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Re: Classic shot-R21/22 interior |
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Posted by randyo on Mon Feb 8 16:11:26 2010, in response to Re: Classic shot-R21/22 interior, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Mon Feb 8 08:43:26 2010. Yes, that which I mentioned in my other post and what another poster called the "suicide" M/M's cab door which opened backwards like the R-62s. Also, as delivered, the R-21s were the last NYCTA equipment without seal beam headlights which were retrofitted later after the R-22s arrived. Most of the R-10 through 21 cars retained the clear lenses on the taillights which had an internal red lens that caused the taillight to illuminate red. The R-22s always had the external red taillight lens which was retrofitted to some of the earlier cars but not all. Something that may not be immediately obvious between the R-21s and 22s is that R-21s were also the last cars on which the C/R had to energize the trainline main light circuit with an external key located on the overhead panel outside the storm door underneath the end rollsign. R-22s and later cars had the main light switch on the auxiliary switch panel in the M/M's cab (the one located just to the left of the vision glass). Another less obvious difference is the PA mike in the cab. R-16s through 21s has a Smith-Meeker brand of PA mike which had a cover over the mike which had to be opened for the C/R to make announcements. R-22s had a Stromberg - Carlson PA mike which only needed a button pressed to speak into. The last 10 WH R-22s 7515 - 7524 had hard plastic salmon colored R-26 style seats, reenforced (quilted) doors R-26 style side door windows with the large rubber weatherstripping and a single drop sash storm door window. They also had a speckled green interior paint scheme like the one that was used on the overhauled BMT steels. One of the last group, I believe 7515, was used on the automated GC shuttle train of the 1960s |
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