May 13, 1959 The NYCTA's first R-11 subway car, 8010, which was retrofitted with SMEE-type brakes and modified to work with the newer R-16 cars, went into service on the BMT Broadway-Jamaica line. It replaced R-16 car 6494 which hit the bumper block south of Broad Street and was scrapped in February, 1958.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
On Tue, May 13, 2025, 6:41 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=
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May 13, 1861 Members of the Michigan Infantry move by rail over the Michigan Central from Kalamazoo to Michigan City. It¡¯s the first time a Michigan train carries troops.
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Mark Tomlonson
