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Re: Question About The (8) Third Avenue El |
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Posted by Freddy the Foamer on Thu Feb 11 22:46:01 2010, in response to Question About The (8) Third Avenue El, posted by Union Turnpike on Thu Feb 11 21:11:02 2010. I rode the Third Avenue El in the Bronx around the Mid to late 1960's to 1972. I remember the Lo-V's and 39 WF's running in mixed consists which may have been the last Lo-V's in regular service. The lo'v's were from the Queens service which were the first Lo-v's that the IRT had. They had four motors because of the grades in the Steinway Tunnel and the WF's could run with them.They all had the same distinct IRT sound. The R-12/14's that ran were eventually painted MTA Gray with the ble and remained pretty much graffiti free until they were returned to to mainline service as I remember,but I could be wrong. It was a long time ago. |
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