BusTalk

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An interesting note on PSNJ's semis.............

Some of the semis were originally built as single-ened cars, with open rear platforms enclosed by folding gates.

Though all were later rebuilt as double-ended cars, some remained single-ended cars until retirement.

However, all evenyually had the open rear platforms enclosed.

The cars that remained single-ended, had rebuilt rear platforms that resembled a streamlined railroad observation car.

Seats were installed on the serear platforms.

The last ran in late 1937, assigned to the HUDSON/BERGEN Inter-divisional "PALISADE" line, which was converted in late 1938.

In this very rare circa-1920 photo, we see a single-ended 1600-series car using the turntable at the 14th Street Ferry Terminal in Hoboken.

Note the conductor standing on the rear p;atform.

This was the only turntable on the PS system; the track layout here was later changed to two stub tracks, anda crossover.....

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?116999

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

"NYO"

['WEST HOBOKEN"]

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On this day in 1935.........

The Newark City Subway (today's Newark Light Rail) opened between Broad Street (today Military Park) and Heller Parkway; the line was built as a conduit for suburban streetcars heading downtown.

Service was extended to Penn Station in 1937, and to Franklin Avenue in 1940.

The last of the connecting subway-surface lines was converted to buses in 1952...........

"NYO"

["SUBWAY CAR-SAVE TIME AND PARKING"]

[Cyberider]

Nice that it's managed to continue to exist so long without the connecting surface rail lines. Too bad they didn't keep the PCC's, though.

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