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Posted by Billy P. on Fri Feb 12 23:22:30 2010, in response to Question About Subway Train Lengths Around 1969, posted by Union Turnpike on Fri Feb 12 20:11:29 2010. I can't answer for the IRT, IND, or BMT East, but what I CAN say is that the Broadway BMT (EE, N, RR)and most of the Southern division (except the Brighton) wasn't fully capable of handling 10-car trains yet. This was around the time when the platforms were being lengthened, and the station walls were being tiled over with that 'refrigerator' type tilework. As far as the others, I guess this is all the demand called for. The B went to 10 cars in 1986 when the 6th Ave. side of the Manhattan Bridge closed, and the N & R didn't go to 10 cars till November 1987. Randyo or Larry RedbirdR33 could probably elaborate on this. |
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