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Tuscarora Almanac - July 22, 1965 - The Book of Strang and Unusual Occurences |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Jul 22 10:52:07 2016 Tuscarora Almanac - July 22, 1965 - The Book of Strange and Unusual Occurences Today is Rapid Transit Day at the New York World's Fair. IRT Low-V Motors; 5286, 5290, 5443, 5466 and 5483 made a special run to the fair carrying revenue passengers from Queensboro Plaza. The cars had been refurbished and painted dark green with gold striping. A three car train of Standards, 2390-1-2, made a special run with invited guests from Coney Island to Queensboro Plaza where passengers could transfer to Q-Type 1622 A,B,C. The Standards were freshly painted with a coat of BMT Brown while the Q-Type was painted in the 1938 blue and gold livery. Blue and Gold are the colors of the city flag and also the official color of the World's Fair. The Lo-V and the Q later sat side by side in the Corona Yard where they were visible form the ramp leading to the fair. These cars went on to from the nucleus of the current transit museum fleet. Source: NYD Bulletin August 1965 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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