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 #876623  by BobLI
 
Are there sandite trains on the subway to help with slip slide conditions during the falling leaf season? I was thinking they may be used on the A line where there are a lot of trees in queens and also the brooklyn lines that run in the cuts.
 #876762  by R36 Combine Coach
 
There is an adhesion car, R33 8885 based out of Unionport that is pushed or pulled by either R28s 7924-45 and R29s 8678-79 or one of the R36s.
 #876857  by Trainmaster5
 
R36 Combine Coach wrote:There is an adhesion car, R33 8885 based out of Unionport that is pushed or pulled by either R28s 7924-45 and R29s 8678-79 or one of the R36s.
That's for the Dyre line but I'd guess there's one based in Brooklyn for the Sea Beach and Brighton-Franklin lines also.
 #881381  by R30A
 
Yes. There are two R30s. They run on the Brighton/SeaBeach and Rockaway lines.