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PLANS TO ORDER I.R.T. TO GET 239 NEW CARS; Transit Board to Demand That Equipment Be Ready in 15 Months. COST IS PUT AT $6,000,000 Commission Will Start Court Test of Order to Extend Station Platforms. Car Order a Compromise. PLANS TO ORDER I.R.T. TO GET 239 NEW CARS Action Expected Soon. Station Designs Drawn.

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September 21, 1929, Page 1 The New York Times Archives

The Transit Commission has under consideration an order directing the Interborough Rapid Transit Company to provide 239 new cars for its subway lines within fifteen months, it was learned yesterday. Engineers of the commission have estimated the probable cost of the new equipment at $6,000,000. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on September 21, 1929, on Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: PLANS TO ORDER I.R.T. TO GET 239 NEW CARS; Transit Board to Demand That Equipment Be Ready in 15 Months. COST IS PUT AT $6,000,000 Commission Will Start Court Test of Order to Extend Station Platforms. Car Order a Compromise. PLANS TO ORDER I.R.T. TO GET 239 NEW CARS Action Expected Soon. Station Designs Drawn. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe