Bob Diamond (engineer)

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

Born
Robert Stephen Turin

(1959-10-06)October 6, 1959
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 21, 2021(2021-08-21) (aged 61)
OccupationEngineer
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Bob Diamond
Diamond in 1982
Born
Robert Stephen Turin

(1959-10-06)October 6, 1959
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 21, 2021(2021-08-21) (aged 61)
OccupationEngineer
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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[1][8] on August 21, 2021, at the age of 61.

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