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Posted by SUBWAYMAN on Mon Sep 27 00:09:27 2010, in response to Re: 9/10/77, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Sep 10 18:41:54 2010. The R12s were slightly lighter than the Steinway Low-V cars that previously ran on the 3rd Ave line. It wasn't the weight of the cars that was the problem, it was the faster acceleration and braking rates of the R12s that caused problems with the El structure. The 3rd Ave El in the Bronx was built to handle subway cars but by 1970 the El south of Fordham Rd was in poor shape due to years of neglect. |
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