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Posted by randyo on Sat Oct 25 14:48:06 2014, in response to Re: R-30, posted by 3-9 on Fri Oct 24 22:54:33 2014. Which is unfortunate that it was so long before Budd got any NYCTS contracts. Although I haven't seen any artist's renderings, I have heard that Budd submitted a proposal for a stainless steel R-9 but that the B of T opted to go with the heavyweight steel design of the R-1through 7A contracts instead. The B of T and NYCTA had another opportunity in the 1950s to go with stainless steel steel by ordering cars subsequent to the R-11 of similar design or at least stainless steel versions of what was built but they dropped the ball on that one too. |
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