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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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(SEE PREVIOUS POSTS)
"R-27s"/"R-30s" for the SIRT.,........
Given the overall "commuter" nature" of the SIRT, I wonder if the seating arrangement would have reverted back to that used on the "R-16".............
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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W.B.:
You might be able to answer this.......
Are any "Fordy Fours" over on the "Isle of Staten" being held in reserve, or have all now been officially retired?
"NYO"
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W.B. Fishbowl
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | W.B.:
You might be able to answer this.......
Are any "Fordy Fours" over on the "Isle of Staten" being held in reserve, or have all now been officially retired?
"NYO"
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I'd have to make another "excoision" to there to answer your question. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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W.B.:
Still hard to fathom that the "Fordy-Fours" are no longer a part of daily Staten Island life; STILL cannot believe that the were in service for over a HALF-CENTURY!!! 
Never thought they'd last longer than the veteran "Staten Island Toonerviles"("ME-1s"!)
Last Your's Truly "Rode The Rapid" was during the summer of '87.......got some good pics that day, especially at Tottenville...... 
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2026 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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"In bulk"...........
Last night, while watching "Eyewitness News" at 11, a report showed the tail end of a southbound "E" train lumbering out of 34th Street, Penn Station, and into the tunnel.
I then noticed that these "pudgy" NTTs indeed have a distinct "waddle" to them.
When seen from a certain angle (end profile) these cars indeed do have a somewhat "bloated"/"pudgy" look to them (the old "44s" and "46s" were "svelte" by comparison)....... 
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Where's the security, I ask you?
"Hoid" on WINS earlier that, over the weekend, another group of mindless morons took an OOS "J" train for a joyride, starting out from the tail tracks south of Broad Street; I remember there is (was?) an active tower at the southern end of the Brooklyn-bound platform (via tunnel)
These punks also jammed a switch, forcing trains to terminate above Broad Street.
A few questions are in order:
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WHERE is the SECURITY?
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WHO is aiding these disturbed vandals in the theft of these trains?
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HOW are they not getting caught?
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HOW are they entering the tunnels/layup areas without being spotted?
Pretty damn sad; this sure ain't your grandfather's BMT, anynore......... 
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | "In bulk"...........
Last night, while watching "Eyewitness News" at 11, a report showed the tail end of a southbound "E" train lumbering out of 34th Street, Penn Station, and into the tunnel.
I then noticed that these "pudgy" NTTs indeed have a distinct "waddle" to them.
When seen from a certain angle (end profile) these cars indeed do have a somewhat "bloated"/"pudgy" look to them (the old "44s" and "46s" were "svelte" by comparison).......
"NYO"
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Case in point:
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?95756
(Chambers Street/WTC, 2009)
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Where's the security, I ask you?
"Hoid" on WINS earlier that, over the weekend, another group of mindless morons took an OOS "J" train for a joyride, starting out from the tail tracks south of Broad Street; I remember there is (was?) an active tower at the southern end of the Brooklyn-bound platform (via tunnel)
These punks also jammed a switch, forcing trains to terminate above Broad Street.
A few questions are in order:
1:
WHERE is the SECURITY?
2:
WHO is aiding these disturbed vandals in the theft of these trains?
3:
HOW are they not getting caught?
4:
HOW are they entering the tunnels/layup areas without being spotted?
Pretty damn sad; this sure ain't your grandfather's BMT, anynore.........
"NYO"
["BMT LINES"] |
Further:
One WOULD think that, by now, with "joyriding" so commonplace, that the MTA would have implemented TIGHTER security in yards/storage areas, to keep this sort of mindless behavior at bay.
Also,WHERE are these punks getting the "tutoring"/tools required to gain access into the trains and to set them in motion?
It's only a matter of time before some serious incident occurs..........
"NYO"
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