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Re: Question About The (8) Third Avenue El |
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Posted by SUBWAYMAN on Sat Feb 27 00:14:18 2010, in response to Re: Question About The (8) Third Avenue El, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Feb 11 22:10:33 2010. The R12s weighted less than the Low-Vs (except the trailers) the train's weight was not an issue, it was the constant starting and stopping of the trains that caused the problems. The El structure from Fordham Rd to 149 st was in poor shape by 1970. With the exception of section between 180th St to Fordham Rd the was rebuilt in 1915 to handle steel subway trains. The section between 180th St and Fordham Rd which dated to 1901 was not rebuilt but it was reinforced when they added a 3rd track.The reason why the trains were cut from 5 cars to 4 cars was because the ridership on the line declined by 1970. The 45 GE R12s were assigned to the 3rd ave El were taken out of service in 1973 when the line closed and many were put into work service one of which 5760 is now preserved in the Transit Museum. There also were 4 GE R14s assigned to the line in the early 1970s, when the 3rd Ave El closed in 1973, they were put back on Mainline IRT. |
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