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Posted by Karl B on Sun Feb 6 15:48:11 2000, in response to Re: How was it to ride the subway lines in the 60's and 70's?,
posted by heypaul on Sun Feb 6 06:11:38 2000.
The storm doors on a Standard did slide on a track, and they could be opened and closed again in case of emergency from the "conductors" control panel.
There was a bypass button on some of the series of Standards. I can't remember now whether it was the earlier or later ones. It was located under the double seat opposite the motorman's compartment. On the Standard this double seat faced the compartment. You could lift up the wicker seat cushion and press the button on top of a valve like affair, and the storm door would slide open. It apparently did not affect the operation of the train or give any indication to the operators. Opening one storm door did not accomplish anything unless you had a friend in the next car, who could duplicate your efforts and open the facing storm door. On straight track this was not a problem, but on any kind of a curve or turn, the 67 foot length of the car presented a very dangerous situation if a person were to try to pass between cars.
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