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Re: Culver Line

Posted by SLRT on Sat May 30 09:30:34 2020, in response to Re: Culver Line, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sat May 30 02:19:44 2020.

IIRC, Culver subway trains were typically 6 or 7 cars of B-types.

But there were also elevated car shuttles that ran only to 9th Avenue.

When you see "short" BMT elevated trains you have to remember that the el cars (except C's and Q's) were very labor intensive. Six car train meant 6 employees (motorman, conductor and 4 guards). So there was great incentive not to run longer trains when the demand wasn't there.

Example Myrtle BUs were 6 cars in rush hour, 3 at other times.

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