(rshsdepot) Fw: Fw: B-M. T.

["Paul S. Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

- -----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Brennan <brennan_@_columbia.edu>
To: Paul S. Luchter <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>; Les&Phyllis Luchter
<lesphyl_@_earthlink.net>; Henry Rosenberg <Henryr@mail.javanet.com>
Date: Monday, April 30, 2001 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: B-M. T.


>The company name actually had a hyphen.
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>The question assumes consistent use of the name with and without hyphen,
>and I don't know whether we can assume that.
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>That's all I know.
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>Joe
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>--On Friday, April 27, 2001 22:53 -0400 "Paul S. Luchter"
><luckyshow_@_mindspring.com> wrote:
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>> This one stumps me.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Seth Bramson <sbramson_@_bellsouth.net>
>> To: Paul S. Luchter <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>
>> Cc: rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net <rshsdepot@lists.railfan.net>
>> Date: Friday, April 27, 2001 5:24 AM
>> Subject: B-M. T.
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>>> Friends:
>>> Although I recognize this may be a tad off topic, I wonder, since so
>>> many
>> of our
>>> folks are so incredibly knowledgeable regarding New York traction
>> operations, if
>>> one or more of you could answer the following question:
>>> When (and for how many years if you know) did the BMT use the
>>> hyphenated
>> version
>>> of the name.  I. E., showing their name on signs and badges as
>>> Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
>>> Was it when they first bought out the BRT?  I saw a hat badge
>>> recently with B-M.T., a number below that, and the word "Conductor"
>>> below the number.  I
>> do
>>> recall the very early usage of the hyphen but wonder if I could
>>> trouble any
>> of
>>> you good people to elaborate, and thank you in advance for your
>>> input and trouble.
>>> Cordially,
>>> Seth.
>>>
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