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Re: June 15, 1987 - The Book of Last Runs |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Jun 17 18:43:53 2013, in response to Re: June 15, 1987 - The Book of Last Runs, posted by 5119 on Sun Jun 16 20:19:18 2013. Deferred maintenance was part of it. Prior to Chrystie St., the R-16s lived a relatively easy life. Except for 50 of them assigned to the Abbott for a few years in the late 50s and the 32 that were loaned to Jamaica Yard in 1966-67, all 200 remained out on the Three Stooges Division, where the ENY shop folks knew how to take care of them. That and the lighter demand worked in their favor. About the only time there would be a problem was if a blizzard bore down on Brooklyn and Queens. The R-16s would then be sent underground on the Larry while BMT standards trudged out to battle the elements on the Curly and Moe lines.After Chrystie St., the R-16s were shuffled around the IND and BMT. Inspections were less frequent, and with greater demand, they saw more service than they were accustomed to. |
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