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   Peter T. Daniels to Phil Kane   
   Re: Old New Haven Washboards   
   17 Apr 19 05:33:13   
   
   From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 7:44:48 PM UTC-4, Phil Kane wrote:   
   > On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 20:08:52 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels"   
   >  wrote:   
      
   > > Ah, the good   
   > >old days of the double-letter designations that sort of indicated the   
   > >origins and termini of all the special rush hour service and such.   
   >   
   > IIRC the double letter routes on the IND were the local routes   
   > parallel to the single-letter express routes.  There never was a G,   
   > just a GG, and no DD, EE, or FF locals, though.   
      
   The HH was the Rockaway local (locals called it the "H and H"). But   
   that's not what I mean (you missed the BB). I mean things like the QJ.   
      
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