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Re: Modern Subway Cars vs. Older Subway Cars (pros, cons, memories, thoughts)) |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Thu Feb 8 07:46:22 2007, in response to Modern Subway Cars vs. Older Subway Cars (pros, cons, memories, thoughts)), posted by subway nutz on Sun Feb 4 17:55:21 2007. The oldest car I can remember riding was the R-9, which served on the QB line in the early and mid-1970s. I used to love riding them. The yellow bulbs, the exposed fans, the "straw" seats, the brass handles on the rollsigns, the "hiss" when the doors opened, the enamel on the poles...even as a 10 year old in 1975 I knew that this was a subway car out of a different time. I remember them like today.When the R-9's were retired, the R-44's came in on the QB line. They were really impressive in their day. Quiet, great a/c, the "ding-dong" door chimes, the bright fluorescent lighting...it was, to me, the height of modernity. The QB line also had an assortment of R-32's and R-38's on the E and F lines. I never liked them. They were plain and featureless compared to the R-9's and R-44's and were VERY loud at speed. You couldn't hear the person next to you speaking. You couldn't even hear yourself. Now the line is all R-32's and R-46's and has been for quite some time. I can't recall the last time I saw an R-46 on the E. The car I remember most fondly? Has to be the R-9. |
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