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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Feb 3 09:14:41 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week 1946 – from The Book of Wrecks The Jersey Central Railroad Drawbridge No. 177 over the Hackensack River was struck by the collier "Jagger Seam". The two spans on the east end were knocked into the river. This permanently ended service direct service between Jersey City and Newark. Source: “Jersey Central Facilities in Color”, Volume 1(Morning Sun Books /2014) by Mr. Joel Rosenbuam and Mr.Tom Gallo 1958 – from The Book of First Runs Multis are tested in service on the No. 7 Franklin Avenue Shuttle. They are withdrawn by February 9. 1959 – from The Book of Wrecks A single engine prop plane known as a Beechcraft 35 Bonanza crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa killing the pilot, Roger Peterson and the three passengers; Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson a/k/a “The Big Bopper”. The date became known as “The Day the Music Died and was immortalized by Don McLean in his song “American Pie”. - 1964 – from The Book of Last Runs The crossovers on the Lexington Avenue Line south of 110th Street station are taken out of service. At one time they had been used to turn the Pelham Shuttle trains. 1978 – from The Book of First Runs WMATA’s Red Line is extended from Rhode Island Avenue to Brookland-CUA. 1998 – from The Book of Wrecks There was a collision in the IRT 239th Street Yard between a No. 2 layup train and a No. 4 wash train. The consist of the No. 2 train was (n) 8980-1, 9152-3, 8913-2, 8832-3 and 9155-4. The consist of the No. 4 train was (n) 1395-4-3-2-1, 1396-7-8-9-1400. The R-33’s bore the brunt of the wreck. 8980-1, 9152-3 and 8913-2 were badly damaged and will be scrapped. Tuscarora Train of the Week No. 10 New York City Board of Transportation Independent Subway System Rt. EE Queens-8th Avenue-Brooklyn Local Service Period: April 24, 1937 – June 30, 1937 The IND Queens Line was extended from Union Turnpike to 169th Street, Jamaica on April 24, 1937. The following service changes were put into effect. “E” and “EE” trains would operate between 169th Street and Church Avenue via the Houston Street Line and the Rutgers Street Tunnel. “E” trains would run during rush hours and operate over the express tracks of the Queens Boulevard Line between Forest Hills and Queens Plaza. “EE” trains would operate during non-rush hours and make all local stops. The Crosstown Line was extended from Nassau Avenue to Bergen Street on July 1, 1937. “GG” train would now operate at all times between Forest Hills and Smith Street as locals on Queens Boulevard. Accordingly the “EE” was discontinued on June 30, 1937 and the “E” would run at all times as a Queens Express. Postscript: Thirty years later the “EE” was recalled from the Home for Forgotten Subway Route for an encore performance. This “new EE” ran between Forest Hills and Whitehall Street via the Broadway subway. It was covered in detail in the Orphans of Chrystie Street series. Sources: “Fifty Years of Millions” / article / Electric Railroads Magazine No. 23 / October 1954 “Independent Subway and IND Division Service History” / article by Mr. Bernard Linder / ERA New York Division Bulletins October and December 1968. Larry, Redbirdr33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week |
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Posted by zac on Tue Feb 3 12:53:11 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Feb 3 09:14:41 2026. When they constructed the Smith St line they made a big mistake in the way the tracks were configured, limiting operation to what it still is today.They knew that running expresses there would never work and right from the beginning used Smith/9th St as a terminal stop, with trains crossing over on the express tracks, thus eliminating them from through service. They also created a slow merge at Bergen, so that Manhattan trains were the ones that had to merge/diverge from the local tracks. Running Crosstown as the only local didn't work because it bypassed all the busy stations, as they discovered post-Chrystie. Maybe it would've been better to have the express tracks connect directly to Crosstown, and the local tracks to Manhattan, but that would be the opposite of Queens. Run the Crosstown as an express from Church Ave, nobody would complain, and some Manhattan riders would use it to gain a few minutes maybe. Anyway, the Smith/Culver viaduct is one of the biggest wastes of the IND. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Feb 3 13:17:02 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week, posted by zac on Tue Feb 3 12:53:11 2026. It wasn't a mistake any more than the QB line was. The QB had only the GG as the local before 1955, and even after that it was the only off peak local until 1987.The people at the local stops complained because they were used to having direct service, which they then lost in 1968. Smith/9th was a turnaround point because I assume they couldn't terminate both trains at Church and didn't bother to extend the Crosstown after 1954, until 1968. Had the South Brooklyn line been longer from the 1930s, then the GG local and D/F express might have been the norm. We know now that the IND plan of having Brooklyn/Queens locals not go to Manhattan was a failure. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week |
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Posted by randyo on Tue Feb 3 18:08:53 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Feb 3 09:14:41 2026. What’s intersting about the IND Smith St Line is that unlike certain other streets like Church St and Houston St in Manhattan where buildings on one side of the street were demolished to allow those streets to be widened to permit construction of a full single level 4 track subway, the same was not done on Smith St. Id buildings on one side of the street had been demolished, then a full width 4 track single level subway6 could have been built with Bergen St as a 4 track 2 island platform station allowing cross platform transfers between the Crosstown locals and the Manhattan expresses. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Feb 3 19:02:09 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Feb 3 13:17:02 2026. Big oopsie there! |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week |
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Posted by zac on Tue Feb 3 21:48:20 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for February 3 and a Train of the Week, posted by randyo on Tue Feb 3 18:08:53 2026. Or maybe better would have been a 2 level station with island platforms for each direction and a crossover that opened up to a single lever after Carroll St to go up to Smith/9th where they had to clear space for the viaduct anyway. |
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