Bob Diamond (engineer) explained

Bob Diamond
Birth Name:	Robert Stephen Turin
Birth Date:	6 October 1959
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation:	Engineer

Robert Stephen Turin (October 6, 1959 – August 21, 2021), also known as The Trolley Man, was an American engineer.

Life and career

Diamond was born in Brooklyn.^[1] He was an engineer.^{[2] [3]}

In 1980, Diamond gained national attention after rediscovering an abandoned 19th-century Atlantic Avenue train tunnel^{[4] [5]} in Brooklyn, New York.

In 1982, Diamond founded the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association,^{[6] [7]} a nonprofit organization.

Diamond died^[8] on August 21, 2021, at the age of 61.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bob Diamond, the ‘Tunnel King’ of Brooklyn, Dies at 61. The New York Times. Clay. Risen. August 28, 2021. July 4, 2024.
2. News: Downtown / Seeking A Tunnel Entrance. Newsday. New York, New York. November 6, 1991. July 4, 2024. 33. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: A Trolley Enthusiast on de Blasio’s Streetcar Plan: Bring Me Aboard. The New York Times. Corey. Kilgannon. February 4, 2016. July 4, 2024.
4. Book: Ovenden, Mark. Underground Cities: Mapping the Tunnels, Transits and Networks Underneath Our Feet. 55. Frances Lincoln. September 8, 2020. 9781781318942. Google Books.
5. Book: Chase, Allison Huntington. Bizarre Brooklyn: Stories of the Tragic, Macabre and Ghostly. 40. 2022. History Press. 9781467152396. Google Books.
6. Web site: Trolley Lover Rolls Close To a Dream. Edward. Levine. May 11, 1997. The New York Times. July 4, 2024.
7. Web site: A Desire Named Streetcar. Jennifer. Bleyer. The New York Times. January 15, 2006. July 4, 2024.
8. Web site: Brooklyn transit booster and tunnel aficionado Bob Diamond dies at 62. New York Daily News. Clayton. Guse. August 24, 2021. July 4, 2024.