R44 Scrap Photos

[mtattrain 1,185]

Some interesting stuff I found from a user named "R36Coach" on Flickr (not by me, credits go to "R36 Coach"):

 

 

[lupojohn 713]

Why do these old trains get reefed? What purpose does that serve?

[User 2,251]

Why do these old trains get reefed? What purpose does that serve?

Well the frame is too old to be reused and rather than being put in a dump or landfill, when the subway is reefed, it becomes an artificial habitat for fish. Naturally, it helps fish survive.

[Grand Concourse 2,690]

But I think the reefing program has stopped. So it depends on if they want to deal with the possible asbestos if they want to cut the cars up for scrap.

[lilbluefoxie 820]

that and the asbestos makes it much more difficult to take these trains apart and recycle the scrap metal

[Quill Depot 1,570]

Cool! I thought R44's were built after abestos was illegal to stick in.

[Subwayfan12 35]

*sniffs* They grow up so fast. Great pictures BTW

[mtattrain 1,185]

that and the asbestos makes it much more difficult to take these trains apart and recycle the scrap metal

 

I do remember someone mentioning that after the R42s, nothing was built with asbestos. This allows the MTA to recycle the scrap metal in the R44s for money instead of reefing them.

[Minato ku 631]

For this point we were 10 years late in France.

We found asbestos in trains built in early 1980's.   

[youngblaze 541]

These shots were taken right off the New Jersey Turnpike I remember seeing it when I was on the Greyhound bus going to DC.