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Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?) |
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Posted by Widecab5 on Tue Jun 2 12:25:31 2009 On May 21, 2009 there were 50 R-40's.On May 26, 2009 there were 44 R-40's. On May 29, 2009 there were 34 R-40's. On May 31, 2009 there were 32 R-40's: 4176/4177, 4218/4219, 4246/4247, 4256/4257, 4280/4281, 4300/4301, 4342/4343, 4346/4347, 4354-4357, 4370/4371, 4390/4391, 4398/4399, 4414/4415, 4424/4425, 4432/4433. ...and 84 R-46's on the A 6126-6193, 6198-6205, 6206/6207, 6232/6234, 6244/6246, 6256/6258. Regards, George Chiasson Jr. (Widecab5@aol.com) |
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Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?) |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Jun 2 12:36:51 2009, in response to Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Widecab5 on Tue Jun 2 12:25:31 2009. |
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Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?) |
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Posted by Widecab5 on Tue Jun 2 17:59:30 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Jun 2 12:36:51 2009. How appropriate!According to the chronology of equipment assignments, the first train of Slant R-40's was operated on the F, March 23, 1968. Oh, how different was our world then! Got any good RFK videos? Regards, George Chiasson Jr. (Widecab5@aol.com) |
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Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?) |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Jun 2 19:51:13 2009, in response to Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Widecab5 on Tue Jun 2 12:25:31 2009. Hey George!Is the reason why the 6XXX series R-46's were sent to Pitkin instead of the 5XXX series because of the R-44's are also numbered in the 5XXX's ? To avoid confusion ? Bill "Newkirk" |
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Posted by milan1834 on Tue Jun 2 20:05:27 2009, in response to Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Widecab5 on Tue Jun 2 12:25:31 2009. 4432/4433.Sheesh! I can't believe that this decrepit car is sitll operational. Here's a view I took two years ago: 
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Posted by murray1575 on Tue Jun 2 20:11:27 2009, in response to Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Widecab5 on Tue Jun 2 12:25:31 2009. And someday soon there will be none....except those waiting for the Barge of Death to come and put them out of their misery. |
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Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?) |
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Posted by joe c on Tue Jun 2 21:04:08 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Jun 2 19:51:13 2009. It was decided that the highest numbered R46 would go to Pitkin first.til next time |
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Posted by ENY Blitz 5107 on Tue Jun 2 21:15:45 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by murray1575 on Tue Jun 2 20:11:27 2009. I'll be out there if the last run is this coming Friday,as it looks like the end for the Slants is very near.I'll be "Locked and Loaded" with Kodachrome 64 Slide Film,to preserve this for the ages... |
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Posted by SubwayNut on Tue Jun 2 21:24:25 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by ENY Blitz 5107 on Tue Jun 2 21:15:45 2009. Well I was simply coming home today and my A-train were the slants, I wasn't in the first or last car so I had to take them all the way to 207th: Before doubling back to 181st:  To get probably my final slant photos, in addition to taking quite a few of the interiors. I'll never forget as a little kid to short to look out a regular front window waiting specifically for the slants on the B train so I could look out the front. --- The SubwayNut Check out my new blog: Leave no station unphotographed |
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Posted by North-Easten T/O on Wed Jun 3 01:10:08 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by joe c on Tue Jun 2 21:04:08 2009. So they can get all the 62XX AA pairs. This way 207st can put 6 cars in the barn without losing space. |
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Posted by SubBus aka ENY Local on Wed Jun 3 01:52:55 2009, in response to Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Widecab5 on Tue Jun 2 12:25:31 2009. 10 car R46 transfer from the Junk Yard made its way to Pitkin Yard last night. All A-A pairs |
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Posted by SubBus aka ENY Local on Wed Jun 3 01:53:04 2009, in response to Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Widecab5 on Tue Jun 2 12:25:31 2009. 10 car R46 transfer from the Junk Yard made its way to Pitkin Yard last night. All A-A pairs. |
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Posted by olivermuc on Wed Jun 3 05:19:08 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by SubBus aka ENY Local on Wed Jun 3 01:53:04 2009. What I still don't understand is how Jamaica can transfer all these R46's (around 80 cars now!?) to Pitkin.Jamaica gets new R160's, fine. They run on the E and F, where they are replacing R32's, R40M's and R42's. But where do all these R46's for Pitkin come from? Are R46's taken off the F and replaced by R160's, instead of R40/42's? But then, there are still only 4 sets of R160's running on the F while some 10 sets of R46's have been transferred to Pitkin. What do I miss here? |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Wed Jun 3 08:56:15 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by olivermuc on Wed Jun 3 05:19:08 2009. NYCT has decided that the R40 Slants are the next cars to be reefed, but Pitkin is not scheduled to receive R160's right now so something must be transferred over to take their place. Barring a change in plans, future deliveries of R160's to Jamaica will begin to directly replace the R40 Mods and R42's there. |
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Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?) |
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Posted by joe c on Wed Jun 3 10:58:46 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by North-Easten T/O on Wed Jun 3 01:10:08 2009. Right,if i remember the pits at 207 can't handle a full 4 or 8 carR46 train. til next time |
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Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?) |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Wed Jun 3 19:19:40 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by North-Easten T/O on Wed Jun 3 01:10:08 2009. So they can get all the 62XX AA pairs. This way 207st can put 6 cars in the barn without losing space.I don't get it, the R-44's and 46's are both 75ft long and made up in four car sets. Shouldn't the R-44 not be able to fit in the bays at 207th St. if the R-46's can't ? Bill "Newkirk" |
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Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?) |
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Posted by Bill From Maspeth on Wed Jun 3 20:16:28 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by RailBus63 on Wed Jun 3 08:56:15 2009. R46's (displaced by R160's) have been transfered to Pitkin to replace the slants. Additional R46's will eventually replace 207's R32's once the R40M/R42 are gone from Jamaica. |
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Posted by Bill From Maspeth on Wed Jun 3 20:23:22 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by olivermuc on Wed Jun 3 05:19:08 2009. R160's are not replacing Jamaica's R32/40/42 at the present time en masse. These are replacing R46's. Only a few of the oldies are being retired for now, just the basket cases.Once the slants are gone from Pitkin, then R160's at Jamaica will replace R32/40m/42 en masse. |
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Posted by Bill From Maspeth on Wed Jun 3 20:24:49 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Jun 2 19:51:13 2009. Probably since the AA R46 cars are being sent over also so consecutive numbers can be in each facility. |
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Posted by Bill From Maspeth on Wed Jun 3 20:29:11 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Newkirk Images on Wed Jun 3 19:19:40 2009. They can't fit 2 4 car units of 75 foot cars onto the same track at 207 YD barn. They can fit a 4 and a 2. That's how the barn was made. Don't forget, that place was built for single cars, the R1/9. 9 of them to a track because you need space at the end for the workers to descend the stairs to get underneath the cars. |
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Posted by Bill From Maspeth on Wed Jun 3 20:30:44 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by milan1834 on Tue Jun 2 20:05:27 2009. It's all about performance, not appearance. And that pair must be performing well if they are lasting till the bitter end! |
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Posted by Bill From Maspeth on Wed Jun 3 20:33:41 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by SubBus aka ENY Local on Wed Jun 3 01:52:55 2009. Junk Yard is right! Finally they'll get some TLC. The only 4 car set left at Jamaica to go is 6194/95/97/96. |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Thu Jun 4 00:14:47 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by SubBus aka ENY Local on Wed Jun 3 01:53:04 2009. Wow, all AA pairs? Lol, I guess this pretty much rules out making the G 6-car trains again. |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Thu Jun 4 00:15:34 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by Bill From Maspeth on Wed Jun 3 20:33:41 2009. Good for those R46's. |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Thu Jun 4 00:16:12 2009, in response to Re: Setting Aside The Slants--And Then There Were Three (or is it just Two?), posted by SubwayNut on Tue Jun 2 21:24:25 2009. Very nice pics. |
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