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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Aug 15 09:02:29 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station 1872 – from The Book of First Runs Passenger service on the 9th Avenue El is extended one stop from Dey Street to Morris Street. The el structure was already intact as far as No. 107 Greenwich Street which was the location of a cable driving vault. 1889 – from The Book of First Runs The Fifth Avenue El in Brooklyn is extended from 9th Street to 25th Street. 1908 – from The Book of First Runs The Hudson & Manhattan Railroad opens the 9th Street station on the 6th Avenue Line. 1994 – from The Book of Wrecks A southbound "B" train derails on the West End Line south of the 38th Street Tunnel. The consist of the train was (s) 4157-6, 4387-6, 4291-0, 4261-0, 4267-6. (All R-40's) Car 4260 was badly damaged with its side ripped open. 4260's nose and number plates went to the repair of 4461, the Willy B R40M Car that T/O Gibson was in when he was killed. 4461 was to return as a rebuilt 4260. The R40 Slant's original body was scrapped. Stef added the following: Car 4260's return to service never happened, and was sent to the FDNY Facility on Randall's Island. The Tuscarora Book of Forgotten Stations No. 21 – Chestnut Street Incline Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company The Chestnut Street Incline was a connection between BRT Lexington Avenue El and the Long Island Railroad. The connection was located just to the west of Crescent Street station on what we known today as the BMT Jamaica Line. It ran south a few blocks to a junction with the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). This permitted through operation of BRT and LIRR between the Rockaways and the Broadway Ferry. It was in use from July 17, 1898 to September 3, 1917. The original western terminus was at the East River at the Broadway Ferry Terminal. Service was extended across the Williamsburg Bridge to the Delancey Street Terminal (today’s Essex Street) on May 30, 1909 and finally to Chambers Street on August 4, 1913. There was also a short lived service between the BRT and Jamaica Station on the LIRR. This service began on October 4, 1889 and was discontinued on January 10, 1899. Source: ERA New York Division Bulletin / April 1968, article by Mr. David Rogoff Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station |
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Posted by Avid reader on Sat Aug 15 11:00:59 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Aug 15 09:02:29 2026.   .jpg&ehk=yS93xdKrugVWxNMR8CVwy%2br2Xf1VMn6NNTbday%2fZk%2fg%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station |
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Posted by Avid reader on Sat Aug 15 11:02:33 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Aug 15 09:02:29 2026. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Sat Aug 15 16:51:12 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Aug 15 09:02:29 2026. 4460/4665 became a pair and is still around.4461 crashed into 4664 on the Willy B. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station |
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Posted by murray1575 on Sat Aug 15 19:01:30 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Aug 15 09:02:29 2026. There was an automatic mechanism called the Boyd Adaptor that allowed the third rail shoes of trains traversing the incline to be adjusted as the BRT and LIRR used different third rail positioning clearances. Cars had to be properly equipped to use this route. This could have been one reason why the use of the incline was eventually discontinued. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sat Aug 15 19:17:42 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station, posted by murray1575 on Sat Aug 15 19:01:30 2026. This could have been one reason why the use of the incline was eventually discontinued.The PRR purchased the LIRR in 1900. The LIRR was independent before then. The LIRR lacked a direct entry into Manhattan. The BRT link at Chestnut over the WB and the link at Flatbush Ave over the BB provided direct Manhattan service. After the LIRR was purchased by the PRR, the East River tunnels provided that direct link. Any joint BRT operation would be viewed as supporting competition by the PRR. |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat Aug 15 21:41:47 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Sat Aug 15 16:51:12 2026. The oddest of odd couples.:) |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Mon Aug 17 15:42:00 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station, posted by Stephen Bauman on Sat Aug 15 19:17:42 2026. Did the LIRR trains that ran over the WillyB terminate at Canal St, or Chambers St? |
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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Aug 17 17:36:47 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 15 and a Forgotten Station, posted by Elkeeper on Mon Aug 17 15:42:00 2026. BRT trains rain over the WB and then transferred to the LIRR at Chestnut. They first terminated at Essex St and then at Chambers. |
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