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Posted by Brighton Private on Tue Nov 16 18:16:06 2010, in response to November 15, 1960 - First Run of the R-27's, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Mon Nov 15 09:58:34 2010. I remember that well. The train carried a big banner across its front announcing that it was the first of however many new trains.Several weeks later, I got to ride one and it was VERY exciting. I was 7, and in those days ANYTHING new was exciting. Of course I had no idea how much I would come to miss Standards and Triplexes. To someone accustomed to the locked end-doors of the Standards, the ability to walk from car to car was very cool. And in the summer, when all the end doors were kept open, you could stand in a lightly populated train and look all the way through. Powerful recessed fans replaced the old exposed ones. The green destination signs were cool, as was a PA system for conductor announcements -- a real innovation on the BMT! I do remember people who were accustomed to the numbered BMT lines being confused about what a QT was. I recall that shortly after, the TA put up big signs at each Brighton Line station (and probably the others as well) called "Know Your Trains At A Glance," identifying the various letters in use at that time: Q, QT, B, N, RR, T. Thanks for the memory. It's horrifying to realize how long ago it was, and that I have outlived all those trains. |
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