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Final day of service for the R-40 “Slant” subway cars

Posted on June 12, 2009 by brian

Rumor has it that today *may* be the final day of service for these awesome subway cars. In fact, the R-40 Slants have always been my favorite New York City subway cars, based on their amazing modern design, penned by … Continue reading →

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Another Subway Barge Has Sailed

Posted on October 4, 2008 by brian

Strata Originally uploaded by semarr Looks like the barge left today(10-04-2008)…

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Subway car barge to depart this Saturday

Posted on July 16, 2008 by brian

  The famous “barge of death” will once again be departing New York City Transit’s 207 Street Yard for the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The latest estimate is for it departing this Saturday morning. The retired R-32 and R-40 … Continue reading →

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