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Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently |
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Posted by Eric B on Tue Jan 22 18:31:47 2008, in response to Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently, posted by Michael549 on Tue Jan 22 17:21:58 2008. OK, let's look at this from another perspective.8 cars of less than 75 feet was the old BMT system. THe IND was a bit more progressive, with capacity for 10 60 ft cars, and it easily handled 75 ft cars when introduced. The BMT needed extensive modification for both new features. The South was completed, but not the East, as money ran out. So the East is basically stuck in the BMT past, and not as up to date as the rest of the B div. (It is almost as separate a division as the A div.) The C is like a distant cousin to the BMT East, as it was always a last place stepchild line, for most of its existence, just a rush hour service. When it was upgraded to a full fledged line, most of the people took to the A which was at the same time made express for more times. So the C, not needing the cpacity, is basically stuck in "IND local" past. (IT could always instantly take the longer cars and trains if neede. The G already has the longer cars, and is extended in GO.s). The V now, began as a "modern" IND line with full length trains of longer cars. It was created to give local riders direct 53rd St/6th Ave service, to hopefully keep local riders off the E and F. So to change that now to the old BMT and IND-local configuration is a reversion to the past. It would cost money to upgrade the entire BMT East, and there is perhaps not the ridership to extend the C and G, so those are simply examples of lines that were never converted to the present maximum. But they are not going to revert a modern line, just because of these other lines that were stuck in the past, so to speak. Especially, again, since they are hoping it draws more riders, and latest figures suggested it is. |
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