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Posted by sfnyc on Wed Mar 10 20:15:44 2010, in response to Re: Was There Ever An Actual (QQ) ?, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Mar 10 18:58:43 2010. As someone who grew up in the 60's on the Brighton line and lived between a local and express stop (Parkside Ave and Prospect Park), I can shed some light on this.There was never a QQ or Q train. The Q train came into existence much later--either in the late 70s or early 80s. In the 60s, there was the QB and the QT. The QB was the Brighton Express and operated during the week over the Manhattan Bridge. The QT was the Brighton Local and operated all of the time and went through the tunnel and then made local stops along Broadway. When the D was introduced to the Brighton Line sometime in 1964/65, it became the Brighton Express and replaced the QB. I remember it well as the R9 cars were a complete change for the Brighton line. The QJ was introduced at this time as the Brighton Local and went through the tunnel and traveled the Broad St/Chambers St. loop. I think its destination was Jamaica, but I could be wrong on that. During morning rush hours to Manhattan, there was a QB special train that traveled up Broadway. It also ran in the evening rush hour to Brooklyn. There were only a few trains scheduled. Some time in the 70s, the M was introduced on the Brighton line and it replaced the QJ. My brother is on this site also and perhaps his recollection is better than mine. |
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