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Re: R1s-9s

Posted by William A. Padron on Thu Feb 11 08:22:16 2021, in response to Re: R1s-9s, posted by Catfish 44 on Thu Feb 11 08:08:29 2021.

It was said that the R-38's were ordered for the expansion of the fleet originally, as they were to provide towards the new services of the IND-BMT merger that was coming in November 1967. They were placed in service on 8/23/1966, and they had to go to the IND right away to step in for the car failures of the R-1's that were happening back then.

And yes, Joe V is correct that 32 R-16 cars went from East New York Yard to Jamaica Yard, later being assigned on the "GG" route. The R-40's and R-42's were the two contracted fleets that were purchased to replace both the BMT AB's, including the rebuilt ones, and IND R-1's.

-William A. Padron
["B'klyn-Queens Lcl."]

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