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....and, in contrast, there were some elderly, battered "Lo-Vs" that survived in MOW service into the 1980s.....

"NYO"

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Battle-scarred veterans.......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?150411

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?150552

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?24412 (right background is also of interest)

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THIS is going to be QUITE interesting, fellows.....

"Hoid" a report on 1010 WINS about "interlockings:" heard from Mr. "Jan-OH!" and one of his cohorts that "we cannot add new subway routes using century-old technology."

Also:

"We are now relying on 1930s-era infrastructure......."

(we've "hoid" all this before)

According to the 1010 news report, there are "too many switches at interlockings complicating matters" (funny.......U thought itwas just the OPPOSITE)

De Kalb and Nostrand Junction were mentioned, as well as Parkchester on the "Eye-Are-Tee".

No mention, of course, of the massive rebuilding at De Kalb's interlocking in the late 1950s.....oh, man, this ANYONE, for sure.......

"NYO"

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[W.B. Fishbowl]

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W.B.:

IMHO, it would simply be common logic to provide as many switches and crossovers as possible, to provide greater operational flexibility.

And, also, common sense would dictate that an interlocking is SUPPOSED to be COMPLEX, and be furnished with a number of switches. especially at busy junctions.

Replacing so many "traditional" towers with "master towers" was a HUGE mstake, IMHO..............

'NYO"

BTW:

1010 WINS report has "Mr. Jan-OH!" telling us that there are at least 70 bottlenecks/troublespots on the subways that need to be rectified.......thecurrent MTA "brass"needs to start "getting their act together, and getting a gripon realty......

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....I would LOVE to see "Mr. Jan-OH!" try to "simplify"any one of these junctions....(!!)

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?113235

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?113238

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?26017

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?142865

(courtesy:nycsubway.org)

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Note track diagram..........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkchester_station

["6"]

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Back in the day..............

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?130986

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?139151

(courtesy:nycsubway.org)

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See also:

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/BMT_4th_Avenue_Line#DeKalb_Avenue

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(thank heavens that "Mr. Jan-OH!" was not alive a hundred-odd years ago, and was working on the Dual Contracts....(!!)

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"Function at the junction"...........

I'd love to see "Mr.Jan-OH!"rework these "bottleneck"/"junctions" using only a pair of switches.....(!!)

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?101409

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?7509

(courtesy:nycsubway.org)

["742 X"]

[MaBSTOA 15]

Enjoy the rides

https://www.youtube.com/@wtaenyc/videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG-Qa3NlYZA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw-4-Xe8FKk

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.....be interesting to see how the illustrious "Mr. Jan-OH!" would "simplify" this complex area with fewers switches.......

(click on link for "HOYT-SCHEMERHORN Streets)

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IND_Fulton_Street_Line#Hoyt-Schemerhorn_Streets

["HH FULTON STREET LOCAL"}

*Last I visited this busy station about 1999/200, there was still a manned IND-type tower at the far end of the Brookyln-bound platform........

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......no shortage of switches and crossings here; and ALL functioned WITHOUT ANY hi-tech "Star Wars" electronic technology...........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?141231

(courtesy:nycsubway.org)

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