I agree! I just have wished that I rode the Redbirds... (I still have a chance to ride on them in Manhattan and Brooklyn) Well, we still have the R62/As to ride on them before they go in 10 years or so...
38:46 - West Farm projects! Still going strong today! The brown building on the left was the old trolley & bus depot which I believe was deactivated during the '80s and left abandoned. During the 70's, you could still see the old trolley tracks leading into the depot.
There are lots of former trolley depots / terminals around NYC that are now bus terminals. There are at least one or two on Staten Island and one of them still has trolley tracks in the floor of the building. In addition to that, many of the old streetcar lines that are now bus routes, many of the streets still has trolley tracks below a couple of layers of blacktop. Every so often, the rails of these tracks will become visible, before the NYCDOT throws down blacktop over the rails to "hide" them for a few decades. There's even a former trolley car "barn" on Staten Island that's used for the Department of Sanitation (Built circa 1902) as a garage for the garbage trucks. You will also see trolley tracks in Williamsburg and other parts of Brooklyn as well as near Coney Island, beneath some of the elevated subway lines like the "D Train". The vibrations caused by the trains on these elevated structures and the weight of trucks and busses causes the pavement to "buckle" and exposes the rails of these old tracks.
Back in 1985 l had rode these cars after they came on the 2 train when this new form profile looks newer but they were gone into an overhaul rebuild program to be graffiti free by 1995 R26/28/29 cars moved to the 5 train and most of the R33M cars assigned to the 2 trains! Crazy idea that high tech trains had taken over and 20 other sets of Redbird car groups could been saved for emergency uses for the 2 and 5 trains even others too!
Ayyyy, I saw that R36 6 train hauling ass, and if my history serves me correct, that last time R36s were ever on the IRT Lex was on the 4 line back in the 70s and also on the IRT 7th Ave 1 line in the 70s as well!!!😁
Around 37:27 this definitely brings me back to when I lived out there till 2004 but this right here I remember all to well as a kid going too and from school with moms. Remember sitting on the seats watching the Redbirds fly by. God I miss the early 2000’s 😢😢
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Birds.... Except for the Park Ave. straightaway, Canal St. is one of the very few local stops on the original 1904 portion that is nice and straight. 66th St. is another.
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Great video, long live the Redbirds and the rest of the SMEE'S !!!
I agree! I just have wished that I rode the Redbirds... (I still have a chance to ride on them in Manhattan and Brooklyn)
Well, we still have the R62/As to ride on them before they go in 10 years or so...
Anthony Regner the R62/A Are now on the 1,3,6 and the 42nd st shuttle trains
@@chriscampbell5538 that ain't enough
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@@A278PlusPi-Legacy You can still ride the Redbirds but only on the museum's Train Of Many Colors once a year if I'm not mistaken.
38:46 - West Farm projects! Still going strong today! The brown building on the left was the old trolley & bus depot which I believe was deactivated during the '80s and left abandoned. During the 70's, you could still see the old trolley tracks leading into the depot.
There are lots of former trolley depots / terminals around NYC that are now bus terminals. There are at least one or two on Staten Island and one of them still has trolley tracks in the floor of the building. In addition to that, many of the old streetcar lines that are now bus routes, many of the streets still has trolley tracks below a couple of layers of blacktop. Every so often, the rails of these tracks will become visible, before the NYCDOT throws down blacktop over the rails to "hide" them for a few decades. There's even a former trolley car "barn" on Staten Island that's used for the Department of Sanitation (Built circa 1902) as a garage for the garbage trucks. You will also see trolley tracks in Williamsburg and other parts of Brooklyn as well as near Coney Island, beneath some of the elevated subway lines like the "D Train". The vibrations caused by the trains on these elevated structures and the weight of trucks and busses causes the pavement to "buckle" and exposes the rails of these old tracks.
This was great!! Brought back a lot of memories.
Nice job I took that train from Pelham Parkway to 149 to HS. Always wanted to be a motorman!
Great video. It brings back memories when I took the 5 train from Fulton Street to Gun Hill Road to visit my grandparents. Thank you for posting it.
what a difference; over 2 decades ago it wasn't much of an concrete jungle. I really miss those days.
The door motors on these were different than the other Redbirds!
Interesting info.
Elijah found one preserved. The driving end only with the sign displaying 125th street bound 1 train.
Right around the time the R142s were born. I was 7 years old during this time.
I was 5 years old when the redbirds were still running
I was 15 years old
This video was made on my first birthday!!!!
Excellent, thank you for sharing this. Good camera work!
Back in 1985 l had rode these cars after they came on the 2 train when this new form profile looks newer but they were gone into an overhaul rebuild program to be graffiti free by 1995 R26/28/29 cars moved to the 5 train and most of the R33M cars assigned to the 2 trains! Crazy idea that high tech trains had taken over and 20 other sets of Redbird car groups could been saved for emergency uses for the 2 and 5 trains even others too!
Man I miss them trains used to ride the 5 train with the same trains on the 2 train line as well
These cars were 41 years old (built 1959).
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Ayyyy, I saw that R36 6 train hauling ass, and if my history serves me correct, that last time R36s were ever on the IRT Lex was on the 4 line back in the 70s and also on the IRT 7th Ave 1 line in the 70s as well!!!😁
Lenox cars in the 80s after rebuilding went to westchester. WFs and what not replacing the 17s.
Great videos brings back a lot of memories
During that time the Redbirds were mainly on the 2,5 and 7. 4 and 6 had them too but not many of them.
Chris Campbell Did the 3 and 1 line ever used redbirds?
Diory No it use R62/As
Gabriel T. Thank you
@@redbird1train855 The (3) and (1) only used the R62 and R62A trains at that time and they still do today.
Hotters 7060 Ummm actually The 1 line did used redbirds, idk about the 3 but the 1 certainly did used redbirds
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Someone is whistling "Jingle Bells" in the background.
#longliveredbirds
Yup.
Yes Sir!!
Nothing Like A Redbird With WH Propulsion!
Around 37:27 this definitely brings me back to when I lived out there till 2004 but this right here I remember all to well as a kid going too and from school with moms. Remember sitting on the seats watching the Redbirds fly by. God I miss the early 2000’s 😢😢
I dont understand weren't all 26s and 28s GE after rebuilding? This train has WH motors.
I took that line from Pelham PKwY to 42 street and the trains moved way faster then they do right now. What’s up
History of New York City subway
When the Subway System Was Fun Now Today it sucks
I miss the original twin towers in Lower Manhattan. New York City hasn't been the same since the attacks of 9/11 in 2001.
Never forget 🇺🇸 🌎
The Only R26 RFW video on RUclips. Go figure.
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That’s a beautiful train 🤩🤩
26:58 transition from 4 line to 2 line
Next stop: 149th Street-Grand Concourse, transfer is available to the (2) and (4) trains.
Were there any ways to distinguish the R26 from the R33 mainline besides the builder's plate (ACF vs. SLC) and car numbers?
I don't think there is any other way other than what you mentioned.
@@chaohwac That was just a test. There actually was a difference: The R26/8/9 had speakers instead of lamps on the fan plates
@@kinkisharyocoasters Some R26/28/29s on the 2/5 had original drop sashes, all R33 and R36 ML had new style louvered vents.
Birds.... Except for the Park Ave. straightaway, Canal St. is one of the very few local stops on the original 1904 portion that is nice and straight. 66th St. is another.
You're my hero
To think that this car, if it wasn't one of the few preserved, is now at the bottom of the ocean with fish calling it home.
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138TH Street-Grand Concourse
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59TH Street
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14TH Street-Union Square
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Freeman Street
Simpson Street
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Jackson Avenue
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I miss riding the Redbirds such nostalgic memories
Indeed
As of today this video is eligible to drink
This video was taken exactly 1 year before my ex friend Michael Livigni was born
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Bronx
Eastchester-Dyre Avenue, Bronx
Baychester Avenue
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Pelham Parkway
Morris Park
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East Tremont Avenue
174TH Street
Freeman Street
Simpson Street
Intervale Avenue
Prospect Avenue
Jackson Avenue
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149TH Street-Grand Concourse
138TH Street-Grand Concourse
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Grand Central-42ND Street
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Bronx
Eastchester-Dyre Avenue, Bronx
Baychester Avenue
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Pelham Parkway
Morris Park
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174TH Street
Freeman Street
Simpson Street
Intervale Avenue
Prospect Avenue
Jackson Avenue
3RD Avenue-149TH Street
149TH Street-Grand Concourse
138TH Street-Grand Concourse
Bronx
Manhattan
125TH Street
86TH Street
59TH Street
Grand Central-42ND Street
14TH Street-Union Square
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall
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Wall Street
Bowling Green
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Borough Hall
Nevins Street
Atlantic Avenue
Franklin Avenue
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