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Re: R39's and Myrtle El Speculations Re: Metropolitan/Myrtle el |
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Posted by SUBWAYMAN on Mon Aug 8 20:23:58 2005, in response to Re: R39's and Myrtle El Speculations Re: Metropolitan/Myrtle el, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Aug 8 17:54:22 2005. It was rebuilt with the anticipation of running steel subway cars. They had no problems when the Q types, Composites, and Low-Vs ran the line. The problem when the R12/14s ran the line was their superior acceleration and braking rates which at first took its toll on the aging structure. It was not the weight of the cars. They ran 4 car trains because of the drop in ridership not because of the weight of the train. The R12/14s had to have their dynamic braking disconnected and were governed to ease the sway on the el structure. |
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