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Re: VIDEO: SPECIAL - Scenes from the Abandoned Upper Level of Myrtle Avenue Station |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Apr 29 18:41:59 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: SPECIAL - Scenes from the Abandoned Upper Level of Myrtle Avenue Station, posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Fri Apr 29 01:43:39 2016. I’m not sure about the composite trucks being lower horsepower that the Q’s original trucks, however I do know that maximum traction trucks do not work well with trailers in the consist. The BMT steels had maximum traction trucks and when they were combined into the BX units with the 4000 series trailers in the unit, only one BX unit was permitted in a train and when trains were cut to 3 car consists, single BX units were not to be operated in passenger service. BXs were also banned from the Manny B although a few old timers mentioned that ban was sometimes ignored. Not only were composites not allowed on the 9 Av El, but I was told that only the oldest of the MUDCs, the ones with the lightest frames could be operated there. As for the composites having to use the 9 Av el to access the Polo Grounds shuttle, there was no reason why they couldn’t have operated via the 3 Av el to the one of the Bronx yards like West Farms or E 180 where the appropriate 3rd rail shoes could have been installed for transfer to the Polo Grounds Shuttle. It would have required 2 shoe installations, one for subway shoes to get them to Mosholu Barn where the modified subway shoes for operation through the Anderson Av tunnel which could not clear regular subway shoes could be installed. |
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