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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Jun 18 08:39:31 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for June 18 1924 – from The Book of First Runs BMT “A” Type 2700 becomes the first subway car to enter the new 14th Street Subway. As built it was known as 14th Street-Eastern District Line and was isolated form the rest of the BMT system. A temporary track was laid in the street from the nearby Long Island Railroad Yard to Montrose Avenue station. A ramp was constructed over the Manhattan bound track. A cable winch was then used to lower the new cars into the subway. This arrangement lasted until 1928. 1954 – from The Book of Last Runs This is the last day for streetcar service in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Note: Light rail service returned to Minneapolis on June 20, 2004 with the opening of the Metro Blue Line. 1959 – from The Book of First Runs “A” and “B” Skip-Stop Service begins on the Jamaica Line. The service will be operating Manhattan-bound leaving from 168th Street-Jamaica from 7:06 to 8:24 AM. # 14 Broadway-Brooklyn Locals will make “B” and “AB” stops while # 15 Jamaica Expresses will make “A” and “AB” stops. # 14 168th Street 160th Street Sutphin Boluevard Queens Boulevard Metropolitan Avenue 102nd Street Elderts Lane Cypress Hills Norwood Avenue Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue Eastern Parkway #14 trains will then make all local stops to Canal Street. #15 168th Street Sutphin Boulevard 121st Street 111th Street Woodhaven Boulevard Forest Parkway Crescent Street Cleveland Street Eastern Parkway #15 trains will then run express stopping at Myrtle Avenue and Essex Street and then making all stops to Broad Street. 1965 – from The Book of Last Runs The LIRR no longer carries US Mail. The remaining RPO’s, numbered in the 4200 series will be scrapped. 1966 – from The Book of Last Runs This is the last day for trackless trolley service in Montreal, Quebec. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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