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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Mon Dec 20 21:01:44 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. Nice photos, this is why I didn't become a railfan until the mid 00s though:
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Dec 20 21:05:55 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. Oh wow, those are great....the R10's! |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 21:06:42 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Osmosis Jones on Mon Dec 20 21:01:44 2010. It's amazing that I became one DURING this era. Since I was born in 1972, I had no memories of a subway system as anything but cruddy and graffiti splattered. It looks horrible now, but at the time, it was just normal, everyday stuff. |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Mon Dec 20 21:26:29 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. These are all great but I was giddy like an teenage girl at an Justin Bieber conscert when I saw this photo! Uploaded on newest images on Dave's site. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 21:29:12 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Mon Dec 20 21:26:29 2010. I missed that one. Word is the R62A's ran on the #2 for a while in 1986, but I do not remember them. |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Mon Dec 20 23:12:16 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 21:06:42 2010. Since I was born in 1972, I had no memories of a subway system as anything but cruddy and graffiti splattered.In contrast, I was born a decade after you with limited exposure and memories of this era except for a R-46 passing by local stops on the Queens Railway and the pre-GOH R-32 being noisy with flickering lights which isn't helpful to a young railfan. I really didn't start riding until 2001 when I started my internship and began to explore more of the system after that... |
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Posted by TheCanarsieConnection on Mon Dec 20 23:19:15 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. I remember when the (N) had a bunch of pre GOH cars. Took the (N) out of Stillwell with my grandmother and mom after a day at the beach and the Brighton (D) was not running for some reason so we got kicked off this shiny new R68 and remember getting on this cruddy train with blue seats and the doors open between every car.Remember the R46 with the blue stripe! |
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Posted by South FERRY on Tue Dec 21 01:02:14 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. THANK YOU. I appreciate the "summary" in this fashion. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Dec 21 04:08:46 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Mon Dec 20 21:26:29 2010. The subway was great back then, wasn't it! |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Dec 21 08:00:02 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 21:06:42 2010. I became a railfan in 1967, when the system was still clean. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Dec 21 08:00:59 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. Look close at that diamond Norton pic. I'll bet that's 401 off to the right, assuming that's Jamaica Yard. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Dec 21 08:01:38 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Dec 20 21:05:55 2010. Nothing tops the racing stripe scheme. Too bad the R-10s didn't keep it longer than they did. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Dec 21 08:02:40 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by TheCanarsieConnection on Mon Dec 20 23:19:15 2010. I still remember the analog speedometers on the R-46s. They even worked - the ones on the R-44s didn't. |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Tue Dec 21 08:08:12 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. Wow, a 1985 rollsign with pre-85 signs in that R38 (A) shot...now that's cool.Only a few of those Akzidenz-Grotesk R68 destination rollsigns remain. L have seen 5063 that has the Akzidenz-Grotesk side bullet sign now. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Dec 21 08:10:23 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Osmosis Jones on Mon Dec 20 21:01:44 2010. I became a subfan DURING that era. As mentioned, it was "normal" back then. |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Tue Dec 21 09:37:07 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. That R46 E sign must have been a replacement - the original R46 signs did have strip maps for the inside reading. |
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Posted by Randyo on Tue Dec 21 14:01:40 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 21:29:12 2010. A train of R-62As ran on all the IRT lines like the R-62s did to test performance. |
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Posted by Randyo on Tue Dec 21 14:04:22 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Dec 21 08:01:38 2010. As I have commented before in several posts, it's too bad that the racing stripe scheme wasn't applied to the entire non stainless steel fleet. |
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Posted by Randyo on Tue Dec 21 14:06:50 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by RailBus63 on Tue Dec 21 09:37:07 2010. During the immediate pre GOH period, many R-40s through 46s received those signs which made them similar in appearance to the 3 piece rollsigns on the R-62s and 68s. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Dec 21 14:13:46 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Randyo on Tue Dec 21 14:06:50 2010. Yeah, these were the 1985 signs, they received another set of signs in the months prior to Archer Ave opening, but only for lines that could realistically run out of Jamaica Yard (E/F/G/N/R). I recall the original R46 signs which had the route on the outside on a white background (with the origin and destination on a black backgound) and inside was a strip map which ran on a single line, instead of around the edge, as on the R44's. |
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Posted by Mark S. Feinman on Tue Dec 21 14:30:54 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Mon Dec 20 21:26:29 2010. The Daily News did an article called "A Day in the Life of Car 8967" either in the late 70s or the early 80s. Interesting to see it in a picture here.--Mark |
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Posted by arnine on Tue Dec 21 21:13:45 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. "I thought they were brand new cars. It took me a while to see that they were existing cars fixed up"That is what I thought with the R32s when they came back but then I was 10 or so |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Dec 22 07:44:36 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by arnine on Tue Dec 21 21:13:45 2010. Nothing compares to the R-32s as delivered from Budd. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Dec 22 07:46:44 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Randyo on Tue Dec 21 14:04:22 2010. Amen to that!:) |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Dec 22 07:47:45 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Mark S. Feinman on Tue Dec 21 14:30:54 2010. The NY Times did an article on the demise of R-16 6321. My sister sent it to me and I still have it. |
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Posted by Wado MP73 on Wed Dec 22 09:56:07 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 21:06:42 2010. 1972 was the year I started riding the Paris Métro by myself and exploring the system on my own.While I missed any pre-1987 NYC actions in person, I got to see with my own eyes what was going on in Paris, London and Tokyo then, so I can't complain. |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 09:57:03 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Mon Dec 20 21:26:29 2010. That is VERY cool |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 10:00:07 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Osmosis Jones on Mon Dec 20 21:01:44 2010. I was always one because I like tunnels as well. The graffiti though was too much to deal with. |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 10:23:46 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 21:06:42 2010. The first graffiti-free train I rode in my life was a brand new R-44 in 1972 on the F line. It was like a mirage. |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 10:25:47 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Dec 21 08:00:02 2010. Lucky. My first ride on a train was a R-32 (LOL) They are Still operating, on the N line in 1971 covered with graffiti. I was in a state of shock why anyone would want to destroy property. |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 10:28:02 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Dec 21 04:08:46 2010. What was cool was I got my hands on the 5 year Capital project books. THey actually showed when the projected all the cars to be clean. It was fun watching them meet their goals. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Dec 22 10:35:03 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 10:28:02 2010. I had more fun not knowing anything. Always more fun to be surprised. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Wed Dec 22 10:46:18 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. >>>>R44 interior showing those ugly under-seat supports .... <<<Those underseat supports were not on the cars as delivered. Also, they were never installed on all R44s. |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Wed Dec 22 11:15:59 2010, in response to Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Dec 20 20:54:53 2010. I remember those R44 strip maps! I was about seven or eight when the R44's started to run on the QB line. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Dec 22 12:21:00 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Dec 22 10:35:03 2010. Yes, back then, you had to figure out everything yourself through observation. Also, Brian Cudey's book, "Under the Sidewalks of NY" was like the subway bible. I remember my college library had that, and I took it out and learned so much from it. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Dec 22 12:21:48 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 10:28:02 2010. I have one of those too. There is a book that has all the stations listed, and if they are in the "graffiti free" program, when they were going to be, when they were put in if already done, etc.It was very interesting. |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Wed Dec 22 12:41:23 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Dec 22 12:21:00 2010. I have that book. |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 13:17:00 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Dec 22 12:21:48 2010. I'd like to see them do that now pertaining to track walls, glass and other surfaces. it is a real shame to see vandalized stained glass on the J or glass block on the 7. |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 13:19:57 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Dec 21 14:13:46 2010. I rember that too!!! As a matter of fact when I rode my first R-46 in 1975 I imediately noticed the different front side and side roll sign with the strip. It was an F train with the Purple Color. |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 13:21:25 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Dec 22 11:15:59 2010. How about the R-44 with the carpeting?? That was some sight. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Dec 22 13:23:15 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Dec 22 12:41:23 2010. I have the first and second editions. |
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Posted by shiznit1987 on Wed Dec 22 15:22:13 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Wado MP73 on Wed Dec 22 09:56:07 2010. I thought London and Tokyo largley missed out on the vandalism wave. I know Paris was a graffiti center though. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Dec 22 15:55:57 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by shiznit1987 on Wed Dec 22 15:22:13 2010. In Rome, the 1980's never ended: |
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Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Wed Dec 22 16:30:49 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Dec 22 13:23:15 2010. I eventually got all THREE editions..... |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Dec 22 16:40:59 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Dec 22 12:21:00 2010. I didn't even have that. Not only did I not have inside information, I was very reluctant to let anyone else know about my hobby. Well into the 90's I thought my subway buffery was a potential embarrassment. I usually had to lie to my parents about what I was doing when I was out riding the system. Had they known, they'd have been very angry (hey, it was dangerous back then).I had no idea how many others shared this interest until I went online. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Dec 23 07:59:14 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 22 10:23:46 2010. That shiny new R-32 Norton train that I rode on back on July 21, 1965 was immaculate. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Dec 23 08:17:18 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Dec 22 16:40:59 2010. I had a relative that also liked the subway, and I "hid" my liking of it until about 1990 or so. At that point, we decided to "ride every line at least once" completing the map of riding every line (not at the same time). I finished that about 1992 or so, when I completed the Far Rockaway stub end. (Funny, I had been to Rockaway Park by the mid 1980's, but never the Far Rockaway end, and with that small segment, my map was "complete".My parents were aware of it by the end, but at the beginning, we would say we were "going to the movies" or something, and instead would be riding the subway up to the Bronx or someplace, lol. That even started when I was younger, and we would say to my mother that we were going to the movies at the local movie theater, but instead, would take the subway to some far off movie theater....My mother probably would have killed me had she known I was "alone" (without adults) taking the subway through East New York, etc, lol. |
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Posted by Wado MP73 on Thu Dec 23 11:15:57 2010, in response to Re: Your daily dose of 80's nostalgia, care of nycsubway.org, posted by shiznit1987 on Wed Dec 22 15:22:13 2010. I was stuck in Japan from 1981 to 1987 and didn't go to Europe at all. Graffiti in Paris and London happened during that period. When I finally went to both cities in 1989, the clean up had already started.Graffiti in parts of Tokyo happened in the 1990s but on a much smaller scale. |
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