NYC Subway Redbird Work Train

A work train consist out of 4 redbirds (R33 cars) and one flatbed car passes northbound through Pacific St on the evening of June 9, 2008.
Note how the ends of lead car 9330 are painted yellow while the rest of the cars are pure red. Car numbers in passing order: 9330, flatbed car, 8834, 8835, 9331. Note what happened to the windows of 8834/8835.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• NYC
• Subway
• MTA
• work
• car
• train
• equipment
• redbird
• redbirds
• R33
• R-33

[nizaralvarez1943257]

so lRT rains can fit in BMT and lND?

[mucoliver]

yes, but BMT/IND trains do not fit in IRT

[thesubwaynut]

why take out all the windows?

[mucoliver]

I don't really know... just a guess: might be for improving air circulation in the cars

[mtattrain]

I think that's 2 R33WFs and 2 R33s.

[LetMrAL1]

Damn, all they they needed was about 3 more cars, fill in the others with their missing windows and you would have one complete train that's ready to rock and roll again for passenger service...if only that were true....I miss all these 1960's era trains man..like a an old friend you have to say good bye to.

[ArtyKing12345]

@koolmazin All Scraped. The last ones that isn't a museum train is 103,923, and 925.

[nnikb7]

i miss the redbirds :(

[DJ4000VOLT]

i knew they were still around just a few though and used for work but still theres still some around

[Tubeboy732]

The Garbage Train!!!

[koolmazin]

i remember when R1's used to be work trains wut happend to them?