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 #1570855  by freightguy
 
freightguy wrote:I thought the juice jacks ran from 1964-1964? McGinness president of the NYNH&H de-energized the catenary as a cost saving measure and they ran diesels on Bayridge line during a portion of 1960's.
Sorry 1964-1968
 #1570857  by nyandw
 
freightguy wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 5:14 am
freightguy wrote:I thought the juice jacks ran from 1964-1964? McGinness president of the NYNH&H de-energized the catenary as a cost saving measure and they ran diesels on Bayridge line during a portion of 1960's.
Sorry 1964-1968
Here's an example: Image
NH (ex-Virginian Railway) EF4 Electrics #310, #309 on NYCRR trackage photographed from Fremont Tower view N Winter 1963-64 Photo: Art Huneke
 #1571230  by nyandw
 
freightguy wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 5:11 amI thought the juice jacks ran from 1964-1964? McGinness president of the NYNH&H de-energized the catenary as a cost saving measure and they ran diesels on Bayridge line during a portion of 1960's.
NH RR GE 302 and #306? vandalism wreck on the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch at Ocean Ave, Brooklyn overpass
The accident between Oct 1963 and 1969… Anyone with further details?