pelhamlocal Posted February 2, 2012 Share #1 Posted February 2, 2012 Have there ever been any redbirds post 87' in service on the ? thanks because i know that the redbirds didn't have the or line side dest. signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted February 2, 2012 Share #2 Posted February 2, 2012 No, once the R62s came to the , they were the only cars on that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted February 2, 2012 Share #3 Posted February 2, 2012 i know that the redbirds didn't have the or line side dest. signs. They did have hte and , and some even had the later on. The reason some of em don't was due to a major track construction project on the Lenox Avenue part of the , and then only the ones that were from the and would have had that sign, the ones from anywhere else would have had all the readings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R36 Preservation Posted February 2, 2012 Share #4 Posted February 2, 2012 That was the spring/summer 1998 Lenox Avenue project. The ML R33s assigned to the (2)/(5) along with the R26/28/29s had the special rollsigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted February 2, 2012 Share #5 Posted February 2, 2012 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted February 2, 2012 Share #6 Posted February 2, 2012 I did see a red 36 on there once, around '87-88. This during the time when the sole handful of WF 36's on the mainline floated to different lines: from the to the , to the and . So they did show up on the that once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelhamlocal Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted February 2, 2012 Any pics of it in service in redbird colors. If not anyways Thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadcruiser1 Posted February 2, 2012 Share #8 Posted February 2, 2012 All I can find is this R29 on the so enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted February 2, 2012 Share #9 Posted February 2, 2012 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R36 Preservation Posted February 2, 2012 Share #10 Posted February 2, 2012 I did see a red 36 on there once, around '87-88. This during the time when the sole handful of WF 36's on the mainline floated to different lines: from the to the , to the and . So they did show up on the that once. There were some WF R36s assigned to the (2)/(5) (possibly filling in for R33s in GOH) in the late 87-88 era, so probably they wandered over to the and as well. These cars might have been "strays" from Corona, "in exile" from Flushing due to the GOH program, which began in 85. Of course the had the ML R36s and some Westinghouse WF units (9400/9500s) along with WE R29s starting in 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted February 3, 2012 Share #11 Posted February 3, 2012 I cought a Redbird on the back in 2001 when the was going to new lots, i thought it was a but the front roll sign said the side signs just said special so it was a train, as soon as it got to New Lots they took it OOS, it was basically a full in for a missing train, so this train only did 1 round trip and i was just lucky to grab it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of RedBirds Posted February 3, 2012 Share #12 Posted February 3, 2012 No Redbirds appeared on the or once when the R62As appeared. Before the R62As washed variety away on both those lines by the mid 1987 both lines were a mix of various cars like R17/21/22/29/33/36 cars. Before 1984 those two lines were also a mix of R12/14/15 cars on top of the R17-36 cars all of which were either in the MTA's blue and silver paint scheme, white colored, and were also heavily vandalized too. At 4:22-10:11 shows you what everything looked like before the Redbirds and R62As dominated the IRT. Funny Cause I was thinking about the same video I favorited it on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of RedBirds Posted February 3, 2012 Share #13 Posted February 3, 2012 R17/21/22/33/36 is just great and you guys saw the in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted February 3, 2012 Share #14 Posted February 3, 2012 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadcruiser1 Posted February 3, 2012 Share #15 Posted February 3, 2012 I did a lot more digging into the NYCSubway.org website and I managed to find some R36's on the . It took a while, and they aren't in the best quality, but it's the only two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
105th St KK QJ JJ J Posted February 3, 2012 Share #16 Posted February 3, 2012 Let me fix something for you. There you go. Yeah I saw the . If this video was filmed in 1984 you would have seen R14/15 cars as well. The only thing that would of made this video even better then it already is, is if R10 cars were shown on the . :cool: Abso-freaking-lutely !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted February 3, 2012 Share #17 Posted February 3, 2012 slightly off topic, but I noticed that the only used 9 cars back then instead of 10...anyone know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted February 3, 2012 Share #18 Posted February 3, 2012 Because Lenox Yard couldn't hold 10 cars on all of its tracks. They've since resolved that somehow, but I'm not sure exactly how (perhaps storing more of them at Livonia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted February 3, 2012 Share #19 Posted February 3, 2012 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of RedBirds Posted February 5, 2012 Share #20 Posted February 5, 2012 Let me fix something for you. There you go. Yeah I saw the . If this video was filmed in 1984 you would have seen R14/15 cars as well. The only thing that would of made this video even better then it already is, is if R10 cars were shown on the . :cool: Intresting if only they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of RedBirds Posted February 5, 2012 Share #21 Posted February 5, 2012 I'm not sure if this video counts, but this train apparently was signed up as although I think it's probably a signed up as the and terminated at South Ferry. Yo this was the first video on my favorites on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted February 5, 2012 Share #22 Posted February 5, 2012 Why do the numbers on those 36's start with CB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe C Posted February 5, 2012 Share #23 Posted February 5, 2012 Why do the numbers on those 36's start with CB? If i remember,those R36ML cars had diffrent brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R36 Preservation Posted February 5, 2012 Share #24 Posted February 5, 2012 If i remember,those R36ML cars had diffrent brakes. "CB" refers to the Cobra braking system, which was under a trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted February 5, 2012 Share #25 Posted February 5, 2012 "CB" refers to the Cobra braking system, which was under a trial. Cobra is not a breaking system, it is the brand of composite brake shoe used. The brake equipment on the GOH SMEE is RT-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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