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Shows green signal, so must be front of train, don't recognize what station!

 

that looks like a blue light in the tunnel, where a phone is, but its not clear..you could be right the light got diffractored in the photo, still looks like Penn to me though...but if I get a second guess Utica :(

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lol yeah i cant help but 2 stare...it started when i first noticed those red birds there all the way at the end then the other day i saw the slant...i wonder how long those redbirds have been there and if there still functional...BMT/IND never get redbird fan trips:mad:...actually i havent seen any special BMT/IND trains...show it some love please, (MTA)

 

They should preserve an entire train of slants, and at the same time have like a train of SMEEs (how about: 4 R32s, 2 R38s, 2 Mods and 2 R42s?). I don't really think the slants could mingle in with the other SMEEs. It's done before with the Mods, but I don't know...

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They can't preserve an entire 10 car train because they don't have enough space to store it as far as i know. I believe the married set that was preserved is going to get a light overhaul to clean it up and freshen up certain structural elements.

 

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They should preserve an entire train of slants, and at the same time have like a train of SMEEs (how about: 4 R32s, 2 R38s, 2 Mods and 2 R42s?). I don't really think the slants could mingle in with the other SMEEs. It's done before with the Mods, but I don't know...

 

 

 

The R40's can run with other SMEE cars.

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I finally caught an (A) R40Slope today, i was on the (A) taking pics down 145th, grabbed the R44 downtown, when the train leaves, im like wait is that a R40S on uptown 207 side? and it was..

 

Got off at 125th, went up to 175th and caught that baby :D

 

plus an R38 (A)

 

gonna load pics tomo, first my GOs of last weekend hehe ;)

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How long did you have to wait for one?

 

Honestly, as I walked into Broadway Junction (A)/© platform, the first slant arrived. The 2nd slant was headed Manhattan Bound as it was at 88th & Boyd. The 3rd slant came right after the slant I was on, so it was kinda back to back. So about....25-30 minutes, plus the delay due to marine traffic + stuck jamaica bay bridge, the chance rose since I was at 111th Street - Greenwood Ave, in which I got off the first slant and jumped on the second one!

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What do you mean? Carbodies or something else?

 

yeah... mainly the carbodies. Lots of sheet metal flapping around. The underbodies are rusting through already also. Ill give them maybe 2-3 years before theyre shipped off to the fishes

 

Also Its been confirmed that A/C line will be R40/40M, R42, R44, and R46 by the end of April.

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yeah... mainly the carbodies. Lots of sheet metal flapping around. The underbodies are rusting through already also. Ill give them maybe 2-3 years before theyre shipped off to the fishes

 

Also Its been confirmed that A/C line will be R40/40M, R42, R44, and R46 by the end of April.

 

So you are saying even the R46s will be transferred over to Pitkin and 207? Wow.

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So you are saying even the R46s will be transferred over to Pitkin and 207? Wow.

 

Well yes the R46 are transferring over to the (A)/© once the R160 displace them from the (E)/(F)/® and R68/R68A displace them from the (G) then the R46 will replace the R32/R38/R40/R40M/R42.

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I think that w/e the car 32,38,40M,40S,42, it should be restored to its original state with the blue stripes for the 40M,40S,38,42, and the blue doors for the 32...but then again i doubt (MTA) has those blue seats or those swinging handles...

 

 

They got rid of those old handles.i also doubt the TA would restore the cars

to pre-GOH look.

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man that was when i wasnt aware of the subway and wasnt buff about it either...i missed all the last moments, do you know how i could know when a fantrip is going to occur for either IRT or BMT i never been on one and l i wud love to be on one of the old trains...;)

 

 

They'll be running the R1/9 cars starting Nov 30th on the (V) line from 2nd av

to Queens Plz.they'll be running from 10am to 4pm for 5 sundays.

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