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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Sep 8 09:40:21 2019 Tuscarora Almanac – September 8, 1941 – The Book of Last Runs Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis Railroad Service is discontinued on the last remaining interurban line between Indianapolis and Seymour, Indiana. Source: “Ohio Valley Trolleys In Color”, (Morning Sun Books / 2007) by Mr. Edward A. Ridolph Tuscarora Almanac – September 8, 1947 – The Book of Last Runs Brooklyn, New York New York City Board of Transportation BMT Division The last trolley car departs from the East New York Depot at Broadway and Jamaica Avenue. This depot was served by the following routes at one time or another; 2-Bergen Street 3-Sumner-Sackett 7-Tompkins Avenue 24-Broadway 25-Fulton Street 27-Jamaica Avenue 53-Metropolitan Avenue Source: New York Division Bulletin /August 1965, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac – September 8, 1956 – The Book of First and Last Runs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Transportation Company Route 42 Chestnut and Walnuts Street is converted from streetcar to bus operation. Source: “Pennsylvania Trolleys in Color”, Volume II (Morning Sun Books /1998) by Mr. William D. Volkmer Tuscarora Almanac – September 8, 1958 – The Book of First Runs Rockaway, New York New York City Transit Authority Rockaway Division Night time Rockaway Shuttles begins “Round-Robin” operation. These trains will run from Euclid Avenue to Rockaway Park, change ends and run to Far Rockaway via Hammels Wye and then change ends again and run back to Euclid Avenue. Source: New York Division Bulletin / October 1968 Tuscarora Almanac - September 8, 1989 - The Book of Last Runs Rockaway Park, Queens, New York New York City Transit Authority IND Division The following entry was prepared and written by Mr.William A.Padron and is included here with his kind permission. This Date In NYC Transit History: Friday, September 8, 1989 [25 years ago]... As best it can be determined, the last known recorded run of R-10 cars in regular passenger service was on that date mentioned above. It was said that the final train was the 7:36am put-in from Rockaway Park Yard, and the consist of the cars were n/#3209-3157-2961-3159-3181-3169-3008-3168/s. At that time, and due to a Con Ed asbestos problem along the IND 8th Avenue line at 50th Street, "C" service only operated as far north as 34th Street-Penn Station. There was said be an observation of this same R-10 train on Friday, September 15, 1989, but there was no further detail or confirmation if it was in actual passenger service, or simply being transferred from yard to another for disposal as scrap. The "C" line assignment sheet during the full week of September 11-15, 1989 did not list any R-10's at all. (Source: The "Bulletin", New York Division, Electric Railroaders' Association, October 1989 issue.) -William A. Padron ["(C) 8 Avenue Local"] Tuscarora Almanac - September 8, 2001 - The Book of First Runs Manhattan, New York New York City Transit Authority IND Division This is the first day of operation of the "V" Queens - 6th Avenue Local. Regular service on the "V" will not begin until December 17 however the new service plan was in operation for fifteen hours today as a test of the new schedules. Source: New York Division Bulletin / December 2001 Tuscarora Almanac – September 8, 2018 – The Book of First Runs Manhattan, New York New York City Transit Authority IRT Division The Cortlandt Street station on the IRT South Ferry line re-opens after having been closed since September 11, 2001. The station and about one thousand feet of tunnel were destroyed with the collapse of the Word Trade Center Towers. The line itself re-opened on August 31, 2002 restoring service between Chambers Street and South Ferry stations. Cortlandt Street remained closed due to ongoing construction at the WTC site. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Sep 8 10:40:43 2019, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for September 8, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Sep 8 09:40:21 2019. Another last run occurred today in 1957, although it might have been on the 7th, since September 8 was a Sunday in '57.Service on the northern half of Chicago's lone remaining streetcar route, #22 Clark-Wentworth, was discontinued. Green Hornet 7158 made the last run. After this date, the southern half along Wentworth Ave. soldiered on until June 21, 1958. Streetcars began looping at Kinzie, at which point they turned southward along Clark At. Buses had been substituting for streetcars on weekends along this route since 1954. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Sep 8 21:54:50 2019, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for September 8, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Sep 8 09:40:21 2019. I'm surprised the 30th anniversary of the final arten didn't attract more attention on here. |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Mon Sep 9 10:30:38 2019, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for September 8, posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Sep 8 21:54:50 2019. Only the New York Transit Museum's social medias pages, such as on Facebook, that they mentioned it there.New York Transit Museum on Facebook. -William A. Padron ["IND"] |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Sep 9 20:56:01 2019, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for September 8, posted by William A. Padron on Mon Sep 9 10:30:38 2019. Farewell to the Thunderbirds aka Thundering Herd. |
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Posted by jan k. lorenzen on Mon Sep 9 21:36:36 2019, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for September 8, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Sep 9 20:56:01 2019. The Thunderbirds may have been named so for the volume of noise they made while operating at speed. Especially with their famous ten sided wheels (replacing the older eight sided wheels). They were the oldest cars in service when I moved here 40 years ago. Rode them when ever I had the chance. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Sep 10 18:58:53 2019, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for September 8, posted by jan k. lorenzen on Mon Sep 9 21:36:36 2019. That's exactly why they were nicknamed, Thunderbirds. As I said, whe n I rode on them regularly in the late 60s, they weren't nearly as loud inside, but you got quite an earful if you were standing on the n/b platform at 81st and an Abbott ripped past at full speed. |
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