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Posted by trainsarefun on Sun Jan 6 12:17:50 2008, in response to Re: Time for the MTA to cash in on the graffiti in the system..., posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 6 11:48:45 2008. I grew up nearest to the Flushing Line, which didn't see very many graffiti attacks, relatively - and if memory serves, absolutely - speaking. And on the LIRR's Pt Washington branch, which I also rode in the 1980s as a youngster, I can't ever recall seeing graffiti during its heyday.But I do recall going over Sunnyside Yard on the 7 train - always a favorite part of the ride for me - and then seeing the RR train headed to Astoria on the curve out of QBP, and some of them were absolutely covered in graffiti, from the trucks to the wheels to the windows to the doors to of the course the sides of the train. I think the RR used a wide variety of trains at the time. I can recall the R32s, R27/30s, R40s, and R42/40Ms distinctly. The R32s would get hit really hard by graffiti on the doors, and the R30s got hit hard everywhere except on top of the cars. I once rode an Astoria train in those days - I suppose it was an R30 trainset - and it was so dim inside because the windows had been basically painted over and the lights were not turned on. It was interesting kaleidoscopic effect, at least when you're 5, but I'm sure not much fun for most others. The ex-IRT cars seemed to get hit the worst from recollection. They had much brighter and garish colors as I remember it. |
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