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Of interest........

While watching "World News"on ABC on this historic evening I was particularly interested in footage showing a convoy of "highway coach"-type buses carrying f ...

Cyberider;'

Good response.

Regarding street trackage, recall the extensive conduit networks in New York and in DC.

Though overhead wires were eliminated, any sort of maintainence (especially ...

Recalling the long-defunct Long Beach lone, the very last vestige of the once-vast, far-flung "Red Car" empire.............

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach_Line

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Historical trivia.........

In 1957, a set of the iconic "Q" cars had a one-day "stint" on the "Frankie", running in test service to see if they ...

And I don't know if this is true or not, as I saw an image on YouTube of it (and they're known now to use "AI" for a lot of their images); but apparently, R-211's are beginning to run on the ...

W.B.:

Appreciate the info on the SIR's "toid rail"; figured you'd be the man to go to for the 'low down"........ Wink

"NYO"

["SIR"]

And I don't know if this is true or not, as I saw an image on YouTube of it (and they're known now to use "AI" for a lot of their images); but apparently, R-211's are beginning to run on the ...

W.B.:

Quick question.......

Obviously, the sleek, new R-211 "Staten Island Rattlers" are using the same "toid rail" used by the now-retired, iconic "Fordy-Fours"; h ...

W.B.:

Which, back in 1933, would have been TARS and NY Railways......

"NYO"

["NEW YORK RAILWAYS"]

W.B.:

Thanks for the correction! Wink

Well, you already know "what's what"......(!!) Wink

"NYO"

W.B.L

You noticed that, as well? (another WELL-TRAINED eye!)

The IND's "new" Rockaway line was indeed but "reclaiming" a former "El-Ey-Double-Are" route, one that a ...

W.B.:

EXCELLENT commentary, my friend! Wink

(history repeating itself!)

Just thinking..........

Way, way, waaaaaayyy back in the dsay, IF a Yankee fan displayed both arrogance AND super ...

Further...........

NYW&B (service ended 1937)

IER (service ended 1940)

NWP (service ended 1941)

There IS a chance that, had these three electric railways survived into at least 1942, t ...

Broad Channel, according to Eyewitness News at 11, is under "high alert" for the next two high tide cycles; if subway service to the Rockaways is affected, I would not be ar all surprised... ...

No wonder the Tottenville station (the southermost rail station in New York state) is so vunerable during times of high tides during nor'easters, and storms in general............

https://www.nycsu ...