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The Redbirds
Brooklyn, NY - Peter - Tuesday, October 18th, 2005 : goo
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These are the old "Redbird" style subway trains on one of their last runs out to Coney island, before being completely retired in 2003.
The retired cars were scrapped, and dumped into the ocean... some say to act as an artificial reef, some say as a cost-effective disposal solution. (see www.nycsubway.org/cars/redbird-scrap.html
)
All I know is that, in this world of steel-silver subway trains, I miss seeing the Redbirds rumbling through.
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Ken: 18th Oct 2005 - 15:49 GMT
Not all of them were scrapped and dumped; you can see a couple of Redbirds at First Avenue and 44th Street in Brooklyn.
Ciaran: 18th Oct 2005 - 16:52 GMT
I also saw a few of them in the Corona train yard. Get off at Willet's Point and walk out onto the ramp toward Flushing Meadow Park, and there they are!
Marilee: 18th Oct 2005 - 17:49 GMT
i used to like taking the red bird on my once a yr trek to Shea Stadium. It was something different something special about that train.
Also didn't the 4 train use red birds?
Anonymous (GV-DYN-169.globalvision.net): 18th Oct 2005 - 18:16 GMT
You may want to post these to www.railfan.net. They have a liking to things like these. Great pics
AD.: 20th Oct 2005 - 23:35 GMT
THEY EVEN HAD A GOOD SMELL. AND YES THEY REALLY ARE BEING USED AS REEFS, I'VE SEEN PICTURES TAKEN UNDERWATER WITH CORALS GROWING ON THEM AND FISH SWIMMING RIGHT THROUGH! THEY REMOVED ALL THE DOORS BEFORE DUMPING THEM. STILL HAVE SOME REDBIRDS IN THE GHOST YARD TOO ALONG WITH A FEW THAT ARE PAINTED IN CLASSIC SILVER WITH BLUE STRIPE AND MTA "M"! NOW SEEING THOSE REALLY TAKES YOU BACK!
Peter: 21st Oct 2005 - 00:19 GMT
the ones with the blue stripe. like straight outta "the french connection". and the M. ive torn off the newer "mta" stickers before to uncover the "M".
click some of those links up there, AD, and peep the reef trains.
also: wheres the ghost yard?
Anonymous (cpe-66-65-32-28.nyc.res.rr.com): 23rd Oct 2005 - 20:59 GMT
Ghost yard = 207th street. Off the 1 line.
Bronxman: 30th Jun 2007 - 10:48 GMT
Hello,
Are there still some Redbirds and other old Types
kept for heritage services on NY-Subway or to be looked at Museums?
Does anyone have Photos of the Redbirds and old Steeltrains p.e.
the ones with the four round door windows or trains in the Bronx
in the 70`s and 80`s?
Greetings from berlin
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