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Re: November 15, 1960 - First Run of the R-27's |
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Posted by irt1958 on Wed Nov 17 08:02:28 2010, in response to November 15, 1960 - First Run of the R-27's, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Mon Nov 15 09:58:34 2010. Absolutely sure. The second or third time I remember seeing the then brand spanking new R-38, it was layed up on the SB Brighton Express track at the (I think) Avenue H station. I was on my way to Madison HS, and could spare a few minutes, so I got off the train to have a look. All of a sudden the compressor unit started up with that unforgettable loud blast of air, followed by the hum of the (beltless) displacement mechanism. I was enough of a railfan, even as a kid, to know the physical differences so this was confirmed by me visually on the R-26.Most earlier SMEES (R-12 through R-36) had a slightly similar sound sequence, but it wasn't as severe and higher pitched as the 38s. That's why I remember car 8135, (it wasn't 8145) because IIRC, that marriage unit was the only R-26 that used the WABCO D3 unit for air supply/compression till the end of it's service life. Maybe the guys at CI yard wanted to age test it on an earlier SMEE; I believe this unit was also installed on the TM Lo-v, back in '94, for the 90th anniversary 42nd street shuttle run. |
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