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Tuscarora Almanac for June 12

Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Fri Jun 12 10:37:24 2026



Tuscarora Almanac for June 12


1905 – from The Book of First Runs

The First Subway is extended along Broadway from Fulton Street to Wall Street.


2009 – from The Book of Last Runs

This will be the last day of revenue service for the slant-ended R-40's. The final run left 207th Street as an "A" train at 7:52 PM and arrived at Far Rockaway at 9:30 PM. The consist was (n) 4425-4, 4415-4, 4398-9, 4257-6 and 4433-2 (s).

Credit:1) Thanks to Mr. Brian Camacho for much of this information.
2) New York Division Bulletin /August 2009, article by Mr. George Chiasson
3) Well known sub-chat poster R-33WF was a passenger on this train.

Larry, RedbirdR33


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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 12

Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Fri Jun 12 21:34:14 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for June 12, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Fri Jun 12 10:37:24 2026.

I believe the late Wayne aka Mr. Slant R-40 was there, too. He was sad to see them go.

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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 12

Posted by gbs on Sat Jun 13 03:45:22 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for June 12, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Fri Jun 12 10:37:24 2026.


This will be the last day of revenue service for the slant-ended R-40's

All car classes look tired and worn out at the end of their life, but the slant-40s were especially unfortunate:











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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 12

Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat Jun 13 08:21:51 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for June 12, posted by gbs on Sat Jun 13 03:45:22 2026.

They were a worthy successor to the R-10s on the Abbott.

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