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Re: 4 Car R160's at ENY |
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Posted by Edwards! on Sat Feb 24 02:14:24 2007, in response to Re: 4 Car R160's at ENY, posted by The Port of Authority on Sat Feb 24 01:05:48 2007. No..even the TA itself said they were a "advanced design" on the R38 model.Essentially..they ARE the same car..except the 40 has "Better appointments than the previous model of rail car".... What was done to the basic "boxy design" was several things.. Lower profile window/door treatments... Instead of the three curtain roll sign feature like on the older equipment..and NEW design was introduced and placed OVER the window with strip maps included to the interior for passengers. Also..featured with newly redesigned Bulkhead a rather large roll sign for train "signals"[a large E or F]in a color field...along with the retained EXP/LOCAL markers. Originally..this model was suppose to be built as 5 car sets,with only ONE slope mid-train... Loewey's design was "redesigned" by the TA DESIGN TEAM..and they changed MOST of the interior to what resembled an "ordinary" R unit along the lines of the 32/38 model. So,what WAS beautiful piece of equipment,ON PAPER, was reduced to the ODDBALL of the B Division...ALSO..Since they chose to go with the MARRIED PAIR CONCEPT...there were FIVE such gaps mid train[on a ten car train] making it a very dangerous trip for passenger..IN the train and along the platform. |
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