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Posted by Edwards! on Sat Jul 13 01:40:23 2024, in response to Re: Retired R46's, posted by randyo on Sat Jul 13 00:09:42 2024. Yes.Seems to be the case, since the MTA has made several changes to the last B Division cars orders from 75ft, back to the "standard" 60ft. The MTA plans on having a "standard fleet" of 60ft NTT railcars for the B Division after the R268 order. The 75ft cars, while novel,were proposed for the new routes, that would have interacted with railroads right of way,such as the Queens Bypass,or the SAS Bronx section that would have used the current Amtrak row... or new routes in expressway medians (LIE route). Since the R44 were purchased in the late 1960s, the new MTA was under the impression that the cars Would in fact,operate along the proposed and existing routes. Heavy influenced by other systems either under construction, or older systems making upgrades to equipment, the TA matched on, with the R44 shells arriving in 1970 to your the system. The First 20 cars St.Louis Car built were rejected due to bad welds, structural issues,etc. Afterwards, the next batch began to arrive between 1971 to 73. Since none of the lines the car was built for were "available" at the time, the MTA placed a few in service on the most demanding subway routes,Queens Blvd E and F, 8th Avenue A, and 6th Ave D.. No BMT lines received them, since they weren't exactly ready for them at That point in time. However, the Brighton line did receive modifications early on because of Chrystie st.. with the rest of the BMT receiving modifications in the early 70s. All, except the Eastern Division. |
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