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Posted by Andy on Thu Dec 11 14:19:13 2008, in response to The (AA), posted by 67th Avenue on Thu Dec 11 13:05:32 2008. I rode the AA for the first time in 1959 and then it was strictly R1-9 consists. After Nov. 1967 it was mostly R32s with some R27-30s making an appearance.For a long time, till Nov. 1967, it was the only original IND double letter route (which meant a local train) that had a comparable single letter express train. In 1967 the E/EE combo became the second such pair. The T/TT also qualifies but that was a BMT southern division route that didn't receive letter designations till around 1961. It was also a rather boring ride because it was all underground without an express run. However, if you rode the head car and took advantage of the large railfan window in the R1/9s the views were great. NB between 42nd and 50th Streets where the E trains diverged; or NB from 103rd to 110th Streets where the uptown express went down and up to return to the "normal" alignment, are two examples. |
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