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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Aug 5 22:25:14 2012, in response to Re: Tomorrow's R 9 trip, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Aug 5 17:42:37 2012. Not to mention gear pitch. For whatever reason, C# above middle C seems to be the "sweet spot" for tunnel reverb with the old timers; that pitch comes through loud and clear. At higher speeds, even with the windows open, the gear pitch was hard to hear. Once we got going up CPW, the gears were at about Ab above middle C - we were moving, no question about it. The good old days all over again.1000 had a hung door; its guard light would stay on and crew members were busy jostling door leaves until the indication fairy smiled. There wasn't a whole lot of cap slapping - not until we were on our way back to Manhattan, anyway. We stopped at Pacific, W4th, 34th, 42nd, 47-50 (keyed open one leaf) and 59th (keyed open one leaf) before those of us who were still on board were let off at 175th. Hey, I wasn't about to pass up a chance at a CPW express dash - hadn't been on one of those on the prewar cars since December of 1969. |
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