, Curly and sZemp trains run express between Myrtle Ave. and Marcy Ave. in the peak direction. Then there's the 5, which runs express in the Bronx in the peak direction. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Oct 16 18:57:47 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by Wallyhorse on Thu Oct 16 14:44:32 2025. Quite true, Back when the JFK Express ran, it had the Fulton St. express tracks all to itself except during rush hours. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14 |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Oct 16 19:49:00 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by AlM on Thu Oct 16 14:55:31 2025. What was a killer to the service was the change for the terminal shuttle bus at Howard Beach. Lugging all your luggage off the trin then back on a bus was a big dealbreaker |
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Posted by zac on Thu Oct 16 20:22:26 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Oct 16 19:49:00 2025. And yet so many people think nothing of getting on a shuttle bus to the rental cars in so many airports. |
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Posted by Dan on Sat Oct 18 14:33:17 2025, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for October 14, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Oct 14 14:47:03 2025. 'The Aqueduct Special is discontinued'.My late great-uncle (born in 1899) was an old school NYC horse player. He lived on the lower east side and took the Aqueduct Special to the track into the early 1970s. He said the train was filled with characters and reeked of cigar smoke. The floor would end up covered in discarded newspapers. Rough crowd from a different era. LOL! |
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