October 31, 1955 Philadelphia's Market Street Subway was extended west from the 23rd Street portal to a new portal west of 44th Street to connect with the El between 45th and 46th Streets with the first El station stop at 46th. Because of an activity change in West Philadelphia, new subway stations at 30th and 34th Streets, the only ones with island platforms, replaced the 32nd and 36th Streets El stations. The 40th Street El station was relocated underground.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? October 31, 1956 Brooklyn PCC cars 1045 and 1074 were the last on McDonald Avenue with car 1074 the last to return to the 9th Avenue depot. Car 1039 was the last on Church Avenue. Also, trolleybus route B-23 on Cortelyou Road was converted to bus operation.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
On Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 6:23 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=
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October 31, 1913 The unionized workers of the Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Company go on strike.
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October 31, 1922 Streetcars call it quits in Crawfordsville and New Castle IN.
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October 31, 1935 Washington IN loses streetcar service.
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October 31, 1939 The Public Service Company of Indiana abandons its interurban line between Seymour IN and Louisville KY.
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Mark Tomlonson
