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flag decals

Posted by WaHiIND on Sun Aug 6 12:30:46 2006

Hi all,

Looking to collect any and all information on the story behind the flag decals that adorn all of the NYCTA passenger subway cars...

Was it a worker/line-manager inspired initiative (shortly after the 911 massacre) to modify the trains accordingly? Or, did the idea come down from on high from the senior management of MTA's ivory towers?

Some other question I have are...

How much did this modification cost?

How long it take after 911 to role this mod out to the entire passenger car fleet?

Which firm won the contract to supply the flag decals?

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Here are my measurements of a flag decal taken from an R44-series car on the IND 8th Avenue Line:

21-3/4" wide X 11-1/2" high.

The blue field of the flag is 8" wide X 6" high.

The flag decal is situated 2" below the car's 4-digit serial number placard. The car's serial number placard is 21-3/4" wide X 8" high.

The total height from the top of the serial number placard to the bottom of the flag decal is 22-1/2".

The flag decals on the R38-series cars on the IND 8th Avenue Line are smaller.

Since most of the cars of the IRT West Side Line (the 1 train) have a 4" high rectangular solid-red decal directly below the car's serial number placard, the flag decal is placed 2" below the solid-red decal.

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I've notice that the white portion (stars and stripes) of the flag decals on the R44-series cars of the IND 8th Avenue Line, which I have seen, have become light yellow due to the elements/weather. Are weathered flag decals actively replaced with new ones?

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Side topic: Which firm won the contract to supply the "NYC Olympics in 2012" decals for the passenger cars?


Thanks!

Tom

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