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Posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010 Without a doubt, the GOH Redbirds on the #2 (1987) were #1 in my book. # 2 would be the TA Grey with the blue stripe. |
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Posted by arnine on Tue Mar 9 17:48:42 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. Your #2 is my #1 (including the blue striped R44/R46s as it was kinda the same scheme but with silver instead of grey) my #2 would be the bright reds of the R29s |
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Posted by Union Turnpike on Tue Mar 9 18:15:48 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. rbseabeach, I loved:1) The Aquamarine and Cream of the R36WF cars 2) The Turquoise and Ivory of the R10s 3) The I.R.T. Redbirds 4) The R27/R30 Redbirds 5) The Silver and Blue |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 18:36:12 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by Union Turnpike on Tue Mar 9 18:15:48 2010. Hands down, INMO, the Aquamarine & Cream of the R36WF cars were the best paint job applied to any NYC rapid transit equiptment, although at the time the TA simply refered them as blue & white.Showed some imagination. When they came down the track on a clear day, & the sun hit them just right, they really stood out!! |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 18:40:23 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 18:36:12 2010. I would have to agree but the problem is I was too young when they came out. The first time I got to ride one, it was bombed with graffiti!! The first time I saw one in mint condition was at the transit museum. |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 18:57:34 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 18:40:23 2010. Man you missed a sight. I was a kid delivering the Long Island Star Journal out in Woodside I saw my first R36WF comming down from 74th st to 69th st (fisk ave) on a bright sunny day. I believe it was just put in service because i noticed that the between car pantographs had no scrape marks on them.When growing up & all you saw was the drab lookin R12-14's, these 36's when they came along actually drew attention! Including from an entry level train buff auch as myself. |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 19:02:37 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 18:57:34 2010. interesting!!!! The first time I saw a Redbird, I was driving in Queens and I saw it pass over head on the 7 Line. It really looked cool. The year was 1985. |
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Posted by 156n3rd on Tue Mar 9 19:15:19 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 19:02:37 2010. Lived in Flushing when the World's Fair site first opened. The trains smelled like new (not cars) but machinery. The seats were so new and clean, as well as the windows. They were no doubt the pride of the 7 line. But I believe that color makes things feel alive and appear vibrant. The TOMC serves a wonderful purpose and consists loaded with cars of each of those colors would be awesome. Greens, blues, grays and reds. Gray with orange trim. Imagination and beauty. |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 19:23:53 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 19:02:37 2010. The redbirds looked good too with some attention to detail applied. The deeper shade of red with the silver roof with the black bonnet & black between car pantographs showed to me anyway, that a true attempt was made to make equiptment in the twilight of their career look good.On the other hand, the brighter red paint job slapped on the R-10s in the early 60's for example, to me looked like a quickie Earl Scheib job. "We'll paint any (subway) car for...!!" :-) |
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Posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 19:29:45 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 19:23:53 2010. LMAO!!!!!!!! Earl painted the windows too! IAWTP, This is why I adored the GOH redbirds on the #2. |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 19:38:36 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by 156n3rd on Tue Mar 9 19:15:19 2010. They were the pride of the whole system at the time. After all, was'nt 9306 flatbedded down (or up) 5th Ave during the 1963 Labor Day parade. And were'nt there signs that read "follow the blue arrow to worlds fair trains" all over the system with a R36WF superimposed??After the Fair closed, the signs were retained, and updated, to read "follow the blue arrow to flushing trains" I remember getting off a '36 at QP to go to Astoria in 1964 & got on a Triplex. Talk about a time warp!!! |
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Posted by Dupont Circle Station on Tue Mar 9 19:41:33 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. For me it was the 44/46 as delivered. The most handsome and graceful subway car models ever. |
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Posted by R42 4787 on Tue Mar 9 20:22:44 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 18:36:12 2010. I have to agree, the 1964 turquoise two-tone on the R36 WFs was probably the best scheme ever used. Even somewhat psychedelic in design. The R32s would have looked stunning in it as well had they been built by St. Louis in LAHT. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Mar 9 20:23:28 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. Favorite:
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Mar 9 20:23:56 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. two answers--in NYC the as delivered R-32s I am a stainless steel afficionado.painted, non stainless--the Mercury Green/Croydon Cream/Orange Stripe CTA 6000s |
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Posted by Bob Andersen on Tue Mar 9 20:34:16 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. This color
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Posted by arnine on Tue Mar 9 20:34:43 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by Bob Andersen on Tue Mar 9 20:34:16 2010. Think that is olive :-) |
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Posted by R42 4787 on Tue Mar 9 20:36:01 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. #1 all time: 1964 turquoise two-tone (Blue Arrow/World's Fair), R36. Some cars retained remannts of their original paint until the very end!#2: Kale green, 1985: pretty much overlooked, only appeared on 110 R10s, 12 R33s and 1 R17 and R21 each. Eventually abandoned in favor of "Gunn red" for all LAHT SMEE cars. Other favorites: 1962 bright red, R29/33/36 ML Deep maroon (R17, 1955) |
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Posted by R42 4787 on Tue Mar 9 20:37:43 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by arnine on Tue Mar 9 20:34:43 2010. Olive drab. |
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Posted by R42 4787 on Tue Mar 9 20:40:40 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 19:38:36 2010. Yes, it was 9306 that was the first World's Fair car delivered (9/1963) and debuted at the Labor Day Parade that month.I remember getting off a '36 at QP to go to Astoria in 1964 & got on a Triplex. Talk about a time warp!!! In 1964 you could have also stood at QBP and seen brand new trains on both the Astoria and Flushing lines: R32 and R36s respectively. |
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Posted by BMTLines on Tue Mar 9 20:41:22 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. 1. 1939 Colors of the BMT Q-Types2. BMT Bluebirds 3. 1964-65 R36 World's Fair Cars |
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Posted by R42 4787 on Tue Mar 9 21:11:59 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 19:02:37 2010. If you want to see some R36s just fresh in their new red paint, watch the opening theme to the 1988 Tom Cruise movie Cocktail. Fast forward to 3:17 and see a R36 entering Vernon-Jackson with fresh paint, new windows and a clean interior with orange doors. |
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Posted by JBar387 on Tue Mar 9 23:37:30 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. R-33/R-36wf Original Livery. Always loved that color! |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Wed Mar 10 00:51:30 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by Olog-hai on Tue Mar 9 20:23:28 2010. lol! Good answer. |
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Posted by randyo on Wed Mar 10 02:13:26 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by Union Turnpike on Tue Mar 9 18:15:48 2010. Actually, If I recall, the blue and cream of the R-36 and R-10 was the same scheme. |
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Posted by arnine on Wed Mar 10 04:43:53 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by R42 4787 on Tue Mar 9 20:37:43 2010. Thanks :-) |
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Posted by arnine on Wed Mar 10 04:50:03 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by R42 4787 on Tue Mar 9 21:11:59 2010. I miss those orange doors I think all IRT cars should have orange doors and all IND/BMT cars should have blue doors :) |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Wed Mar 10 08:03:02 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. The LION NEVER liked the gray-blue stripe. Him thought it was butt fuggly, and the graffiti of the era did not help.But now the LION has two sets of them running on his railroad, and have quickly become his favorites. Go Figure, ROAR |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Mar 10 08:18:48 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. Green R10's.... |
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Posted by Mr. D - Type on Wed Mar 10 08:49:47 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. D-Type Chocolate Brown and R9 Green. |
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Posted by arnine on Wed Mar 10 09:41:54 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by Broadway Lion on Wed Mar 10 08:03:02 2010. Ahh sometimes things grow on ya, plus tastes change over time in 10 years u may go back to not liking it, we're all unique :) |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed Mar 10 12:22:36 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by Broadway Lion on Wed Mar 10 08:03:02 2010. I HATED the silver/blue. Wasn't helped by the mint green/gray interior. Strange that that same era produced the all-time best (IMO) bus color scheme:
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Posted by 9 local on Wed Mar 10 13:40:57 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. CTA gray + red white and blue.....and redbird red. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Mar 10 13:47:01 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. Silver & blue stripe:
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Wed Mar 10 14:10:46 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. Stainless steel. |
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Posted by Brighton Private on Wed Mar 10 17:45:41 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by fisk ave jim on Tue Mar 9 18:36:12 2010. They are my favorite too. A very sentimental attachment to that moment in NYC when the World's Fair opened, Shea Stadium opened, and those brightly colored cars stood out from the dirst and grey blandness of what otherwise was a badly deteriorating system.Runner up: R-32's in their original look with blue doors. It's been downhill ever since. |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Wed Mar 10 18:46:54 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by Broadway Lion on Wed Mar 10 08:03:02 2010. That gray-blue stripe looked absolutely hideous on the R1-9's |
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Posted by 156n3rd on Wed Mar 10 19:01:48 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. Stainless is just like a refrigerator, a giant snorefest. But many of your responses do favor colors of some kind. Will they ever get the message? So far, no good. |
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Posted by 156n3rd on Wed Mar 10 19:02:28 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. Stainless is just like a refrigerator, a giant snorefest. But many of your responses do favor colors of some kind. Will they ever get the message? So far, no good. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Wed Mar 10 19:04:03 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. Silver with blue stripe, of course.I wish I was a little older, so I could've enjoyed them more, before they were covered in graffiti in the 80's. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Mar 10 19:09:24 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. When I used to build equipment, I was partricularly fond of anodized blue stainless ... probably make a snazzy looking railcar too ... |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Wed Mar 10 19:18:26 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Mar 10 13:47:01 2010. I agree. That train has orange on the door interiors. I remember many had gray too. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Wed Mar 10 19:18:29 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Mar 10 13:47:01 2010. I agree. That train has orange door interiors. I remember many had gray too. |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Wed Mar 10 19:20:34 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. My favorite two is the same as yours.... |
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Posted by Dupont Circle Station on Wed Mar 10 19:33:29 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by LuchAAA on Wed Mar 10 19:18:29 2010. Orange was a late-70s/early-80s thing. The "MTA Makeover" of 1969-70 had a pale blue or pistachio enamel that was supposed to look similar to the interiors of the 40s/42s. The cream/orange change also had a bright silver and brighter blue exterior. |
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Posted by G1RavagesDad on Wed Mar 10 20:17:55 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. IMO, the most beautiful cars I ever saw in the NYC subway system were the blue and white (well....off white) R-36WF's. |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Wed Mar 10 20:40:14 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by G1RavagesDad on Wed Mar 10 20:17:55 2010. Just a thought, who designed that paint scheme?? Was it someone from St.Louis, someone from the TA, combination of the two, an outside agency???. And who was responsible for that new TA logo that adorned those beautys, with its progressive aggressive feel??Whoever it was, thanks!! |
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Posted by R42 4787 on Thu Mar 11 01:02:41 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by fisk ave jim on Wed Mar 10 20:40:14 2010. The NYCTA designed most of their own paint schemes in house, the red R29/33/36, blue two-tone R10s and R36s seemed to be a in-house style movement at the time. Of course it was David Gunn himself who proposed the kale green and fox red colors during the later 1980s. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Mar 11 07:56:01 2010, in response to Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by rbseabeach on Tue Mar 9 17:40:12 2010. Hands down - the R-10 racing stripe scheme. Nothing else comes even close. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Mar 11 07:59:45 2010, in response to Re: Favorite color of subway cars??, posted by randyo on Wed Mar 10 02:13:26 2010. Not quite. Nothing on the R-10s was rounded off the way it was on the R-36s. Both stripes ran around the entire perimeter of the car. |
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