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Posted by MainR3664 on Fri Jun 2 07:12:03 2017, in response to Re: [PHOTO] When The R-40M's Were New, posted by Catfish 44 on Thu Jun 1 01:18:01 2017. No doubt. Walking along Whitehall Street (the actual street- I've worked in the area for years) I EASILY could hear them pulling into the station below. An R46 or R68? Not audible from the sidewalk.This was from the 2001-2007-ish period, before R160s changed everything (you can still hear the W train dump its brakes from the sidewalk above). When I was really little- 7 or so, my mom frequently took me on the Queens Blvd IND- and the E was entirely Slants and the F mostly so, I associated the huge noise and the Slanted front as perfect for an express run- kind of like "F*** you, I'm the EXPRESS". Right until the end, I thought it weird to see Slants on all-local routes like the L or W, or part-time routes, like the old Orange Q. They shoulda stayed on the E, F, and A forever. Too bad they never made it to the D on any regular basis. |
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