A Tribute To The Redbird

[Gvieto]

I am going to miss the Redbirds as well.

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL ima try to send it again cause i might have missed a symbol on da address or da video is no longer on..if that dont work ima send sum more vids wit da redbirds as the garbage trains

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL i agree.all they have to do is fix the trains up a little bit like the windows and update the red with a brighter shade of red and put the same things that's on the new trains and the technoglogy and boom there you go...ima send you a video on what they do with the red trains now on your inbox

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL they do cause i live in brooklyn and i was shocked when i saw it this year and then i saw da next train after it connected and it was one of those maintence cleaning trains.thats the only bad part but yes they still use them for little things..if the mta was smart they would at least either use the red trains for the holiday weekend and/or use the train every last day of the month as a throwback

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL they still have the redbirds riding around but they use it for maintence and i do hope they bring these beautiful red trains back.the mta always messes things up anyway

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL i agree 100 percent

[jonesjames43]

if the mta was really smart they would bring these beautiful red trains back

[dispatcher485]

My name is mike to and look at my name...thats scary RIP Mike.

[praisethelord333]

Scheiß

[Pantom909]

Mike (dispatcher484) was murdered on 2/14/09. RIP Mike

[beatengruesome1LC76]

its infuriating to know the fate of those all those reds. reds forever!

[TexasPacific]

Hey, I made a redbird tribute called " Remembering the NYC Redbird Subways"

Check it out!

[devylshyner]

im doing this whole project on this just to show people how beautiful the red bird is then im gonna out it on the news i fit's good enough the title will be: 10 year old tribute to red bird. on eyewitness news. Hope you watch! oh yeah dont comment about my age

[dispatcher485]

i miss the4m soo much. they should have just left them.

[kidzoh]

they should have just leaft the r62 and r36 still running

[gtafanlol]

soon were going have to a tribute video to the R62/A...by the end of 2008 the 7 line will be getting h enew R142/s this was suppose to happen when the redbirds were getting dumped.but a guy at the mta said"since the 7 line has its own railyard lets just sent these r62/a to the 7 line.we will save a bundle"so now the mta is plannung to make the whole NYC subway hi tech by the middle of 2009..we will misss the R32,R38,R40,R42,R62 so hi trch to NYC!

[Maserati7200]

thats not true.... at all....

[gtafanlol]

i just fell like crying cause i was only 6 yrs old when i use to ride the redbirds....

that song reallt makes up my mind about the old times

[dispatcher485]

i was 6 yrs old also when i rode on these. i would alaws tell my grandma to wait for a red bird. i wish i had a chance to take a video but i was still to young to have a phone.

[gtafanlol]

true me to.i would have mad a video but i wasnt able to.

[DanTheMan705]

i went on the redbird on the 7 train a couple of times

[dispatcher485]

I used to ride these trains all the time on the seven line. they were the best the lights used to go out. thanks for the tribute

[thejennerator]

rofl crazey traiiiin

get it

[christosfra]

well what happened to that train?

[Idodreads]

That video is awesome and I used to take the 7 from 103rd St/Corona Plaza to Grand Central Station everyday. My son is a serious Red Bird fan!! Can I use your video on my salon's website? I can send you a link so that you may view the finished product.

[dispatcher484]

I'd be honored ;-)

[MikeyMetFan]

The redbirds on the 7 line were usually different than the ones on the 2, 5, and 6. The redbirds on the 7 had bigger windows i think because the train was always outside, so passengers can see outside better. Both models were really nice though and I still wish one day I will see a redbird instead of an r142.

[thesubwaynut]

The Redbirds on the 7 are called R33/36 World's Fair Version while the ones on the Lexington Avenue and 7th Avenue Lines are R33/36 Mainline Version as well as the R26/28/29. The ones on the 7 were made for the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows Park. The others were made for regular revenue service. That's why they have different windows.

[MikeyMetFan]

I'm always gonna miss the redbirds on the #2 train

[dahood07]

i forgot how long ago they took these trains out of service. now they have those silver and rumor has it the 7 is going to get those new trains with the automatic anouncments

[busyboy85]

I would love to see this and the other video you made about historical subway cars without the music. The trains make some nice music themselves. Also, some of your more spectacular evening shots were marred by the lower thirds (titles). Do you have raw footage clips you'd care to share?

[dispatcher484]

Actually yes, the raw footage is available. I compiled these clips from Orenstransitpage dot com. Oren was the cameraman, and he graciously allowed me the freedom to do the video. Go to his site and go to the redbird video section.

[BartImpson]

I like those trains. Too bad they're gone. I only liked them because of the red.

[DeeJay2G]

i miss those trains.i dont like red but the redbirds made red look good

[moman1208]

the blinking lights. man they still have that on the lirr m3's. now riding the 7 train just aint the same

[sjice69]

Nice video.I used to ride them on the 5 when I was a kid. New ones just ain't the same.

[cbrown717]

The teal green and white ones going to Shea Stadium when I was a kid were cool

[R36Redbird]

The R36 WFs actually entered service on the 7 1964 and the R33 WF debuted a few months earlier, in 1963.

[peacelord]

Thanks for including this song. I always thought this song was called "Without Love". I'm 33.

[katieslays]

Me too.

[peacelord]

I even have the "Best of the Doobies" CD and didn't even bother to look at the back for the name of the track. :oP

[AlexF1963]

They've should've saved at least 100 of These Cars to Let Film Companies Use for TV & Movie Filming in The Subways If a Film About The 70's or 80's were to Be Made!!

[banjoec]

They aren't all gone. There are 10 cars left used as work motors in 207st yard.

[hockeyman001]

man those trains were great...when we were younger on an empty car we'd swing off the handles as well as slide along the smooth benches. fun when we were kids lol

im impressed you caught the diamond 7 in action twice, very nice. we used to deliberately wait for it during rush hours cuz it was so rare. yea redbirds were pretty awesome.

[dispatcher484]

Thank you for your words of praise. I was not the videographer, just the editor. I'll pass on the love to the appropriate party. Thanks!

[moman1208]

i loved the 7 train the redbirds are the shit

[TVBOY3]

poor redbirds

[glamslamcam]

The Redbirds were the bomb. I miss riding them, especially on the 7. Great video.

[ProfessorJ77]

Great video. Those redbirds are sorely missed.

Professor J aka

ALP 44