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W.B.:

Agreed.

I think the retirement dates of these iconic cars, so many years apart, was indeed NOT in the least coincidental.

And, as you mentioned, it is interesting that there were " ...

On this day in 1969, the last prewar "Lo-V" IRT cars were retired; operating on the 3rd Avenue El in the Bronx, these ancient and iconic cars were replaced by "R-12s".

And, on t ...

W.B.:

You might be in "the know" here........

Will the new subway cars that will eventually replace (by 2030) the veteran "Brighton Belles" still be under contract "R-21 ...

Speaking of Lilliputians, the Nets are now 0-6, having lost YET AGAIN, and as I've said, based on their scores they seem to be playing more like the Globetrotters' main opponent the Washington General ...

From the "What Else Is New?" department, the "football (not-so-)Giants" lost yet again, the "Eye-landers" are playing (and, so far, losing), and the Devils, "Ka-nikk ...

So much for safe transit systens.......

For a number of years now, SEPTA's Market-Franford line has seen a dramatic increase in the number of violent crimes.

Sadly, the Broad Street line is now ...

Sadly, the 1962 Dodgers season was also the last full year of streetcar and trolleybus service in "El-Yay". Crying or Very sad

By the the time that the '63 season was in fill swing, the LAMTA was ope ...

Interesting. "Doze Traffic DOD-jers from El-Lay" have won eight "Woild" Series championships total since moving there, and nine in general (their 1955 win whilst still in Brooklyn ...

W.B.:

Here's an interesting history page on TTC's now-gone trolleybuses; be sure to note the photo taken at the Hillcrest Shops, after the electric coaches were retired............

https://trans ...

(SEE PREVIOUS PHOTO/LINK)

W.B.:

Here's a nostalgic (Toronto) view from 1976; when I saw the rear window treatment of the passing trolleybus, you came to mind! Wink

https://www.nycsubway.or ...

The Flushing line, as it was in '69........... Wink

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?4176

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?150607

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?94807 (note this ...

Here's one of the "Tee-Tee-See's" mutated electric eels....... Razz

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?142976

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

Like I said . . . what passes for "lig ...

1969.......

"Ol' tyme Brooklyn" indeed was "sucker punched" TWICE that year, especially transit-wise". Sad

The very last of the grpwling, hulking, fearsome, "Broadw ...

Late sports "nooze" for Friday...........

"Doze DOD-jers From El-Ay" beat doze "Bloo Jays"! Wink

Meanwhile, the "EYE-landers" won, but the "Kan-ik ...

I mentioned all these milestones on SubChat, if you pass by; a color photo of the last two PCC's running that dark and stormy Halloween night in '56 was what I responded to.

I also brought up that, ...