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Posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Fri Mar 11 17:41:37 2016, in response to Re: What is this supposed to be?, posted by tunnelrat on Fri Mar 11 12:57:27 2016. Hello Brian and SteveYES Brian, Hopper Car work trains were originally towed by Surplus IRT HI-V Steel Motor Subway Cars in the early to mid 1950's -- the H-150-160 series "black" Hoppers were the first AAR made Hopper Cars by MAGOR Car in the very early 1950's to Railroad Standards but were NINE FEET WIDE to clear IRT subway tunnels. Low-V surplus motor cars replaced the Hi-V Motors by 1960, and these consists were routinely seen on many lines. Here is one of my photos JUST BELOW taken at E.180th Street showing IRT Hi-V motors towing hoppers (seen on curve beyond station platform - you can see the NYW&B Trestle-Viaduct at left, with Hopper cars on them  The bottom two photos, courtesy of pal Dave Pirmann, show Hoppers in Low-V Work trains.   Somewhere I have a photo of BMT EL QX ALL MOTOR "A" cars on each end nof 4 hopper cars - on the Jamaica EL, in the 1950's regards - Joe F |
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