Ken S. Posted December 14, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 14, 2008 Check out that middle rollsign. I guess it was put there for the . R38 4135 on the R46 on the actually went to 71 today R160 on the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charles Posted December 14, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 14, 2008 Brilliant shots! What station was 4135 at? the shot looks crystal clear. And the pic -- One person train operation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S. Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted December 14, 2008 Brilliant shots! What station was 4135 at? the shot looks crystal clear. And the pic -- One person train operation! Howard Beach - JFK. The rollsign pic was taken in that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted December 14, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 14, 2008 Damn, so many surprises in so few pictures! Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted December 14, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 14, 2008 R46 E train...thank you Jesus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted December 14, 2008 Share #6 Posted December 14, 2008 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UlmerPark B6 Posted December 14, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 14, 2008 Nice pics, and was that a at Roosevelt Blvd, you don't see that often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S. Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted December 14, 2008 Nice pics, and was that a at Roosevelt Blvd, you don't see that often! I guess the will be R&Ted back to Court Square after the holidays. With the crowds at Queens Center Mall, it's either run the to 71 or run the on weekends. Which is cheaper for the ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted December 14, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 14, 2008 Great Shots, all R38s will be on the till death. The middle rollsign was due to the Train G.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
via White Plains Road Posted December 15, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 15, 2008 Wonderful pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted December 16, 2008 Share #11 Posted December 16, 2008 I guess the will be R&Ted back to Court Square after the holidays. With the crowds at Queens Center Mall, it's either run the to 71 or run the on weekends. Which is cheaper for the ? Given the two options... I would say, have the run on weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R421969 Posted December 16, 2008 Share #12 Posted December 16, 2008 The R38 had an alcohol problem or something cause its older brother the R32 took care of itself better over 44 years. Its to late for the R38...it had the chance way back when. ...did I just personify trains??? that is rather foamerish of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted December 16, 2008 Share #13 Posted December 16, 2008 Nice to see the R38s stick around, and the R46 on the fits pretty good as it is, I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted December 17, 2008 Share #14 Posted December 17, 2008 The R38 had an alcohol problem or something cause its older brother the R32 took care of itself better over 44 years. Its to late for the R38...it had the chance way back when. ...did I just personify trains??? that is rather foamerish of me. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted December 18, 2008 Share #15 Posted December 18, 2008 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted December 18, 2008 Share #16 Posted December 18, 2008 The R38 had an alcohol problem or something cause its older brother the R32 took care of itself better over 44 years. Its to late for the R38...it had the chance way back when. ...did I just personify trains??? that is rather foamerish of me. LMAO!!!!!B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlushingExpress Posted December 20, 2008 Share #17 Posted December 20, 2008 putting the R38s back on the A make them look much better because it uses the R44s, which almost everyone agrees is the worst car models ever built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSmith Posted December 20, 2008 Share #18 Posted December 20, 2008 The R44s were the biggest, most-dramatic improvement to the NYC subway system that I can think of. When it was introduced in the early 1970s, it had a much more attractive and high-tech modern appearance to its interior than its predecessors, modern curved signs, a full cab width, was a car passengers can actually talk on and not raise their voices, rode almost as smoothly as the LIRR and resembled the M cars on the LIRR that were also modern at the time, broke the speed record for subways at I think around 75 mph. The ding-dong warning the train doors were closing was a great idea. Unfortunately, many of the new systems weren't well tested, did not prove durable, and the trains were not reliable. Put an R44 that's in decent shape next to an R160 and the R160 does not make it look ancient. To me, the R44/R46s interior is more deluxe than the R160, if dated in some details. For me, the R143/160 looks like an updated R40M/R42 inside--rather plain and sterile, lacking color. The R38, though not a bad train, just didn't have the same impact as the R44 when it was new. Put an R38 next to the R160 and it looks quite old and blocky. So, I do not agree that the R38s look better on a major, high-volume, Manhattan and Brooklyn Express line like the A than the R44, the only halfway modern car on 8th Av (save a rare appearance on an R46 on the E line). The R44s rebuilt doesn't seem to be as well done as the R46s. I think the rebuilts of the R32 and the R46 have helped them greatly in providing good service and kept them looking decent at least when they are reasonably clean. The R44 needs TLC, it should be in service for at least another 5-7 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlushingExpress Posted December 21, 2008 Share #19 Posted December 21, 2008 either way, R44s still suck, should not have been rebuilt (or should have gone through a better job at it), and is killing the A line just like how it killed the St. Louis Car Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted December 21, 2008 Share #20 Posted December 21, 2008 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kexpress Posted December 21, 2008 Share #21 Posted December 21, 2008 Yup, me too! Since the make me wait for like 15 minutes... But it is fun to see the and pass by like so fast. I once caught a R-68 on the Express for some reason, too bad I don't have any cams with me. Then buy a camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kexpress Posted December 21, 2008 Share #22 Posted December 21, 2008 putting the R38s back on the A make them look much better because it uses the R44s, which almost everyone agrees is the worst car models ever built! I will have to disagree with you because I like the R44 because they best cars ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlushingExpress Posted December 21, 2008 Share #23 Posted December 21, 2008 I will have to disagree with you because I like the R44 because they best cars ever. you and i never agree on anything. R42s and R44s are the two worst cars in the system. They killed the St. Louis Car Company and are completely messing up the A and E lines. Please, the only people who like the R42s are those on the Jamaica Line because they have been there since 1990, but soon, the J/M/Z will be fully R160s. R44s are nothing more than ugly soda cans that have too much air in their brakes while R42s are rusted tin cans with ugly interiors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted December 22, 2008 Share #24 Posted December 22, 2008 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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