On June 20, 1995 a set of St Louis Car R36 Redbirds head east at Willits Point. I'd watch the Phillies smack the Mets pretty hard that night. Still kind of sad about it.
Was it a deliberate choice? In an irony that was seemingly lost on all in attendance, The State of New York and MTA New York City Transit Subway press conference and announcement of the shu... (more)
The Electric Railroaders End of ERA Special has stopped at Shea Stadium. This is electric territory no diesel train sets on the Port Washington Branch. Passengers stopped for photos at the home of... (more)
A westbound evening 7 train is a great commute.
Redbirds ride the 7 again In honor of the New York Mets home Opening Day, MTA NYC Transit operated the "Train of Many Colors" from 34 St/Hudson Yards to Main Street on the 7 line. Le... (more)
An 11 car consist of R36's, the way the Flushing Line was meant to be
An 11 car consist (1 married set of 5 cars, 6 single units) is the standard on the Flushing Line, also knows as the No. 7 line
Bombardier R62A's and retired St. Louis Car R36 World's Fair cars ("The Redbirds")
An R22 has been turned into a work car. Its former number was 7522
One of two operational Redbird trainsets prepares to leave the yard for rsh Hour service 3 weeks before retirement
7 Line Redbird weeks away from retirement after 40 years in service.
View of the Corona Ready Yard. The swarm of R62's gives us the finger as there is only one trainset of Redbirds left in service.
The RedBirds were built for The IRT - Interboro Rapid Transit system - since merged into MTA. This example may date back to the New York World's Fair of the early 1960s.
