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80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 12:37:03 2010

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ALL PHOTOS FROM NYCSUBWAY.ORG WITH NO IDENTIFIABLE PHPTPGRAPHER. WYSIWYG

I don't remember the R44's ever being this dirty:



The R10's were another story:



But even they got a facelift:



Pre-GOH R38:



R30's on the D in the summer at Dekalb. Just looking at this picture makes me sweat:



A dark R42 is probably a worse alternative:



Here's an odd picture. Looks like a train is being cut at QBP, but it can't be an N train:



R32 R train at QBP:



This pic definately dates to 1988-90, since the sign is correct. Prior, M trains could only display "36th St, Bklyn" for 9th Ave terminal signage:



Probably one of the myriad of GO's which plagued the J line in the 80's:



Finally, a contest: is this pre or post GOH? Only one thing absolutely precludes it from being the other:




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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 12:53:51 2010, in response to 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 12:37:03 2010.

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It's not clear from your post where the 10th photo was taken.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 12:58:25 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 12:53:51 2010.

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Are you so blind?????? Look at the sign on the right side of the 10th picture. And look at the overpass in the back.


You must be that stupid today not to see the visual clues.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by 9 local on Mon Dec 13 13:01:19 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 12:58:25 2010.

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He =



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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 13:03:26 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 12:53:51 2010.

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bump

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:05:02 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 12:58:25 2010.

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Crikey....don't dilute the douche.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:05:28 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by 9 local on Mon Dec 13 13:01:19 2010.

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The location is also irrelevant to the question I posed.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 13:06:36 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:05:28 2010.

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Correct!

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Dec 13 13:07:19 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 12:58:25 2010.

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Look at the sign on the right side of the 10th picture.

The sign that is impossible to read?



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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 13:11:03 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:05:28 2010.

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I'm not talking about the question you posed. I'm talking about the photos you posted.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by 9 local on Mon Dec 13 13:11:53 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Dec 13 13:07:19 2010.

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I can read it just fine.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 13:12:21 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Dec 13 13:07:19 2010.

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Looks like Eastern Parkway to me. Not hard to read it at all.

The L line station in the back is the "other" clue.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Dec 13 13:14:54 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 13:12:21 2010.

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Yup. The L overpass is a giveaway. Especially when you follow it to the left and see the rest of the platform which is visible.



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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Dec 13 13:17:54 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by 9 local on Mon Dec 13 13:11:53 2010.

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Not really. The Canarsie Line overpass is the main giveaway. Not the impossible to read sign.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 13:22:47 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Dec 13 13:17:54 2010.

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Why does anyone have to try to figure the location out, if it isn't obvious to a casual observer? Why can't we just look at the caption?

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:26:35 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 13:22:47 2010.

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Because the location is painfully obvious. The B train. The two empty ramps. Anyone who does not know where this is should cease posting to this board, as they are not NYC subway fans.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:29:14 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:26:35 2010.

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Oh, wait, the 10th pic is the next to last one. Yeah, that's rather obvious as well.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Mon Dec 13 13:32:28 2010, in response to 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 12:37:03 2010.

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Pre GOH, the forehead over the storm door :). The 1988 edition of some NYC Transit publication had a side by side picture of slants pre and post GOH (pre GOH had an orange B, post GOH had a yellow B) so I studied that difference well...

You could also say the rubber molding around the storm window but that isn't a definitive difference.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:32:54 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 13:11:03 2010.

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I know.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:35:51 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Mon Dec 13 13:32:28 2010.

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Correct. Some post GOH R40's had the rubber molding on the doors to the end, so that wasn't definitive. All the cars that went through the heavy GOH had their "express" and "local" marker lights removed, since by the 1980's they were obsolete.



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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by LA Scott on Mon Dec 13 13:38:13 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:26:35 2010.

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I did not know the station.
People with a variety of backgounds, knowledge, and interests post here.

On the other hand, I did not really care that the station was not in the caption.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by P.Opus on Mon Dec 13 13:44:51 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 13:12:21 2010.

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That building on the left is still there as well- in between the J plat and the yard lead.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Dec 13 13:55:49 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Dec 13 13:07:19 2010.

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Must be that sign. Not only is the photo incredibly grainy, the angle makes it impossible to make a definitive conclusion.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by P.Opus on Mon Dec 13 14:05:38 2010, in response to 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 12:37:03 2010.

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Don't think those back to back R32's are at QBP - you can see another train thru the door window of the first R32...

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 14:06:37 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:29:14 2010.

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No, it is not obvious at all, especially not to the casual observer, which is who I clearly defined the user as. So again, why can't we just see the caption where all the info has already been typed out?

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 14:07:45 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:32:54 2010.

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I know.

No you didn't. Oh, wait, the 10th pic is the next to last one.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Dec 13 14:08:29 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Dec 13 13:55:49 2010.

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So why couldn't we have just avoided the whole issue by simply reading the caption?

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:12:25 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by P.Opus on Mon Dec 13 14:05:38 2010.

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Good catch. It's labelled as QBP, but I now suspect it's Stillwell Ave. That would also explain why the train is being cut there.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Dec 13 14:13:04 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by P.Opus on Mon Dec 13 14:05:38 2010.

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Don't think those back to back R32's are at QBP - you can see another train thru the door window of the first R32...

Not only that, the angle of the roof compared to the next photo, which SAYS it's QBP, is reversed.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Mitch45 on Mon Dec 13 14:14:26 2010, in response to 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 12:37:03 2010.

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Great shots!

I actually used to like the dark cars. Helped me take a snooze. One summer day at Queens Plaza, I got a dark R46 where the a/c was working full blast! That was awesome - I was sorry to get off at Union Turnpike.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:18:57 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Dec 13 14:14:26 2010.

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Riding the dark cars on the CPW express was surreal. Zooming at top speed with near total darkness shattered by the speeding tunnel lights was almost like an acid trip, sans acid. Good thing I caught them on the orange D in 1986 before they were "cleaned up".

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Dec 13 14:21:54 2010, in response to 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 12:37:03 2010.

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AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!









My god, the memories that just brought back!!!!!
Sniff*sniff*sniff*

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:30:05 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Dec 13 14:21:54 2010.

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We both nostalgia'd hard, man.

This is my new desktop background, and it will stay for a long time:




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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by 9 local on Mon Dec 13 14:30:55 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:30:05 2010.

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Where is that photo? Why didn't you post a caption? ;-)

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:31:31 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Dec 13 14:13:04 2010.

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Yeah, I'm sure it's Coney Island now.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by cortelyounext on Mon Dec 13 14:32:49 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 13:26:35 2010.

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Anyone who does not know where this is should cease posting to this board...

Later

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:35:14 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by 9 local on Mon Dec 13 14:30:55 2010.

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Myrtle-Broadway. I guess I forgot this one. The date could be anytime between late 1985 and late 1988. The ironic thing about the redbirds on the J was that they received new signage for "Queens Blvd" just in time for the line to be cut back to 121st St. For the next 3 years, they would be signed wrong, just as they had the previous 7 years when the line ended at Queens Blvd and the signage said 168th St. In late 1988, the cars got new rollsigns (the same the GOH R32's got) which included a "121st St", just in time for the Archer Ave opening.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:37:57 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by cortelyounext on Mon Dec 13 14:32:49 2010.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Dec 13 14:41:33 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:30:05 2010.

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STOP!!! you are killing me!

Sometimes I need this to remember "why" I got into the subway.....

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:49:05 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Dec 13 14:41:33 2010.

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All this does is remind me how much the entire system sucks, with the bland NTT invasion. If time travel is ever invented, my first destination is October, 1986. After railfanning all day, I can watch the World Series and remain cool and calm during the final inning of game 6.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by P.Opus on Mon Dec 13 15:45:44 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 14:12:25 2010.

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Good eye. That building with the sloping roof is at the corner of Surf & Stillwell.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 16:21:01 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by P.Opus on Mon Dec 13 15:45:44 2010.

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More apparent - - an graffiti scarred R27/30 behind the R32 N.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 16:34:05 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 16:21:01 2010.

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That's what clued me in.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by LRG5784 on Mon Dec 13 16:49:05 2010, in response to 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 12:37:03 2010.

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Damn.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 16:52:33 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by LRG5784 on Mon Dec 13 16:49:05 2010.

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Is that good or bad?

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 16:53:16 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 16:52:33 2010.

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You don't know the Ghetto language??? It means it's uber-awesome!!!!!

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 16:57:12 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 16:53:16 2010.

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I'm ghetto by marriage, not birth.

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Dec 13 16:57:32 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 16:57:12 2010.

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lol

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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 17:57:46 2010, in response to Re: 80's lovefest continues, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Dec 13 14:41:33 2010.

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Cause of death: nostalgia



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Re: 80's lovefest continues

Posted by Neil Feldman on Mon Dec 13 19:38:16 2010, in response to 80's lovefest continues, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 13 12:37:03 2010.

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That shot of the R32 cutting was not at QBP because if you look closely, there is an R27/30 set directly behind it, so it could be taken at Coney Island, or maybe at another spot like Astoria Blvd. on the Astoria Line!

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