ownership of the line in 1940, Brighton–Franklin (labelled 7 by the BMT) services gradually declined. A major blow to through service viability occurred in 1954 when the train of the IND Division was extended to Coney Island via the Culver Line, depriving the Franklin of a major source of transfer traffic, consisting of passengers from Harlem and the Bronx, who now had a more direct route to Coney Island. Truncation Brighton–Franklin express service ended in 1956, and the last through service, on Saturdays, ran on February 16, 1963 in advance of new BMT schedules in effect the next day, resulting in the 7 Franklin Avenue Line becoming a full-time shuttle. On November 1, 1965, when R27s started going into service, this service was named SS, and in 1985, when the practice of using double letters was eliminated, this service became the S. However, some trains from the 1960s to 1980s continued to use the BMT 7 signage. On December 1, 1974, a southbound shuttle train of R32s was approaching the tunnel portal en route from Franklin Avenue when it derailed on the crossover at Empire Blvd. and smashed into the same place where BRT car 100 had hit in the Malbone Street Wreck. This derailment resulted in some injuries, with R32 car 3668 damaged beyond repair, but there were no reported fatalities, because time signals limit the speed of trains coming down the hill from Crown Heights. Deterioration and renovation In 1981, the MTA proposed abandoning the service under the failed Program for Action. At the time, only 10,000 passengers used the shuttle per day, and in addition, the Franklin Avenue Line was severely deteriorated. It was proposed that additional B48 bus service along nearby Franklin Avenue could substitute for the line. During the winter, the line would often be closed because there was fear that trains would derail. Stations were in horrible condition; portions of the wooden platforms were sealed off because they had burned or collapsed. In January 1982, the line needed to close for emergency repair work because a retaining wall along the line was in danger of collapse. In the 1990's, the term "Ghost Train" was coined for the Shuttle due to its increasing deterioration. It was shrunk in size to only two cars, and the Dean Street station, which only had 50 paying riders per day, was closed in 1995 due to extensive fare evasion.