Accipiter777
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http://www.nycsubway.org/
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"The New York City Transit Authority in the 70's" for pics, and articles...
Here is a quote
"The rapid transit infrastructure of NYC in the 1970s was suffering from the effects of "deferred maintenance" initiatives started in the 1960s. The fiscal crisis of 1975 didn't help matters. Conditions were so deplorable that it was amazing that trains even ran. If they did run, they were dark, or completely covered by graffiti. Track conditions were horrible, too - there were hundreds of "red flag" zones where subway trains had to slow to 10mph or less. Although the R-44 and R-46 subway cars were introduced during this time, the introduction was extremely problematic. The R-44s were plagued with problems in its advanced circuitry. The R-46's untested Rockwell International trucks began cracking, forcing them to run during rush hours only. The subway cars that were supposed to be replaced by the R-46s, the R-16s, were taken out of mothballs to replace the R-46s instead - how ironic! Even labor / management relationships suffered, with strikes threatened every two years. In 1980, there was a 12-day subway strike, the first since 1966."
this is what I knew growing up
click
"The New York City Transit Authority in the 70's" for pics, and articles...
Here is a quote
"The rapid transit infrastructure of NYC in the 1970s was suffering from the effects of "deferred maintenance" initiatives started in the 1960s. The fiscal crisis of 1975 didn't help matters. Conditions were so deplorable that it was amazing that trains even ran. If they did run, they were dark, or completely covered by graffiti. Track conditions were horrible, too - there were hundreds of "red flag" zones where subway trains had to slow to 10mph or less. Although the R-44 and R-46 subway cars were introduced during this time, the introduction was extremely problematic. The R-44s were plagued with problems in its advanced circuitry. The R-46's untested Rockwell International trucks began cracking, forcing them to run during rush hours only. The subway cars that were supposed to be replaced by the R-46s, the R-16s, were taken out of mothballs to replace the R-46s instead - how ironic! Even labor / management relationships suffered, with strikes threatened every two years. In 1980, there was a 12-day subway strike, the first since 1966."
this is what I knew growing up
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