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Re: [PHOTOS] R-38's (Pre-General Overhaul)

Posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Dec 7 16:14:53 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] R-38's (Pre-General Overhaul), posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Fri Dec 6 19:47:02 2019.

IIRC That might have been from a time when someone at the TA was kickin around the idea of a 60 ft IRT car.

Sorry, but I disagree. The R-38 was probably in the design stages about 1965 or so.
The idea of a longer length car was successful starting with the R-44.
The idea of a stretch car for the "A" division had to be in the early 70's.
Here's that "A" Div stretch car in 1st Ave yard (May 1985)