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Were there any known 75' car (R44, R46 and R68/A) running as 5-car or 7-car consists prior to GOH?


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I know that the (JFK) did run 3-car consists of the R46s (and sometimes 4-car consists), but has there been any known usage of either 5-car or 7-car consists of the 75-footers before GOH of the R44, R46 or R68/As?

I did hear that all of the 75' cars were single cars (R68s definitely, since they still run as such on the (SF)) prior to GOH, but that would have been a sight to see an oddball length (especially 5-car or 7-car consists), even though I suspect the (G) (and then (GG)) would be a candidate for 5-car consists of the 75's (They've been known to run 6-car consists of those in the past).
 

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The (G) train as 6-car R46s I assume had to have the married pair always set on one end of the train to make sure the trains  line up with the boards and the stop markers 

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  • 2 weeks later...

The Staten Island R-44s are all single units with some that ran in service within the NYCT system before GOH, carrying their single-unit feature Post-GOH. 

While this may not directly answer your question, here's a recent video of a 7-car R-44 moving within the shop yard. 

 

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