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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Dec 14 19:39:48 2017, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] The D-Type ''Triplex'' Original Look, posted by randyo on Thu Dec 14 16:54:30 2017. On the first 4 D units, the sign boxes were located as in the Photo and were similar if not identical to the ones on the 2500 and up ABs as well as the 4000 series trailers. They were also non illuminated as they were in the final configuration. As for the lack of fans, I have heard that the BRT and BMT like the IRT ordered car bodies and trucks and installed other equipment in the cars in their shop which at the time was a 39 St and 3 Ave where the present Costco store is now.Thank you randyo. Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Dec 14 19:52:19 2017, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] The D-Type ''Triplex'' Original Look, posted by randyo on Thu Dec 14 16:44:30 2017. Not to mention souped up standards on the IND. |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Dec 15 16:17:20 2017, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] The D-Type ''Triplex'' Original Look, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Dec 14 19:52:19 2017. True, but the Multis were extremely high performance cars that were state of the art long before the R-10s. Even with the 550V on the BMT a few BMT old timers told me the Multis performed even better that the R-10s and R-16s that ran in the BMT Eastern. |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Dec 15 19:41:54 2017, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] The D-Type ''Triplex'' Original Look, posted by randyo on Fri Dec 15 16:17:20 2017. Well then, the TA just had to scrap them. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat Dec 16 00:45:21 2017, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] The D-Type ''Triplex'' Original Look, posted by Joe V on Fri Dec 15 19:41:54 2017. I've heard stories about the multis not stopping... |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Sat Dec 16 12:17:04 2017, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] The D-Type ''Triplex'' Original Look, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat Dec 16 00:45:21 2017. And their chain driven route signs jamming. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Sat Dec 16 12:20:06 2017, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] The D-Type ''Triplex'' Original Look, posted by Elkeeper on Sat Dec 16 12:17:04 2017. On the Multis, not the Triplexes. |
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Posted by randyo on Sat Dec 16 15:42:14 2017, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] The D-Type ''Triplex'' Original Look, posted by Elkeeper on Sat Dec 16 12:17:04 2017. The problem with the chain driven signs probably took place long after unification when the TA made the decision to get rid of them. Some of the Multi units had their mechanical signs replaced by metal plate signs probably removed from scrapped BUs. As for the Multis not stopping, I find those urban folklore stories hard to believe no matter what the source for two reasons. One is if that were the case, the TA’s legal Dept would probably have ordered their removal immediately. The second is that if the brakes were applied in emergency with the master controller off and the control cut out switch turned off removing all power from the motors, the train should not have been able to move. If such an incident took place at all it was probably due to its having been operated by a new M/M who got flustered and didn’t take the necessary steps to stop the train. |
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