R33 5 Train arrives 149th Street to E180th Yard - Not in Service

SUBSCRIBE TO ME!! RATE 5 STARS! This "R33" Worlds Fair/Mainline, i caught was heading to the E180th Yard on Jan 1st 2009, during New Years Eve. Train is on the Downtown Platform of 149th street Gran Concourse Station heading northbound. This train was located at Corona Yard at Queens I believe and sent to Coney Island (CI) Paint Shop in Brooklyn for paint job, and is back on the White Plains Road Line =D!

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[thesubwayboy]

They should put one R33 back on service one day at least

[bebo2good1]

uhh red...

[bebo2good1]

@Denise78ish Redbirds can be placed in any yard. So far theres some in 207th, 239th, Unionport, Corona, Coney Island, Livonia (I think), Westchester.

[weiliu71]

I wish that the redbirds were not scraped

[bebo2good1]

@Diva62100 This has been discussed already, please review my comments. I dont know the exact numbers but should be more then 40 cars.

[WowOmgStudios]

@alexjones67 amen

[bebo2good1]

@alexjones67 The Lo-Vs are the oldest cars still here, they have been here for more then 90 years. The Redbirds have been here for more then 40-50 years. They can last as long as the T/A maintains them well

[bebo2good1]

@Diva62100 It consist of R12/R15/R17/ One non-GOH R33WF / Rest R33WF/ML painted in diff colors outside with one just Redbird. Right now, it is unknown whn the next TOMC will come back into place. So far its been R1/9 and Lo-Vs for Fan rides.

[bebo2good1]

@alexjones67 SOME are, not the preserved ones.. Plus to make room for other cars. So far 10 cars are expected to be reefed

[bebo2good1]

@alexjones67 Around 30 cars are so. Some are starting to get reefed. But no worries, a lot are still preserved.

[Wehategod]

Reallly nice I wish they kept them for a few years longer than they did. I can still see the White Plains Road line back in the day and the Flushing line back in the day. All Red Birds all the time

[invaderzimrox987]

man i havent seen these in forever

[parejopinto]

@bebo2good1 The Train of May Colors

[bebo2good1]

@parejopinto What?

[parejopinto]

@bebo2good1 In the *Fruit Train*??

[bebo2good1]

@parejopinto Non are in service as of 2003. You will still see some in work service and in fan trips (Summers)

[parejopinto]

Do you happen to know the status of that train today?

[azar78341able]

@bebo2good1 I subtracted 1,410 from 1,292 and the answer came out to be 118! Think about it there were 1,410 Redbirds in service! 1,292 Redbirds were sunk into the ocean! So there are 118 Redbirds left in service as work trains!

[azar78341able]

@bebo2good1 The Redbirds were made by the St. Louis Car company in the 1950s or early 1960s! The R33 World's Fair train was made in 1964 if I am not mistaken! Before the Redbirds retired there were 1,410 of them in service! After their retirement in 2003 1,292 Redbirds were sunk in the Atlantic ocean! There at least over 100 Redbirds left! I was reading an article about the history of the Redbird subway cars!

[bebo2good1]

@azar78341able Theres a lot but not 100 sets lol

[azar78341able]

@bebo2good1 I remember there used to be over 1,400 Redbirds before they retired! But over 1,200 Redbirds have been sunk under the ocean! I think there is over 100 Redbirds left if I am correct!

[hotters7060]

@bebo2good1 Thanks man I appreciate it! There are alot of rude people on youtube! There must be alot of Redbirds that are still in New York as work trains! I see some Redbirds in the Train Of Many Colors!

[bebo2good1]

@azar78341able Hey, Sorry for the delay, I'm not sure how many are preserved but I will tell you there are more then 20 cars around! BTW Ignore ImSoUnFuckingAwsome, hes blocked, hot no life nor do i know him!