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Re: Why are the Q and B local/express swapped Brooklyn/Manhattan? |
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Posted by randyo on Wed Apr 11 14:51:13 2018, in response to Re: Why are the Q and B local/express swapped Brooklyn/Manhattan?, posted by Joe V on Wed Apr 11 10:07:29 2018. Prior to 1967, the BMT and IND had different standards for determining what constitutes a local and an express. On the IND a train that ran express anywhere on its route was considered an express and carried the single letter of an express service even though it might run local on some portion of its line like the E which ran exp in Queens but lcl in Manhattan except during rush hours. Trains that were 100% lcl for their entire route like the AA, BB, CC, and GG and had no express running at all carried the double letter of a local. The BMT, on the other hand often called trains local or express depending on what they did on their branch lines. Years ago when the Brighton Exp stopped running the Brighton locals would run via the tunnel and even though signed up “Brighton Lcl” ran express in Manhattan like the post Chrystie QB and today’s Q do. Even then, some BMT lines were slightly misnamed since neither the Sea Beach Express nor West End Express ran express on their branch lines but ran express only on Bway in Manhattan and 4 Ave in Bkln. |
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