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Re: 50 years of R 32s |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Sep 1 21:49:29 2014, in response to Re: 50 years of R 32s, posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Mon Sep 1 20:59:27 2014. True, but the Flushing Line has a bit of a "speedway" from Woodside to Junction Blvd where todays cars are much heavier than the Lo Vs Qs & R 12/14/15s, 33/36s that called that iron home back then. Nowadays,62a s & 188s get up to 50mph. That has to put a strain on almost 100 yr old standard dual contract box girder el construction that was the norm of the day back then.Astoria trains, heavier as they may be, plod along from station to station in both directions at a much lower speed thus lower stress on the structure. |
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