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Could the IND run 11-car trains nowadays?

April 26, 2017IND newyorkcitybus newyorkcitytransit nowadays nyc subway run SUBWAY trains

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Could the IND run 11-car trains nowadays?

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Ok, so I understand there was a period of time in the 1950’s when the IND ran 11-car trains of R1-9 cars (mainly on the , IIRC). Apart from the fact that all cars in the fleet today come in linked sets multipliable only by the factor of 2, would it theoretically be possible to run 11-car trains on the IND by means of platform length, length of signaling blocks, etc. I see lots of IND trains are extremely crowded, so it probably wouldn’t be too bad an idea. Maybe linked R160 sets of 4+5 cars could form 11 car-trains for routes such as the and if ridership continues to grow while tracks are at their capacity.