Union Tpke Posted February 23, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 23, 2015 Location: Prince's Bay Route: Fan TripCar: LIRR MP72 2509 Photo by: Joe TestagroseDate: 4/28/1973 Location: Prince's Bay Car: LIRR MP72 2509 Collection of: Joe TestagroseDate: 4/28/1973Notes: Borrowed LIRR coaches on SIRT Line: SIRT Location: Prince's Bay Collection of: George Conrad CollectionDate: 8/30/1972 Location: Jefferson Avenue Car: LIRR MP72 2513 Photo by: Doug GrotjahnCollection of: Joe TestagroseDate: 8/21/1972 Location: New Dorp Route: Fan TripCar: LIRR MP72 2509 Photo by: Joe TestagroseDate: 4/28/1973 Line: SIRT Location: Annadale Collection of: George Conrad CollectionDate: 8/30/1972 Line: SIRT Location: Pleasant Plains Route: Fan TripCar: LIRR MP72 2509 Photo by: Joe TestagroseDate: 4/28/1973 Line: SIRT Location: Tottenville Car: LIRR MP72 2509 Photo by: Joe TestagroseDate: 3/11/1973 Location: Tottenville Route: Fan TripCar: LIRR MP72 2517 Photo by: Joe TestagroseDate: 4/28/1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
161 New York Posted February 24, 2015 Share #2 Posted February 24, 2015 Awesome Find!!! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted February 25, 2015 Awesome Find!!! Thanks for sharing. your welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted February 26, 2015 Share #4 Posted February 26, 2015 Thanks! Would have been nice to see one at Nassau/Atlantic, or St. George/Tompkinsville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DailyDose Posted February 26, 2015 Share #5 Posted February 26, 2015 Cool find. Wish they actually ran some better equipment on the SIRT until the R211s arrive (which is in a very, very long time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGTrain Posted July 27, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 27, 2015 I remember riding these in the 70s on the SIRT. Real railroad feel vs the subway like feel of the line now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberider Posted July 27, 2015 Share #7 Posted July 27, 2015 Nice photos of some distinctive cars at an interesting time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted July 28, 2015 I remember riding these in the 70s on the SIRT. Real railroad feel vs the subway like feel of the line now. As we are currently talking about train cars on the SIRT. How did you feel about the ME-1s? How were they in their final years in service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGTrain Posted July 29, 2015 Share #9 Posted July 29, 2015 Well that was a very long time ago. The last time I rode one was in 1973. They did remind me of the BMT Standards, the "old BMTs" as I used to call them. They seemed to run fine up until 1971. After that there seemed to be a lot of issues with trains out of service, etc. The MTA took over and there was a call for moving 12 subway cars to the line. My guess would be the R1-9s. However they settled on the LIRR cars. The ME-1s had railroad like seating and the conductor came around to collect fares. Their idle motors sounded like the BMT Standards and the Triplex and the acceleration sound had that similar grind sound so familiar with the R1 and LoV. I don't recall the acceleration sound of the BMT Standard. I was a teenager then and poked fun at the line in comparison to the subway I was used to in Brooklyn before moving to SI, but I would give anything to ride them again. They had a nice rail fan window and a lot of the motormen would keep the door open and talk to you. I even had that experience once riding an R9 back from Coney Island where I was talking to the motorman while he drove the train. That was in 1968 as I recall with my uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted July 30, 2015 Well that was a very long time ago. The last time I rode one was in 1973. They did remind me of the BMT Standards, the "old BMTs" as I used to call them. They seemed to run fine up until 1971. After that there seemed to be a lot of issues with trains out of service, etc. The MTA took over and there was a call for moving 12 subway cars to the line. My guess would be the R1-9s. However they settled on the LIRR cars. The ME-1s had railroad like seating and the conductor came around to collect fares. Their idle motors sounded like the BMT Standards and the Triplex and the acceleration sound had that similar grind sound so familiar with the R1 and LoV. I don't recall the acceleration sound of the BMT Standard. I was a teenager then and poked fun at the line in comparison to the subway I was used to in Brooklyn before moving to SI, but I would give anything to ride them again. They had a nice rail fan window and a lot of the motormen would keep the door open and talk to you. I even had that experience once riding an R9 back from Coney Island where I was talking to the motorman while he drove the train. That was in 1968 as I recall with my uncle. nice! I hope that there would be fan trips on the SIRT with the two ME-1s at trolley museums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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