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Posted by ENY Blitz 5107 on Sun Dec 27 20:15:27 2015, in response to Re: The problem with TMNY, posted by 3-9 on Sun Dec 27 14:46:19 2015. Since the question was brought up about what the TMNY has and the NYTM does not,here are just a few notable items:1)Former NYCTA R-16 # 6398 recently repainted in the short lived "Quickie" Silver paint scheme w/blue doors which was only worn by only 20 R-16's circa 1984. (Note):This will not be the permanent paint job; Car will be repainted in the eaerly 1970's MTA "Silver and Blue" paint scheme in 2016.(Note # 2):This is the one and only "B" Division SMEE car preserved in a museum off of NYCTA property. 2)Former South Brooklyn Railway Whitcomb built 65 Tonner Diesel # 9;This locomotive was restored to active service after many hours of work by a small but dedicated group of volunteers.Plans are to "Operate" this locomotive IN SERVICE at the museum in 2016!!! Note:this is the "One and Only" OPERATING Whitcomb 65 Tonner Diesel in all of New York State! This is one of the "Jewel's of the museum's collection! 3)Brooklyn and Queens Transit "Clark" built PCC # 1000;This is the "One and Only" PCC constructed by the Clark Equipment Company.This car's restoration is set to begin in Spring,2016 after an earlier attempt to restore this car stalled due to the untimely death of one of the museum's members.Limited "Scope of work" was done this past Summer and things are all set for next Spring. 4)PATH PA-1 car # 143;One of two surviving "PA" class cars still in existence from the 09/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.This is the museum's newest car and arrived on 12/16/2015.Note:This car is considered an artifact and will be left "As Is" in order to tell the story of that terrible day in American history.This car is for display purposes only and will NOT be available for use to the riding public.Plans are to construct a permanent display for this car as well as additional artifacts still en route from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from the Twin Towers. 5)Former IRT "Low Voltage" car # 5600; While the NYTM does roster several operable "Low V" cars our car awaits heavy restoration work.Some limited work was done on this car over the past year which included repainting and re-installation of missing side windows.While not note worthy in the sense that they can be seen at NYTM i am listing this car here just as information. 6)Former IND R-4 # 825; Like the "Low V" cars the NYTM roster's several operable versions of this car type also but is being listed here for information purposes.Limited work done on this car over the last year which included replica 825 number plates giving this car back it's identity once again."City of New York" recently repainted onto the sides of the car this December.Additional work forthcoming on this car beginning in Spring,2016. 7)Former IND R-3 Flatcar # F401; This is a full size flatcar originally constructed for the IND system.This car was recently repainted;Brake rigging and repairs completed.This car is equipped with "Tranistion Couplers" with a knuckle coupler on one end and a "H2a" coupler on the other.This car operates eith Diesel # 9 and can be used to couple to almost any "Heavy rail" car in the museum's collection. Of course there are several other noteworthy cars in the museum's collection which are too numerous to list here.What the museum truly needs are the volunteer's needed to restore some of these old cars.They cannot restore themselves! Have the desire to help out on fixing these relic's from another era? I invite "YOU" to get involved in our all volunteer effort! Forget the naysayer's here who say it can't be done-We ARE DOING it and making a difference! No special skills or special tools are required-just an honest desire to help and to get involved! Gone are the days of old when the TMNY was considered a junkyard.Things are happening at a pace not seen in years! Still skeptical? Consider this: our group has been active at the TMNY for a little over 15 months; In that short time we have reactivated a dead diesel locomotive,repainted several cars and were instrumental in acquiring the museum's first new car since the R-16's arrival back in 1996.Work on a second "Active" car is set to begin next year as well,effectively doubling our revenue capacity.The ridership levels are there and things are indeed happening at the Trolley Museum of New York-I welcome all of you here to join in on the fun of bringing this museum back from the brink.Thank you all for reading.... |
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