asi14 Posted August 4, 2015 Share #1 Posted August 4, 2015 I thought y'all might find this interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_zARKdiKKI interesting how they don't include the R188 anywhere here. here's that second video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted August 4, 2015 Share #2 Posted August 4, 2015 The R188's had not yet been conceived when this documentary was made, so there wouldn't be any mention of it. Interesting find. I've never seen this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted August 4, 2015 Share #3 Posted August 4, 2015 Awesome! Caught that on TV a while back but didn't know it was online One stat right at the end though, not sure if it can be true. "The weight of the various specs and standards manuals exceeds the actual weight of the car". So, average, empty, these things weigh about 80,000 pounds, if I remember correctly. Assuming standard 20# paper, Thats 2,125,000 pages of specs? Lets assume that 2/3 of that weight is binding: Still 700,000 pages? I guess that's possible, but that seems like more information than there could even possibly BE about this subway car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azspeedbullet Posted August 5, 2015 Share #4 Posted August 5, 2015 whats the difference between the A and AA train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted August 5, 2015 Share #5 Posted August 5, 2015 whats the difference between the A and AA train?Before the 1980's, double letter lines were indicated as local lines, while single letter lines were express. The A was more or less the same route between Inwood and Queens, while the AA only ran between Hudson Terminal (today's WTC) and 168 Street. When the time came to rename all lines to single letters, the AA became the new , and later was merged into expanded and service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted August 5, 2015 Share #6 Posted August 5, 2015 So basically, today's (rerouted to 168th). is technically an expanded AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted August 5, 2015 Share #7 Posted August 5, 2015 So basically, today's (rerouted to 168th). is technically an expanded AA. Pretty much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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