Daniel The Cool Posted December 11, 2010 Share #1 Posted December 11, 2010 Someone kept telling me that the uses R68s first and i think the did. Which one is true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted December 11, 2010 Share #2 Posted December 11, 2010 The Broadway Yellow was the first line to use the R68's on June 20, 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted December 11, 2010 Share #3 Posted December 11, 2010 yellow D or orange ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted December 11, 2010 Share #4 Posted December 11, 2010 The Yellow , the same year when it ran skip stop with the yellow as well via Brighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted December 11, 2010 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2010 For a time during the Manny B. rebuild, the ran via Broadway. yellow D or orange ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted December 11, 2010 Share #6 Posted December 11, 2010 For a time during the Manny B. rebuild, the ran via Broadway.So did the ( and during rush hours, it was extended to Astoria. The Broadway used to terminate 57 Street/7 Avenue with the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Posted December 11, 2010 Share #7 Posted December 11, 2010 The Broadway Yellow was the first line to use the R68's on June 20, 1986. THANK YOU!!! For Daniel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPvv5uQndc8&NR=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Beach Posted December 11, 2010 Share #8 Posted December 11, 2010 Actually it was the , it did a trial run on there, then went to the yellow D..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted December 11, 2010 Share #9 Posted December 11, 2010 Actually it was the , it did a trial run on there, then went to the yellow D..... Testing does not constitute revenue service... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Beach Posted December 11, 2010 Share #10 Posted December 11, 2010 Testing does not constitute revenue service... It ran in service as a trial run for like a week or 2, or a lil longer, not testing......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted December 11, 2010 Share #11 Posted December 11, 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...
Sea Beach Posted December 11, 2010 Share #12 Posted December 11, 2010 I've heard they did appear on the at one time in revenue service. Didn't know they were tested in revenue service on the though. First time hearing this. Yes they did, this was the first line to get it, then went to the D. Correct me if im wrong, it may have been the 2nd line to get it, but im most likely sure it was 1st on the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted December 11, 2010 Share #13 Posted December 11, 2010 Yes they did, this was the first line to get it, then went to the . Correct me if im wrong, it may have been the 2nd line to get it, but im most likely sure it was 1st on the Not officially, they were testing out the cars along the line because of the Manhattan Bridge project, the Yellow and the officially ran the cars on their official assignments afterwards. I do believe that the was also running them during the time the was. I could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted December 11, 2010 Share #14 Posted December 11, 2010 Yes they did, this was the first line to get it, then went to the D. Correct me if im wrong, it may have been the 2nd line to get it, but im most likely sure it was 1st on the They were never assigned tot he line, they were only there for a testing period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Beach Posted December 11, 2010 Share #15 Posted December 11, 2010 Not officially, they were testing out the cars along the line because of the Manhattan Bridge project, the Yellow and the officially ran the cars on their official assignments afterwards. I do believe that the was also running them during the time the was. I could be wrong though. Yea, that seems like what happened. Im pretty sure they were in service on the , but it didnt last long at all..... They were never assigned tot he line, they were only there for a testing period. Thats why I said earlier "It did a trial run on there" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted December 11, 2010 Share #16 Posted December 11, 2010 They actually first started in April, right before the bridge shutdown, on the full length (Wish I could have seen that, but I was in college at the time, and didn't catch it until the summer on the Bway half). The run (which I also did catch), was like the next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted December 11, 2010 Share #17 Posted December 11, 2010 so what did they have on the 6th Ave at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted December 11, 2010 Share #18 Posted December 11, 2010 It was still the old, unrebuilt 32's and 40m/42's, and some slants at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Posted December 11, 2010 Share #19 Posted December 11, 2010 They actually first started in April, right before the bridge shutdown, on the full length (Wish I could have seen that, but I was in college at the time, and didn't catch it until the summer on the Bway half). The run (which I also did catch), was like the next year. THANK YOU Eric, You got it EXACTLY right, half the people arguing this point wasn't even alive when the R68s came in and is going off some website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted December 11, 2010 Share #20 Posted December 11, 2010 THANK YOU Eric, You got it EXACTLY right, half the people arguing this point wasn't even alive when the R68s came in and is going off some website. Yea, or they talked to older TA workers who were their and actually delivered the cars and tested them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted December 11, 2010 Share #21 Posted December 11, 2010 If you were born 10-15 years before the era, and have a good memory, then you will know what happen slightly to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted December 11, 2010 Share #22 Posted December 11, 2010 THANK YOU Eric, You got it EXACTLY right, half the people arguing this point wasn't even alive when the R68s came in and is going off some website. Yup. Well said. Just foamers don't want to hear from guys like us who were around in the mid-1980's. Oh yes. 1986 the 100th birthday of statue of liberty, my first date/kiss with a girl and the debut of the R68's. What memories.:cool::tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68 Subway Car Posted December 11, 2010 Share #23 Posted December 11, 2010 The R68s first ran on the Train on April 13th, 1986. In fact, someone on EBay posted a photo of this event some time ago and here it is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted December 12, 2010 Share #24 Posted December 12, 2010 Yup. Well said. Just foamers don't want to hear from guys like us who were around in the mid-1980's. Oh yes. 1986 the 100th birthday of statue of liberty, my first date/kiss with a girl and the debut of the R68's. What memories.:cool::tup: ... and the last time the Mets won a World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted December 12, 2010 Share #25 Posted December 12, 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...
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