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Re: R1s-9s

Posted by William A. Padron on Thu Feb 11 09:12:40 2021, in response to Re: R1s-9s, posted by Joe V on Thu Feb 11 08:28:42 2021.

Yes, because the plan also included the expanded length of station platforms on the BMT Southern Division, construction of the IND 6th Avenue express tracks and the 57th Street-6th Avenue stub terminal station.

DeKalb Avenue interlocking would see an increased number of trains going through there, from 65 TPH (520 cars per hour) to a combined 80 TPH (670 cars per hour) with the expanded length trains. In addition, even the R-11's were redone under contract R-34. The R-16's went over to the "GG", with 32 of them as assigned beginning on 9/12/1966.

As for the R-1/R-4 situation of the 1960's, there were suggestions to have them replaced by the R-32's at first, and have the BMT AB's and D-Type units continue on. The NYCTA was really eager to get rid of those pre-WWII cars as possible.

-William A. Padron
["Smith-9th St."]


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