BusTalk

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W.B.:

I would gather that you used this facility to board "The Hound"during your "Shik-aga" visit.......

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

["GO GREYHOUND"]

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On this day in 1941..........

The Dyre Avenue line begins shuttle operation between Dyre Avenue and the former "Westchester" terminal at E. 189th Street.

This line utilized the abandoned Bronx ROW of the former NYW&B, which was abandoned in December of 1937.

Refurbished INTERBOROUGH elevated gate cars were assigned to this new line.

Steel "Hi-V" subway cars replaced the old El cars sometime around 1954.

Interestingly, this interesting little line was indeed a conglomeration; IRT rolling stock was used, along with surplus BMT signals.....also, the line was operated as part of the IND!

Catenary was retained over the express tracks for some time, in hopes of a revival of "Westchester" express service, which, of course, never happened.

Through subway service to Brooklyn to Dyre Avenue did not begin until 1957, when the line was connected to the IRT "main line".......

"NYO"

["I\RT LINES"}

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Here's an early photo of operation on the Dyre Avenue shuttle; note that the old "Westchester" catenary was then still in place..........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?42095

(courresy:nycsubway.org)

["INTERBOROUGH"]

[Cyberider]

Great photo of an interesting operation.

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[W.B. Fishbowl]

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W.B.:

Agreed.

That "Toonerville" atmosphere was even more entranced by the 1907 deck-roof "Hi-Vs", which, indeed had a distinct "streetcar" persona about them.........

"NYO"

["ACF"[

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"Toonerville" up in "da Bronx"*.............

*(odd indeed that these unique cars were equipped with deck roofs, instead of the usual railroad roof)

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?43573

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["IRT LINES"]

[Cyberider]

Weren't there a whole series of those deck roofed cars? I'm too lazy to look it up but maybe you know without looking it up.

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Interesting also, that the H&M's original cars (Class "A") built in 1908, also featured deck roofs.

However, all following H&M car classes, from"B" through "J", featured monitor roofs, which were reminiscent of those used on the IRT's "R-12s/14s" and 1938 WF cars........

"NYO"

["HUDSON & MANHATTAN"]

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Here's a train of the original (1908) deck-roof Class "A" cars at Exchange Place (Jersey City), prior to the official opening of Hudson Terminal (lower Manhattan) in 1909..........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?145912

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["THE PUBLIC BE PLEASED"]

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Besides the 1907-1908 IRT deck roof cars (ACF) the only other deck roof cars to be used in subway service were the second-hand SIRT "ME-1s", which were retired about 1960, after running on the BMT for several years.......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?6755

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["ME-1"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]