Roadcruiser1 Posted September 18, 2010 Share #26 Posted September 18, 2010 Not really. We still have Boeing (losing to Airbus). We still have NASA, and we have Lockheed Martin building our countries fighter jets. Boeing 747-8 The Space Shuttle Lockheed F-35 There are some non positive things about them. Most of them are not built with American made parts. Some of their parts are made from other nations. They aren't considered pure American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted September 19, 2010 Share #27 Posted September 19, 2010 Rest in peace R-44, one of the most unique subway cars to roam around the City, mostly the . R-44s were great in my book! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanatic Posted September 19, 2010 Share #28 Posted September 19, 2010 I'm gonna miss that howling sound the 44's made and ofcourse the break release sounds. But oh well, life goes on. R.I.P R44's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted September 19, 2010 Share #29 Posted September 19, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted September 19, 2010 Share #30 Posted September 19, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNIGHTRIDER3:16 Posted September 19, 2010 Share #31 Posted September 19, 2010 You will be missed (Mx)ighty R44 Good thing is ,That when I was in CIY ,I saw brand new springs/under the Trucks ,The fronts are getting painted and hopefully R46's will stick around for awhile but here's to ....... The R44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 19, 2010 Share #32 Posted September 19, 2010 No R44s were at CIY getting painted unless they are SIR R44s, they were in the OH shop being stripped though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted September 19, 2010 Share #33 Posted September 19, 2010 No R44s were at CIY getting painted unless they are SIR R44s, they were in the OH shop being stripped though. All of SIR's R44s are finished with their SMS though, for about a month already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNIGHTRIDER3:16 Posted September 19, 2010 Share #34 Posted September 19, 2010 No R44s were at CIY getting painted unless they are SIR R44s, they were in the OH shop being stripped though. Judges ngggg ,If you read what I wrote it said the R46 that I saw (Magic Word R46 ,I never said R44's was getting painted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted September 19, 2010 Share #35 Posted September 19, 2010 Judges ngggg ,If you read what I wrote it said the R46 that I saw (Magic Word R46 ,I never said R44's was getting painted LOL, boy our reading comprehension is down the toilet. Sorry! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 19, 2010 Share #36 Posted September 19, 2010 Judges ngggg ,If you read what I wrote it said the R46 that I saw (Magic Word R46 ,I never said R44's was getting painted The way you wrote it, it looked like you were talking about R44s. Judges ngggg- what the hell does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNIGHTRIDER3:16 Posted September 19, 2010 Share #37 Posted September 19, 2010 The way you wrote it, it looked like you were talking about R44s. Judges ngggg- what the hell does that mean? Judges ngggg means you are the weakest link duh what the hell do you think I was saying jeesh but the way I wrote it seems to be ENGLISH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 19, 2010 Share #38 Posted September 19, 2010 Ok... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted September 19, 2010 Share #39 Posted September 19, 2010 Nah-nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah-nah, hey-hey, goodbye!!! Dear R44's: Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! BfM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted September 19, 2010 Share #40 Posted September 19, 2010 The retirement of the R46 is a day I'm not looking forward to at all. I agree, but hopefully they'll at least make it for another 4 years till I retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted September 19, 2010 Share #41 Posted September 19, 2010 Good bye big faarts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted September 19, 2010 Share #42 Posted September 19, 2010 Dear R44's: Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! BfM *clicks the thanks button* (unavailable for me at the moment) I agree, but hopefully they'll at least make it for another 4 years till I retire. With good maintenance, they will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 19, 2010 Share #43 Posted September 19, 2010 With good maintenance, they will. With the SMS now and the maintenance being done at Pitkin, they are becoming better cars. I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but some of the R46s that have been coming back from SMS have very bright interior lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted September 19, 2010 Share #44 Posted September 19, 2010 With the SMS now and the maintenance being done at Pitkin, they are becoming better cars. I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but some of the R46s that have been coming back from SMS have very bright interior lights. I've also noticed that a lot of the door chimes don't sound. What's up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 19, 2010 Share #45 Posted September 19, 2010 I've also noticed that a lot of the door chimes don't sound. What's up with that? I'm not really sure. I know that on R46s thru R68s, the chime is a relay in the door circuitry unlike a pre-recorded sound like on a NTT. I never thought they were worth the trouble and maybe CED feels the same way and won't fix them since there are many more important things to look at. R44 and R46s are the only cars where I can remember not hearing the chime, I can't think of a time I was on an R62 or R68 that didn't have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadcruiser1 Posted September 19, 2010 Share #46 Posted September 19, 2010 These are cool images I found of the R44's being delivered. This is when they were new and foamed upon. Also includes their first trips on the NYCS. Thanks to these images I am sure that not all of the New York City Subway cars that were built came in seats that was perwinkle. They had cars with different colors seats too. Though now I am also curious why would they built seats in perwinkle, but when it came up to the R44/46/68/68A's they didn't come with perwinkle seats like the R143, R160A/B, and the R142/A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 19, 2010 Share #47 Posted September 19, 2010 Image 1 and 2 are R46s. I'm not sure about the 3rd one, but the 4th is the only R44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallParkShuttle Posted September 19, 2010 Share #48 Posted September 19, 2010 I've also noticed that a lot of the door chimes don't sound. What's up with that? Also, I've realized that the door chimes of the R-46 that do sound are more uniform. They used to vary from car to car like crazy. I remember one car that had the second note like two octaves lower than the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadcruiser1 Posted September 19, 2010 Share #49 Posted September 19, 2010 Hey guys remember the R44 setting a speed record on the LIRR track. Well this image might be it. The caption mentions it traveling on the LIRR track so it has to be traveling like 80 mph. Also this image shows the R44 with experimental carpeting In case they were R46's earlier I am sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tramrunner Posted September 19, 2010 Share #50 Posted September 19, 2010 and I've heard that they are installing new PA-5 like seats in SIRTOA R44s since I live in Brooklyn, I never got a chance to ride SIRTOA. I hope I will do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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