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Re: Full Shutdown of L Train to Be Halted by Cuomo |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Jan 4 03:35:07 2019, in response to Re: Full Shutdown of L Train to Be Halted by Cuomo, posted by zac on Thu Jan 3 22:41:50 2019. Even the pre MTA NYCTA and B of T before that were not that really progressive in their thinking. While the BMT had high performance rapid transit cars in the form of the Multis and the Bluebird which used the PCC technology that was adopted by other major cities like Chicago and Boston, the B of T chose to remain in the stone age by ordering the R-9s constructed of heavyweight steel rather than the stainless steel design for the R-9s that was proposed by Budd. From what I have heard, mini lever interlocking machines were available almost from the opening of the IND in 1932, yet the B of T continued to equip its towers with the old fashioned mechanical interlocking machines as late as 1945 when Bway/ENY station opened. Instead of allowing the BMT management to continue its R&D of rolling stock the B of T delayed progress to the point that even when the country returned to normal after WWII, the B of T continued to order out of date equipment. With apologies to those who love the R-10s, they were out of date even before they were ordered. The design of the IRT’s R-15s which could have been adapted to IND specs was far superior with its axiflow fans and inside cab door operation. Unlike other cities where the transit agencies continued the R&D started by the privates they took over, the B of T and its successor agencies continued to keep the NYCTS in a relative stone age until relatively recently and even then it almost took an act of God (for those who believe) to bring the MTA’s planners into the modern age. |
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