INDman Posted March 13, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 13, 2010 An INDman exclusive. So this is for all you who doubted what my self and others had said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Bus Posted March 13, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 13, 2010 They have to die so young:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry: And I just rode 5344 last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted March 13, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 13, 2010 Sigh...an end to an era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted March 13, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 13, 2010 now, now IND...can't let you take ALL the credit... two more looks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted March 13, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 13, 2010 Thats just sad! The first cars to bring an OVAL shaped car! R44 death so young young. These cars could of been in service now but they are being dumped to get more rust in them! I gotta get my rides and vids before they go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jashawn R. Posted March 13, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 13, 2010 Wow....even though I wasn't fond of these cars, I will miss them...RIP R44'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 13, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2010 Good riddance. R46s are better anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted March 13, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2010 Thats just sad! The first cars to bring an OVAL shaped car! R44 death so young young. These cars could of been in service now but they are being dumped to get more rust in them! I gotta get my rides and vids before they go! Rust isn't an issue when they are underground. As long as they land normally on the ocean floor then they can be home to plenty of sea life. Even if they land and get flattened then they're home to just as much sea life of different kinds. So it's not like rusting on the ocean floor is a bad thing. And you know why they decided to get rid of these cars. 37-39 years is not an early retirement considering they were built to last 35-40 years. BTW, thanks INDman for these pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted March 13, 2010 BTW, thanks INDman for these pics. No problem, just glad to be able to put my money were my mouth is. These are the first set of R44s to get scrapped due to the safety survey results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross Harbor RR Posted March 13, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 13, 2010 Wait, these weren't the cars that's been sitting in 207 on the junk track for almost 2 years already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 13, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 13, 2010 Also, I take it these cars have asbestos as well? Will R46s and R68s have to be reefed as well than to be scrapped when it is their time to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted March 13, 2010 Wait, these weren't the cars that's been sitting in 207 on the junk track for almost 2 years already? Nope, I think they were the ones that were held for the servey. Also, I take it these cars have asbestos as well? Will R46s and R68s have to be reefed as well than to be scrapped when it is their time to go. No, I don't think they have the magic mineral. It has not been decided how they are going to go but they have started to strip them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted March 13, 2010 Share #13 Posted March 13, 2010 Will R46s and R68s have to be reefed as well than to be scrapped when it is their time to go. No answer yet. That will be determined when the time comes for those cars to go base on which option makes the most sense at that exact moment in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 13, 2010 Share #14 Posted March 13, 2010 Oic, thanks guys. If not for asbestos, I really think gutting the cars for the metal makes more sense than to just sink them in the ocean. I was generally pissed the R32s were going to be reefed because they were mostly stainless steel and that should be valuable to maybe some 3rd world nation needing cheap metals to use - imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYtransit Posted March 13, 2010 Share #15 Posted March 13, 2010 i dont get it,first they say there gonna run more R32 on the when the R44 retires,but now they ban them from the like.why would you do that? i guess i cant complain though.but why would they ban it from the line? was it saftey issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 13, 2010 Share #16 Posted March 13, 2010 There's no ban of R32s on the A. There is a surplus of R46s [displaced from Jamaica yard], which can't run on the C [480' trains]. Therefore the A is now 100% R44/46. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted March 13, 2010 Share #17 Posted March 13, 2010 Ive rode R44s for 20 years! They have got me home and have gotten me to work, school and everywhere else. Time to take all the pics i can during my commutes before they are all gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m7zanr160s Posted March 13, 2010 Share #18 Posted March 13, 2010 But here's the thing: Are all of them getting reefed, or just a few deemed unfit? And have the inspections been completed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted March 13, 2010 Share #19 Posted March 13, 2010 But here's the thing: Are all of them getting reefed, or just a few deemed unfit? And have the inspections been completed? They will all be going soon. How many and when is unknown, but they will start dropping like flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 13, 2010 Share #20 Posted March 13, 2010 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 13, 2010 Share #21 Posted March 13, 2010 Good riddance to the junk; I will NOT miss them one bit! Thank you INDman for the pics; I never doubted you one bit about the R44 retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted March 13, 2010 Share #22 Posted March 13, 2010 DAMN SURVEY GUYS!!!!! Im in shock!!! They are reefing them:cry: This is a sad day in history.I need to take a special trip on the R44s before they are all gone.How long will it take to ....gulp... reef them all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted March 13, 2010 Share #23 Posted March 13, 2010 But here's the thing: Are all of them getting reefed, or just a few deemed unfit? And have the inspections been completed? No official decision yet. Only speculation. The official decision comes when the President of NYCT signs off on it. When? Maybe this month, maybe 5 years from now or whenever the next batch of cars are ordered and delivered.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Vandelay Posted March 13, 2010 Share #24 Posted March 13, 2010 I would tend to think that the stripping of cars for reefing is a fairly good indication that such a decision has been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Vandelay Posted March 13, 2010 Share #25 Posted March 13, 2010 5344 was pulled in December for the inspection which it has apparently failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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