Bob Diamond (engineer)

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

Bob Diamond
Diamond in 1982
Born	Robert Stephen Turin (1959-10-06)October 6, 1959 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	August 21, 2021(2021-08-21) (aged 61)
Occupation	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^[1][8] on August 21, 2021, at the age of 61.