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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Mar 23 10:08:22 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 1940 – from The Book of First Runs The first R-9’s are placed in service. They are part of a 153 car order. Cars 1650-1701 are built by the American Car and Foundry Company. Cars 1702-1802 are built by the Pressed Steel Car Company. 1950 from The Book of Last Runs The IRT Westchester Avenue Branch is taken out of service. This line connected the 3rd Avenue El station at 149th Street with the West Farms Line at Jackson Avenue. Since 1946 it has only been used for non-revenue moves. 1956 – from The Book of Last Runs The Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company discontinues service on the Strafford Branch of the Norristown Line. 1957 – from The Book of Last Runs Most Erie Railroad rush hour commuter trains are shifted from the Pavonia Avenue Terminal in Jersey City to the Hoboken Terminal of the Lackawanna Railroad. Non-Rush hour and through (long distance) passenger trains had been operating out of Hoboken since October 13, 1956. The only trains still serving the Pavonia Avenue Terminal are those of the Northern Branch and the Susquehanna Railroad. 1968 – from The Book of First Runs The first train of R-40's entered service today on the "F" Line. The consist was (s) 4351-0, 4359-8, 4352-3 and 4354-5. 1981 – from The Book of Service Changes The Lenox Avenue Line will be closed at nights and on weekend for about a year to repair the tunnel floor. No. 2 trains will run on the Lexington Avenue Line during these times and No. 3 trains will terminate at 110th Street-Lenox Avenue. Shuttle bus service will also be provided 2023 – from The Book of First Runs PATH begins operation of nine car trains on the Newark to World Trade Center Line. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Mar 23 12:34:09 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Mar 23 10:08:22 2026. Re: R1/9.Most were Westinghouse, many with 4 digits were GE. Does anyone have a breakdown of the GE car numbers? Just curious. |
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[PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Mar 23 12:38:21 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Mar 23 10:08:22 2026. The IRT Westchester Avenue Branch is taken out of service. This line connected the 3rd Avenue El station at 149th Street with the West Farms Line at Jackson Avenue. Since 1946 it has only been used for non-revenue moves. This should be it aka the Bergen Cutoff 
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Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by zac on Mon Mar 23 14:33:06 2026, in response to [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Mar 23 12:38:21 2026. No that's not right. The Bergen Cutoff is what made the Westchester Ave branch superfluous.In this pic you can see the Westchester branch rising above the current 2/5 tracks.  And in this pic you can see the pillars that supported the Bergen Cutoff. The Bergen Cutoff was actually a branch off the Second Ave El before it merged with the 3rd Ave El and ran on the upper level I believe. When the 2nd Ave El was discontinued they continued running trains from Freeman on 3rd Ave. Why Freeman? I have no idea.  I saw a pic posted here once of how the Bergen cutoff branched off the upper level Westchester Ave branch. |
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Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Mar 23 17:30:56 2026, in response to [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Mar 23 12:38:21 2026. Bill: That is a picture of the Bergen Avenue Cutoff, now the Westchester Avenue Branch. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Mar 23 18:51:27 2026, in response to Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Mar 23 17:30:56 2026. Thanks for the correction.Bill M. |
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Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by gbs on Mon Mar 23 22:59:10 2026, in response to Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by zac on Mon Mar 23 14:33:06 2026. the Bergen cutoff branched off the upper level Westchester Ave branch Yes. This video shows everything, including the view from the front of a south-bound train that had left Jackson Av as it approaches the Westchester branch interlocking, takes the Westchester branch, then branches off onto the Bergen cutoff. The Bergen Cutoff is what made the Westchester Ave branch superfluous I don't know about superfluous, because the two routes did different things. The Bergen Cutoff bypassed the 149 St station, while the rest of the Westchester branch connected to the 149 St station. It seems that both arrangements were useful. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by gbs on Mon Mar 23 23:10:00 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Mar 23 10:08:22 2026. The first train of R-40's entered service today on the "F" Line 
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Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by zac on Tue Mar 24 09:06:57 2026, in response to Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by gbs on Mon Mar 23 22:59:10 2026. I hadn't seen that video but it confirms what little I know about this. It was built because the original Westchester Ave branch was an at grade crossing and crosses all the 3rd Ave tracks at 149th. You can see in the video that this bypass only crosses the express track, which is a single track descending to 149th St and only operated in the direction of traffic of course. The video also confirms it was 2nd Ave trains that used it. When 2nd Ave was torn down, it continued to be used for 3rd Ave trains in their place. I don't know which trains would've used the Westchester Ave branch, if any. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Tue Mar 24 16:52:10 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Mar 23 10:08:22 2026. When the Bergen cutoff was closed in 1946, only 5 five-car Composites ran southbound in the AM Rush. The PM Rush was also ran with 5 Composites. I am assuming that a few more trains operated when the Cutoff was opened in 1916. Does anyone know how many trains operated when it first opened? |
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Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Mar 24 17:36:48 2026, in response to Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by zac on Tue Mar 24 09:06:57 2026. The Westchester connection was used from 1904 until the Bergen cutoff was put in service, and afterwards only for equipment moves or for layups. From 1904 to 1905 it was the only connection to Westchester Ave because the el opened before the subway connection at 149th. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Mar 24 17:47:21 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by Elkeeper on Tue Mar 24 16:52:10 2026. Does anyone know how many trains operated when it first opened? Mike: I do have a 1938 time-table which shows trains leaving Freeman Street from 6:28 to 8:34 AM, Monday through Saturday. They ran on a ten minute headway so I would guess about fourteen or so trains. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by zac on Tue Mar 24 18:24:19 2026, in response to Re: [PHOTO] Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Mar 24 17:36:48 2026. Thanks, that's what I'd have thought. The Bergen cutoff lasted all of 30 years. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23 |
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Posted by randyo on Wed Mar 25 00:20:56 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 23, posted by Elkeeper on Tue Mar 24 16:52:10 2026. According to an old timer I worked with who started as a C/R on the 2nd Ave el, 2nd Ave expresses ran only 5 car trains due to platform lengths while 3rd Ave expresses were able to run 7 car trains. |
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