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 #608406  by Otto Vondrak
 
Lucius Ameri wrote:She's already there...funny "6" on the route sign...

http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?93229
It's the Taking of Pelham One Two Three!

-otto-
 #609115  by Fan Railer
 
Robert Paniagua wrote:They should have another R32 with 3352, they should add an odd numbered R32 with it, so that they can run together as a mated pair
they do, 3351-3352, that's a set, you just don't see the other car in the photo. search around the site...
 #610782  by R36 Combine Coach
 
It's actually 3352-53. This set is historically significant as it was the lead pair on the R32's premiere run, 9/9/64.
 #610883  by Lucius Ameri
 
R36 Combine Coach wrote:It's actually 3352-53. This set is historically significant as it was the lead pair on the R32's premiere run, 9/9/64.
Wasn't that run on NYC trackage from the Mott Haven Coach Yard to a display at GCT? I believe they also ran under their own power, due to the modification of their pick-up shoes (for under-running vs. over-running third rail)...
 #922831  by keithsy
 
R36 Combine Coach wrote:Yes, they ran as an 8-car special from Mott Haven to Grand Central.
It was a famous picture in enyclopedias when I was a boy. Those were the best cars ever, They were simple to operate, correct and maintain.