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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Sep 14 06:35:46 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for September 14 1964 –from The Book of First Runs The R-32 A "Brightliners" begin passenger service today on the "Q" Broadway-Brighton Express. The first train ran from Brighton Beach to 57 Street - 7th Avenue with cars (n) 3359-8, 3371-0, 3362-3 and 3364-5. After the General Overhaul Rebuilding of the late 1980’s the R-32 A’s and R-32’s were collectively classed as R-32 GOH or more simply R-32. When the contract was awarded to the Budd Company in 1963 for 600 stainless steel cars it was split into two separate orders. The first 300 cars were classed as “R-32 A”, road nos: 3350-3649. They were paid for by the City of New York. The second 300 cars were known as “R-32”, road nos: 3650-3949. They were paid for by bonds issued by the New York City Transit Authority. 1974 – from The Book of Last Runs This will be the last day in passenger service of the veteran Erie Railroad "Stillwell" coaches. They have spent the last several years assigned to the runs between Port Jervis and Hoboken. There is no Sunday service so final runs will occur on Saturday, September 14. There are two scheduled trains that day; the eastbound, No 70 which runs to Hoboken in the morning and the westbound, No 71 which returns to Port Jervis in the late afternoon. This morning No.70 came down with three E-8's 829, 816, 825 and fifteen coaches. No.70 ran back to Port Jervis with E-8 825 and two coaches. It then deadheaded back to Hoboken. Source: “Erie Lackawanna in Color” (Morning Sun Books / 1994) by Mr. Larry De Young Source: “Erie Lackawanna East” (Quadrant Press / 1975) by Mr. Karl R. Zimmerman 1979 – from The Book of First Runs The three restored BU Gate cars arrive at the Court Street Transit Museum in Brooklyn. The roster numbers are 1404 (motor), 1273 (trailer) and 1407 (motor). Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Avid reader on Mon Sep 14 07:27:20 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for September 14, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Sep 14 06:35:46 2026. Erie Railroad "Stillwell" coaches.
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Sep 14 15:22:03 2026, in response to Re: Tusca Almnc for Sept 14 Photo, posted by Avid reader on Mon Sep 14 07:27:20 2026. I have good memories of the Hoboken Terminal in the 1960's. The Lackawanna MU's dominated the station. The Erie Railroad's Stillwell coaches had a presence as well. There were also some Lackawanna Boonton Line coaches known as "Wyatt Earps". Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Sep 14 19:32:27 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for September 14, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Sep 14 06:35:46 2026. I read that the R-32s, although an eyecather with their bright, fluted stainless steel skin, were not well received at first. Because platform lengthening on the Brighton line was just getting started, they could only run in eight-car trains and were no match for the crowd-swallowing talent of the Triplexes. And far fewer seats than the Triplexes. |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Mon Sep 14 20:30:10 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for September 14, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Sep 14 19:32:27 2026. not comfortable end to end, but plenty of standee room. |
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Posted by Avid reader on Tue Sep 15 08:52:51 2026, in response to Re: Tusca Almnc for Sept 14 Photo, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Sep 14 15:22:03 2026. Lackawanna Boonton Line coaches known as "Wyatt Earps".
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Sep 15 10:28:50 2026, in response to Re: Tusca Almnc for Sept 14 Photo, posted by Avid reader on Tue Sep 15 08:52:51 2026. Thank you for the picture. I would like to know how they got the nickname "Wyatt Earp" cars. Wyatt Earp was a real person and he lived until 1929 but he lived out west. The Lackawanna was strictly a northeastern railroad. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Avid reader on Tue Sep 15 12:41:07 2026, in response to Re: Tusca Almnc for Sept 14 Photo, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Sep 15 10:28:50 2026. Lackawanna Boonton Line commuter coaches, commonly nicknamed "Wyatt Earp" cars due to their old-fashioned, Western-style open vestibules, were iconic steel commuter coaches used extensively on the DL&W Boonton Line and survive in museums and preserved railways today.Historical Context The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) ordered open vestibule commuter coaches in the 1910s specifically for the Boonton Line, a suburban commuter route out of Hoboken, New Jersey. Despite newer closed-vestibule designs becoming standard on other railroads around 1900, the DL&W deliberately retained the older open-vestibule layout for its frequent-stop commuter service, offering multiple entrances for rapid boarding and heating via steam systems RAILROAD.NET +1 . Because of their Western-looking open ends, these coaches later became known as “Wyatt Earp” cars, while also being referred to as Boonton coaches due to their heavy usage on the Boonton Branch Whippany Railway Museum +1 . They were all-steel construction but retained visual elements resembling 19th-century wooden coaches, like clerestory roofs, open windows, and traditional platform entrances Mid-Continent Railway Museum +1 . Surviving |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Sep 15 15:33:44 2026, in response to Re: Tusca Almnc for Sept 14 Photo, posted by Avid reader on Tue Sep 15 12:41:07 2026. Very interesting. Thank you for that. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Sep 15 19:13:43 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for September 14, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Mon Sep 14 20:30:10 2026. I liked them immediately when I rode on them for the first time on July 21 the following year. The clincher was the green backlit 57th St. side signs. |
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