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Re: Interesting Read: Original Destination and Route Designation for BMT Standards |
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Posted by randyo on Sun Oct 15 17:24:03 2017, in response to Re: Interesting Read: Original Destination and Route Designation for BMT Standards, posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 15 13:27:49 2017. I don’t think there was a dislike for BMT equipment by the city since the R-1/9 design was loosely based on the design of the D types. Part of the problem was that many of the technological advancements that BMT equipment had such as running lights changeable from the reverser, interlocks to prevent the train from moving with the doors open and tripcocks that could be reset from the cab were in all likelihood patented by the BRT/BMT and would have required royalties to be paid by anyone else using them. With the initial purpose of the IND being to put the BMT out of business, It’s doubtful that the city would want to give any money at all to a company it was out to ruin. As for the R-9s not being well maintained, while that may or may not be true, a group of R-9s had its airbrake and other systems rebuilt and/or reconditioned in various configurations while still on the Queens IND and these were the first cars transferred to the BMT Eastern. The R-9s actually served about 4 years in the Eastern before the graffiti epidemic seriously took hold,. |
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