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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat Jul 14 23:10:23 2018 Tuscarora Almanac - July 14, 1975 - The Book of First Runs Jamaica, New York New York City Transit Authority IND Division The first train of Pullman-Standard R-46’s operated today on the “F” Queens-6th Avenue-Culver Express. The consist was (S) 516-511-507-506,508-515-513-510. Source: New York Division Bulletin /August 1975 Tuscarora Almanac - July 14, 1997 - The Book of Wrecks Brooklyn, New York New York City Transit Authority IRT Division The last car of a Flatbush Avenue bound # 2 train derailed south of the Franklin Avenue Station at the point where the Nostrand Avenue Line branches off from the Eastern Parkway Line. The consist was (s) 9203-2, 9087-6, 9073-2, 9052-3, 8885-4. R-33 8884 was badly damaged and was reportedly scrapped on the spot. Source: New York Division Bulletin /August 1997. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by gbs on Sun Jul 15 02:07:48 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for July 14, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat Jul 14 23:10:23 2018. Though the R46 looked very much like the R44 from a few years earlier, one noticeable difference was the front sign. The R46 came with the "bullet" that we've had ever since, while the R44 had the route letter inside a circle with no black background. The R44 scrolls were later replaced with the bullet designs. 
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Jul 15 08:12:12 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for July 14, posted by gbs on Sun Jul 15 02:07:48 2018. The R-44s had a carbon steel band where the blue stripe was while on the R-46s, it's stainless steel. Looking at the R-46s today, you'd never guess they had a blue band at one time. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Jul 15 12:31:05 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for July 14, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sat Jul 14 23:10:23 2018. With the R-46 debut, that meant the end of the line for the last of the R1-9s running along Queens Blvd was near. |
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Posted by gbs on Mon Jul 16 01:48:08 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for July 14, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Jul 15 08:12:12 2018. Yes, but since both car classes had the same blue stripe, you couldn't tell that the steel underneath the stripe was different, carbon for the R44 and stainless for the R46. The R40Ms and R42s had the same blue stripe on their stainless ripples. |
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Posted by randyo on Mon Jul 16 16:05:21 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for July 14, posted by gbs on Mon Jul 16 01:48:08 2018. The reason for the carbon steel on the R-44s was that it was felt that the blue paint would adhere better to carbon steel than it would to stainless despite the fact that the R-40Ms and 42s as well as the M-1s had blue painted on stainless since those cars came from Budd which built only stainless steel. |
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Posted by VictorM on Tue Jul 17 01:22:48 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for July 14, posted by randyo on Mon Jul 16 16:05:21 2018. The R40s, R40Ms and R42s came from St. Louis Car. The R32s were the last Budd built NYC subway cars. |
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Posted by Far Rockaway A Train on Tue Jul 17 08:33:13 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for July 14, posted by VictorM on Tue Jul 17 01:22:48 2018. He was talking about M1s. |
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