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Re: Grand Reopening of South Ferry Station

Posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Jun 29 19:47:40 2017, in response to Re: Grand Reopening of South Ferry Station, posted by Joe V on Thu Jun 29 16:44:40 2017.

During the Ronan era, with 75' car mentality applied to the IRT, they started to design a 57' car so as to run 9 car trains, instead of 10. Then someone reminded them of South Ferry and 14th Street.
Behold.............the s t r e t c h R-12

Location: 207th Street Yard...Car: R-12 (American Car & Foundry, 1948) XC875 (ex-5781)...Photo by: Steve Zabel...Collection of: Joe Testagrose...Date: 4/1976...from nycsubway.org