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Re: No 75 Foot Cars To Essex Street |
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Posted by David on Sat Oct 20 00:49:19 2007, in response to Re: No 75 Foot Cars To Essex Street, posted by Mark S. Feinman on Fri Oct 19 12:54:29 2007. I recall the residents' opposition to the 75' cars. They claimed that vibrations from the cars were weakening the retaining walls separating the right-of-way from their backyards. The first thing NYCT(A) did was to replace the R-46s (Rockwell HPT-2 trucks) with R-44s (standard GSI trucks) on the D. Right after the January 16, 1981 derailment, the R-44s were removed from the line. I don't know whether there was a specific finding in the derailment investigation that spurred the car swap; it was more likely a case of this being the "last straw" to local politicians.Incidentally, somewhere around that same time, trucks from R-44 cars and R-46 cars were swapped, and the R-44s were put into storage. This was done because outside of the trucks, the R-46s were pretty reliable, while the R-44s were basket cases. After the R-46 trucks were replaced (with Buckeye trucks?), the R-44s got their trucks back. David |
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