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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Fri Oct 30 07:43:59 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for October 30 1968 – from The Book of First Runs The first train of Jersey Arrow I electric multiple unit cars entered service today on the Penn Central Mainline from Trenton to New York. 1970 – from The Book of Last Runs This is the last day for trackless trolley service in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1971 – from The Book of Last Runs SEPTA closes the former Red Arrow Shops at Llanerch, PA. Maintenance for the Media and Sharon Hill rail lines equipment will now be done at the 69th Street Shops of the Market-Frankford Line. 1978 – from The Book of Special Runs Museum Lo-V Motors 5443 and 5483 were on display at the Bowling Green station on the unused shuttle track. They are painted in a “Tuscan Red” paint scheme with orange window sashes. This marks the start of the celebrations for the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the subway system. 2002 – from The Book of First Runs The Long Island Railroad placed the first train of M-7 electric multiple unit cars in service today on the Long Beach Line. The consist was (W) 7015-6, 7011-2, 7013-4. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Avid reader on Fri Oct 30 10:22:09 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for October 30, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Fri Oct 30 07:43:59 2026. 75th Anniversary of the opening of the subway.I STILL HAVE THOSE APECIAL TOKENS from back then. |
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Posted by AlM on Fri Oct 30 15:14:19 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for October 30, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Fri Oct 30 07:43:59 2026. This is the last day for trackless trolley service in Winnipeg, Manitoba.I'm puzzled. Trackless trolleys seemed to have a popular phase. Obviously they are much more flexible in getting around stuck cars than rail based trolleys. But why have they gotten phased out? IIRC Seattle was still phasing IN trackless trolleys in the late 1970s. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Fri Oct 30 19:42:26 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 30, posted by Avid reader on Fri Oct 30 10:22:09 2026. I have one of those tokens, too. |
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Posted by zac on Sat Oct 31 09:55:33 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 30, posted by AlM on Fri Oct 30 15:14:19 2026. Trackless trolleys in Seattle and San Fran were good on the hills, probably the reason they kept them. In the late 70s, Seattle rebuilt its network and got modern equipment to run. I think they still use them. I was riding my bike one time on Capital Hill and almost got hit by one because I didn't hear it behind me as they were pretty much silent. |
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Posted by jackson Park B Train on Sat Oct 31 14:35:15 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 30, posted by zac on Sat Oct 31 09:55:33 2026. fun story. late Sen Feinstein once complained to a Muni meetings about the unsightliness of TC wires. A persin at the meeting kindly pointed out that the energy came from a city owned dam rather than an oil co. selling diesel fuel. Math won. |
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Posted by gbs on Sat Oct 31 21:24:55 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 30, posted by AlM on Fri Oct 30 15:14:19 2026. Maintaining the network of overhead wires must have been a nightmare, not to mention how unsightly they were. I remember seeing them in Brooklyn near Flatbush & Atlantic. The wires had to accommodate the busses that were going straight and the busses that were turning. |
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Posted by jackson Park B Train on Sat Oct 31 21:39:06 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 30, posted by gbs on Sat Oct 31 21:24:55 2026. Unsightly?? Quiet, no smog, free electricity from the Hetch Hetchy dam in the Sierras. |
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Posted by zac on Mon Nov 2 09:51:56 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 30, posted by gbs on Sat Oct 31 21:24:55 2026. I remember the kids hanging off the bumpers when I rode one of the routes from Empire and Flatbush, either the 47 or 48. One went up Franklin, the other Kingston, but they were called the Tompkins and Lorimer lines. Not sure which was which. |
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