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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Mar 19 00:03:27 2001, in response to Re: Best peice of NYC subway equipment,
posted by BMTman on Sun Mar 18 23:56:55 2001.
The fluted style was a Budd "signature" in most of what they made. I don't think NYCTA had originally designed the car to look that way, it was intended to look more like the R-33's but when Budd managed the low bid on it and presented the drawings, the wigs accepted the unusual "look" when it was explained how that added to the structural strength of the car without running up the meter. But when the 38's were built, the TA seemed to have gotten a compromise. It really is a pity that Budd died ... there never was anyone else in the car and foundry business that could hold a candle to what Budd built (and I was always a die hard Pullman and ACF lover) ... heh.
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