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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Nov 7 09:26:17 2026 Tuscarora Almanac for November 7 1915 – from The Book of First Runs The massive Tunkhannock Viaduct is Nicholson, PA is opened for train service.. It is 2375 feet long and 240 feet high. It is located on the Main Line between Scranton and Binghamton. The viaduct remains in use today by the Norfolk Southern Railroad. 1952 – from The Book of Last Runs This is the last day for streetcar service in Yonkers, New York when the final runs were made on Route 7. Five days earlier on November 2 service had ended on Route 1,2, and 3 which had operated into the northern Bronx at 242nd Street and Broadway. 1956 – from The Book of First Runs The first train of R- 21's entered service on the IRT No 1 Broadway - 7th Avenue Express. 1963 – from The Book of Wrecks There was a collision today on the center tracks of the Dyckman Street (IND) Station resulting in severe damage to R-10's 3035 and 3135. Mr. William Padron reports that R-10’s :3035 and 3135 were damaged in the collision. A portion of 3035 was welded onto 3135's body. 3135 was returned to service, and renumbered as 3035. Original 3035 was scrapped (and remains of 3135). #3035 became the first R10 to be scrapped." 1980– from The Book of Wrecks A westbound Conrail freight train, OPSE-7, wrong-railing on track No. 2 collides with eastbound Amtrak train No.74, The Water Level Express near Dobbs Ferry station. The freight was operating under train orders against the current of traffic. It consists of three engines, 120 cars and a caboose. The lead unit was a General Electric B-23-7 No. 2806. The Amtrak train was a six car set of Rohr RTL Turboliners. The lead unit , No. 155 was badly damaged but eventually repaired. Over seventy passengers were injured. 2013 – from The Book of First Runs The first train of R-188's entered service today on the IRT No 7 Flushing Line. The consist was 7811 through 7821. 2016 – from The Book of First Runs One of the biggest revivals in Broadway history occurred today with the return of the “W” train between Astoria and Whitehall Street. The “W” had previously run from 2001 to 2010 when it was discontinued due to budget cuts. Also on this date the late night “R” shuttle between 95th Street and 36th Street, Brooklyn was extended to Whitehall Street. 2020 – from The Book of Last Runs Track 3 on the 42nd Street Shuttle is permanently taken out of service. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat Nov 7 10:20:10 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for November 7, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Nov 7 09:26:17 2026. And Fred could be heard yelling, "Yabba-dabba do! WIL-MAAAAAAA!!!!!":) |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sat Nov 7 11:53:57 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for November 7, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Nov 7 09:26:17 2026. I knew the engineer of OPSE-7 quite well. We met when we worked together at Oak Point. He used to charge me a 6 pack of Buds when I needed him to drive me home across the Triboro Bridge to Woodside.He survived that head on by jumping from the engine. Luckily he missed the 3d rail. He got a very big payday for that accident, hitting the RR lottery big time (but the hard way. That $$$ was no gift) Too bad he didn't live long enough to spend very much of it with alcohol and drugs seeing to that. |
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Posted by gbs on Sun Nov 8 00:18:05 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for November 7, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sat Nov 7 09:26:17 2026. The massive Tunkhannock Viaduct in Nicholson, PA is opened for train service.Historic video        
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun Nov 8 00:47:21 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for November 7, posted by gbs on Sun Nov 8 00:18:05 2026. Indeed an extraordinary bridge. I and companions were at the far south end in 1970 filming NKP 759 as she crossed. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Nov 8 07:46:10 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for November 7, posted by gbs on Sun Nov 8 00:18:05 2026. That bridge has Hell Gate Bridge beat by two years! It looks truly majestic.Some years ago, the Cedar Street Bridge in South Bend was replaced. It was also a reinforced concrete arch bridge spanning the St. Joseph River, but on a much smaller scale. It took a long time to demolish it; it was way overbuilt. Back then, if a structure was supposed to support, say, a thousand tons, it was built to support two thousand. |
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