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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Apr 13 10:00:33 2025 Tuscarora Almanac for April 13 1936 – from The Book of First Runs The Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Company, Ardmore & Llanerch Street Railway and the Philadelphia & Garrettford Street Railway are merged into a single entity to be known as the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company. A year later this company began using the trade name “Red Arrow Lines”. Source: Springirth, Kenneth C Philadelphia Electrified Rail Line in Color (2016), Morning Sun Books 1985 – from The Book of Last Runs The northern terminus of the BMT Jamaica Avenue Line is cut back from Queens Boulevard to 121 Street at about 5:00 AM. The stations at Queens Boulevard and Metropolitan Avenue are closed and will be torn down. The Q-49 Jamaica Avenue Limited bus will be extended to 121st Street. 1986 – from The Book of First Runs The first train of R-68's begins test service today on the "D" train. The consist is (n) 2506-2508-2509-2504-2501-2505-2502-2510. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Apr 13 13:52:28 2025, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Apr 13 10:00:33 2025. They sure took their sweet time dismantling that abandoned el segment. It was still largely intact when I drove along Jamaica Ave. in October of 1988. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Sun Apr 13 14:21:56 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Apr 13 13:52:28 2025. They sure took their sweet time dismantling that abandoned el segment. It was still largely intact when I drove along Jamaica Ave. in October of 1988.Exactly. I remember summer 1987 taking the B53 bus from Ridgewood to Sutphin to catch the LIRR. The structure ended right there. It was cool seeing the old stations still intact for awhile. Especially Metropolitan Ave. |
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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Mon Apr 14 00:27:34 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Apr 13 13:52:28 2025. I think it was up until 1991? |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Apr 14 11:48:07 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by BILLBKLYN on Mon Apr 14 00:27:34 2025. I remember they had to shut down the LIRR between NYP & Jamaica for a weekend to allow the take down of the structure that went over their ROW |
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Posted by AlM on Mon Apr 14 12:50:44 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Apr 14 11:48:07 2025. Heh. What could have gone wrong? :) |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Apr 14 13:57:34 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by AlM on Mon Apr 14 12:50:44 2025. Maybe something like this?? |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Apr 14 14:11:55 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Apr 14 13:57:34 2025. Jim: When was this photo taken? Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Apr 14 17:08:00 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Apr 14 14:11:55 2025. It was in 1963. At the time they were constructing the "missing link" of the BQE. Originally the BQE for some unknown reason construction stopped and the BQE dead ended at Queens Blvd between 65th Place and 68th st. All traffic was forced exited at Broadway & 69th St.They were building an overpass carrying the LIRR in addition to punching thru a hill that was there to connect with the BQE section south of Queens Blvd that was in service. They wanted to have this in service for the upcoming Worlds Fair. At the site there was a huge crane in place that collapsed just at the wrong time when a westbound was coming thru. It tore right thru the double decker, peeling it back like a beer can. AFAIK there was only one fatality, the engineer. |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Apr 15 07:20:06 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Apr 14 17:08:00 2025. Thank you Jim. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Apr 15 18:15:10 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by BILLBKLYN on Mon Apr 14 00:27:34 2025. Demolition began in fall 1990. The last section over the LIRR mainline was removed by April 1991.Unfortunately I have lost my souvenier light fixture from Queens Blvd i took when I "investigated" the abandoned segment in 1987. |
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Posted by Handbrake on Tue Apr 15 18:43:20 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Apr 14 14:11:55 2025. Interesting, six tracks on the main line to Ozone Park on the old LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch. |
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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Tue Apr 15 21:02:01 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Apr 15 18:15:10 2025. I remember it over the Van Wyck at that time frame.I knee it was abandoned by the mid 80s. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Apr 16 08:38:29 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by BILLBKLYN on Tue Apr 15 21:02:01 2025. Hey it took em 10 years before they demolished the Culver shuttle. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Apr 16 09:53:29 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Apr 16 08:38:29 2025. I guess there wasn't much of a demand for scrap iron back then. |
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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Wed Apr 16 11:59:54 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Apr 16 08:38:29 2025. Another structure I remember well, and rode on. |
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Posted by murray1575 on Wed Apr 16 17:52:33 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by Handbrake on Tue Apr 15 18:43:20 2025. The westbound Rockaway Beach Branch track was left in for some years after the branch south of White Pot Junction was abandoned. I remember seeing trains stacked up there in the late afternoon waiting to go into NYP for rush hour service. There was no West Side Yard in those days so trains had to be run light back out to yards as far away as Babylon after the morning rush and brought back in for the evening rush. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Fri Apr 18 13:51:46 2025, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for April 13, posted by murray1575 on Wed Apr 16 17:52:33 2025. What kind of moves were done to put those cars in place, any ideas? |
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