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Re: June 28, 1956 |
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Posted by randyo on Mon Jun 30 19:39:43 2008, in response to Re: June 28, 1956, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Jun 30 18:08:25 2008. That's correct. The ususal consist of a mixed train was 2 R-10s at one end and the rest of the train R-16s. I remember long after the R-16s were returned to the BMT, seeing a single R-16 as the 9th car of a N/B A train at High St. I don't recall the exact year but since I was in college at the time it had to have been betwwen 1962 and 1966. During the time there were R-16s on the IND, there were some R-10s on the BMT Eastern Division. They were usually used on the Jamaica Line but I recall seeing a train of R-10s one Sunday evening on the 14 St Line. By the way when the R types first went to the BMT, the end doors were kept locked between the cars as they were on the steels even though it wasn't necessary. It was only after the R-27s had been in service for about a year that the TA decided that since the 60 ft R types did not have the same end excess as the steels it was safe to allow the doors on the R types to be unlocked and the passengers allowed to pass between cars. It's a far cry from the inane policy of the current MTA board which in its infinite "wisdom" decided to prohibit passage between cars even though the NTTs were specifically designed to allow for inter car movement. |
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