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Posted by Edwards! on Thu Oct 18 12:28:09 2007, in response to Re: R44's on the Eastern Division, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Oct 18 06:49:44 2007. I don't really understand Why the choice was made Not to fix the el's so 75ft cars could operate along Broadway,Myrtle,Jamaica,Fulton,Canarsie,but WERE repaired along all southern routes...Take a look at the L line today..its a PRIME REASON that they SHOULD have made the attempt to SOME degree. Question IS..was a MAJOR short coming on the TA's[later MTA's] part...? Was it "social bias"..? Was it a funding issue..? I don't believe it could have been a social issue..due to the very simple fact that the A line runs thur the VERY HEART of Bedford AND Harlem.. As a matter of fact,the A line WAS the LIFE LINE of those communites for travel between the two as Blacks moved about to different nabs. The TA planned to link the Broadway El with it planned SECOND AVENUE SYSTEM..did the cancelling of this "plan" also place the platform extensions/wayside repair program on the "back burner"? No..I believe it was a little of all the above. The MTA DID have funding issues due to Robert Moses's being the thorn in the bush..and I also believe that the programe WOULD have gotten off the ground IF money was available..but North Brooklyn WAS declining during those days...and service levels were dropping[some say it was INDUCED BY THE MTA TO JUSTIFY service cuts..see MYRTLE AVENUE EL for example].. Today..it would be a waste of time..as the so called "long car" has proven that longer does not mean better if it's not designed properly[4 sets of doors by 75ft compared to 4 sets of doors by 60ft doesn't make sense..the NEW longer cars Should have had 5 sets..for EQUAL LOADING] In any case.the Ideal car length for the subway would be 65 ft[enough to fit the BMT EASTERN PLATFORMS at 520ft] One will never truly know what went wrong. The REAL reasons why is shrouded in mystery,that no one will be telling. |
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