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#1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Tue Jul 10 08:28:42 2012 Sixty-five years ago today on July 10, 1947, and as a preview for the future fleet of 400 IND-BMT cars purchased under the R-10 contract (and to arrive starting one year later), the prototype sample car #1575 [rebuilt from an R-7A originally built in 1938] was on display for public viewing at the IND 34th Street-6th Avenue station. It had already been seen in the same way the previous day at the Chambers Street-Hudson Terminal station.At Herald Square, the car was viewed by some 10,000 visitors from the hours of 11:00am to 8:00pm, by which interest had decreased by that time on that day. The photos that are linked here are most likely what the public would see inside as to the first post-WWII car design for the NYC subway system. And so it goes... R-7A #1575, NYCTA File Photo [1]. R-7A #1575, NYCTA File Photo [2]. R-7A #1575, NYCTA File Photo [3]. R-7A #1575 [coupled to an older R-1/9 unit], 207th Street Yard. -William A. Padron ["Sixth Av.-34th St."] |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by Mr. D - Type on Tue Jul 10 08:52:05 2012, in response to #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by William A. Padron on Tue Jul 10 08:28:42 2012. Nice, but I still would like to see pictures of 1575 with it's original R7A body & an accident photo. |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Tue Jul 10 08:54:37 2012, in response to #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by William A. Padron on Tue Jul 10 08:28:42 2012. I bet the one thing that impressed the sheep most that day was the florescent lighting, which was not all that common anywhere in those days. |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Tue Jul 10 09:40:47 2012, in response to #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by William A. Padron on Tue Jul 10 08:28:42 2012. Neat!!! That flourescent-lit car must have been something to see back then- especially when the whole system was so dimly-lit, and flourescents lighting itslef was high tech! |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by Joe on Tue Jul 10 09:41:01 2012, in response to Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Tue Jul 10 08:54:37 2012. Dad and I missed the two exhibition dates, so on one of his days off (a Sunday or Tuesday?) we entered the 207th Street station, looked around, and inquired of the towerman whether it was in service. "Yes, coming north soon." So we rode it south. Of course, the fluorescent lighting, different colors, and the small fans interested me. Dad thought the roller signs were too small (and they became grimy over the years) and the window seats were too squished into the walls).---- In 8th grade, the teacher, Mother Camillus, asked for a one-page composition, the "biography" of an object. I submitted "The Biography of Car 1575," born in Berwick. Mom saved the returned composition. Decades later, I had to find the ACF shop in Berwick. Joe |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Tue Jul 10 09:41:54 2012, in response to Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by Joe on Tue Jul 10 09:41:01 2012. Nice :) |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Tue Jul 10 12:50:33 2012, in response to #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by William A. Padron on Tue Jul 10 08:28:42 2012. I love the FULTON-EAST NY destination sign in photo #2! |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Tue Jul 10 13:18:42 2012, in response to Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by Elkeeper on Tue Jul 10 12:50:33 2012. Left it open to expansion...any terminal from Rockaway Avenue to Grant Avenue would've qualified!!! |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Tue Jul 10 13:32:32 2012, in response to #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by William A. Padron on Tue Jul 10 08:28:42 2012. Thank you for posting these. Isn't 1575 now at the Transit Museum?Maybe its the black and white, but the interior sure looks depressing. |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Tue Jul 10 13:37:50 2012, in response to Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by MainR3664 on Tue Jul 10 13:18:42 2012. That destination sign is rarely seen because Broadway-East NY was the terminal only from 12/30/46 to 11/28/48. |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Tue Jul 10 14:25:49 2012, in response to Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by Mitch45 on Tue Jul 10 13:32:32 2012. Yes, it is there! No color photos of that car in its new look for 1947 have not turn up yet, but a few early color photos of the brand new R-10's are known to exist somewhere. One was used in a postcard issued by Audio-Visual Designs, Inc. showing brand new car #1803 at the A.C.F. plant in Berwick, PA.-William A. Padron ["Wash.Hts.-207th St."] |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Tue Jul 10 21:39:43 2012, in response to Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by William A. Padron on Tue Jul 10 14:25:49 2012. Pretty lively motor too whenever she gets to lead the parade. I like that electric blue and yellow paint job they did on the floor. That wasn't there on 11/04/1969 when I actually got to see her on the road (in "KK" service).wayne |
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Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947. |
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Posted by Mr. MTA on Tue Jul 10 23:10:04 2012, in response to Re: #1575 At 34th Street-6th Avenue IND, 7/10/1947., posted by Mr. D - Type on Tue Jul 10 08:52:05 2012. Me too! |
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