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Posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 18:55:20 2014 Museum R 1-9 train basking in the afternoon sun today, proudly displaying (D)Bronx destinations. How sweet it is!jrc |
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Posted by Bill D on Sun Jul 20 19:19:09 2014, in response to Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 18:55:20 2014. They do look great in the sun, and they certainly are "runners", as they showed on they Coney Island trip. Great photos Joe!Bill |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 19:37:41 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Bill D on Sun Jul 20 19:19:09 2014. Thanx, Bill. Yep, they are great runners.r17 |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jul 20 19:43:37 2014, in response to Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 18:55:20 2014. Great shots and catches!! :-) |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun Jul 20 19:48:02 2014, in response to Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 18:55:20 2014. nice photos |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 20:02:57 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jul 20 19:43:37 2014. Thanx, TMP...I was surprised to see it still in CCY. joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 20:03:18 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun Jul 20 19:48:02 2014. Many thanx!joe |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 20:26:04 2014, in response to Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 18:55:20 2014. Home turf! :) |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Sun Jul 20 21:25:48 2014, in response to Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 18:55:20 2014. If I had $25 million and a set of shop drawing I would commission the manufacture of 12 50' cars, 2 6 car sets, based on said shop drawing to fit within WMATA's load gauge for daily operational service.Outwardly they would look like New York R-9s and be equipped with propulsion hardware of that era. Their structural parts of the cars would be made of steel and composites with light weight composite interior and exterior panels with simulated rivets and ride on inboard frame trucks, surplus trucks from the retired 1k cars, to keep their weight down to the weight of an existing WMATA 8 car train. They would be equipped with roll signs using the same font style displaying all of the various WMATA terminal station pairs and would be painted the same green and have Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority lettered on their sides using the same font style as on the New York R-9s. No Metro M logo, No Metro disco ball logo. They would be equipped with all of the necessary hardware to operate them either manually or automatically under the supervision of WMATA's train control and signaling system and be equipped to allow the option of running the 12 car train with a mid train conductors position for the opening and closing of doors. Now that would be a site rolling into the Morgan Boulevard, Navy Yard or Galley Place stations after a game against one of the New York pro sports teams. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Sun Jul 20 22:06:52 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Bill D on Sun Jul 20 19:19:09 2014. This stock gets the best of care. As well they should.wayne |
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Posted by Concourse Express on Sun Jul 20 22:07:15 2014, in response to Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 18:55:20 2014. Excellent photos! They sure look good reppin' my former home borough!Visit my blog! |
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Posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Sun Jul 20 22:08:02 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 20:26:04 2014. Yes, the R-6 fleet ruled the roost there for many years.wayne |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 22:18:20 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Concourse Express on Sun Jul 20 22:07:15 2014. Back in the good old days, there were arnines as far as the eyes could see with the 32's stored in back out of sight. :) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 22:21:34 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Sun Jul 20 22:08:02 2014. |
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Posted by ren on Sun Jul 20 22:24:35 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Sand Box John on Sun Jul 20 21:25:48 2014. There's one little problem with all of that: it wouldn't be the real thing. Although I like the concept. |
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Posted by Concourse Express on Sun Jul 20 22:43:33 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 22:18:20 2014. Lol; that must've been a sight!Visit my blog! |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 22:44:48 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Concourse Express on Sun Jul 20 22:43:33 2014. It was indeed! :) |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 23:29:57 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Sun Jul 20 22:06:52 2014. Indeed! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 23:31:21 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 22:21:34 2014. Just beautiful!jrc |
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Posted by Concourse Express on Sun Jul 20 23:36:05 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 22:21:34 2014. Nice!Visit my blog! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 23:39:04 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Concourse Express on Sun Jul 20 22:07:15 2014. Hey, CE, I like your blog. As U may have guessed, I still live up here.Interesting montage of fotos there. Glad U liked the R1-9 fotos. joe |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon Jul 21 05:20:34 2014, in response to Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 18:55:20 2014. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars on my favorite subway cars and yard.i lived near da Concourse Yard as a kid. chud1. :).... |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon Jul 21 05:33:42 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 22:18:20 2014. IAWTP.chud1. :).... |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon Jul 21 05:35:15 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 22:21:34 2014. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars for my favorite sun=bway cars, Da Arnines, in this picture. |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon Jul 21 05:36:34 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Concourse Express on Sun Jul 20 22:43:33 2014. it is a pretty site. i rode on those subway cars as a kid.chud1. :).... |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Mon Jul 21 08:02:41 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by ren on Sun Jul 20 22:24:35 2014. There's one little problem with all of that: it wouldn't be the real thing. Although I like the concept.Of course it wouldn't be the real thing. It would be the equivalent of a post war classic car reproduction with a brand new engine and modern safety features. I forgot to mention the trucks would be fitted with 125 hp DC traction motors on each axle giving the 12 car train a total of 6000 hp. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Mon Jul 21 08:02:42 2014, in response to Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 20 18:55:20 2014. Great photos !! |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Mon Jul 21 08:04:00 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Sun Jul 20 22:06:52 2014. Surviving for approximately 80 years, they deserve it!!! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Mon Jul 21 13:11:21 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by MainR3664 on Mon Jul 21 08:04:00 2014. Right on! :) |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Mon Jul 21 13:11:57 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by MainR3664 on Mon Jul 21 08:02:42 2014. :) thanx!joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Mon Jul 21 13:13:11 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by chud1 on Mon Jul 21 05:35:15 2014. Glad I could help with the drool. :)Slip slidin' away... r17-6599 |
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Posted by BMRR on Mon Jul 21 15:29:46 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jul 20 22:21:34 2014. 103 right up in front! |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Jul 21 16:46:30 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by BMRR on Mon Jul 21 15:29:46 2014. Yep ... that car was a regular on the D as well. |
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Posted by randyo on Mon Jul 21 18:24:38 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Jul 21 16:46:30 2014. When I lived in Wash Hts, it was a regular on the AA/BB as was 1575. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Jul 21 22:46:37 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by randyo on Mon Jul 21 18:24:38 2014. Yeah, both of them made the rounds on the IND. R-1's, the redhaired stepchildren of B division. :) |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Tue Jul 22 11:29:13 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Sand Box John on Sun Jul 20 21:25:48 2014. I'm trying to visualize in my minds eye.Would they have three door sets for boarding Passengers? |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jul 22 23:52:56 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Avid Reader on Tue Jul 22 11:29:13 2014. Would they have three door sets for boarding Passengers?Thank you for pointing that out. Make that 2 sets of 5 60' cars not 2 sets of 6 50' cars. A 5 car set of 60' cars would be the same length, 300', as a 4 car set of the existing rolling stock. They would be 2 1/2" shorter then the Independent Subway R-9 and have the same number passenger loading doors per side. That would also reduce the number of powered axles with 125 hp DC traction motors to 40 giving the 10 car train a total 5,000 hp. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Wed Jul 23 10:03:54 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jul 22 23:52:56 2014. They would be 2 1/2" shorter then the Independent Subway R-9 and have the same number passenger loading doors per side.Is that "shorter" referring to length or height? |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Wed Jul 23 14:02:12 2014, in response to Re: Still looking good in Concourse Yard, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Jul 23 10:03:54 2014. Is that "shorter" referring to length or height?Shorter as in distance between coupler faces. The roof height above top of rail would be reduced by 16" to fit within WMATA's load gauge, 6" of that would be recovered because WMATA platforms are 6" lower then NYCT platforms. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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