MTA Redbirds at the Seashore Trolley Museum
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Published 2010-08-08
All Comments (21)
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This video is my childhood
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@randomsource Thanks! These are not running off of batteries though, these cars have poles installed on the roofs to run off of overhead wiring like a trolley.
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I thought the Redbird’s horn said Fruit loops.
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@MaBooTA37 I'm pretty certain the third rail shoes were disconnected when the car was converted to overhead power and left in place for looks only. I know this is the case with a few other rapid transit cars they have.
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Technically,the Red Birds,were not MTA,they were strictly NYCTA,as they were ordered in the early 1960's! They had both IRT,and BMT/IND versions,50 foot IRT,and 60 foot,BMT/IND! Same basic carbody,except for doors,and width! Exceptionally long lived,and reliable! Worthy successors to the IRT black motors,Flivvers,etc! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!! Thank you 😇 😊! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉!
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I remember riding these in the 80's and 90's as the 2 and 5 Local Exp. Cutting class, speeding down from the Bronx to Times Square to go to the arcade. I always thought the R33's had more character than the R62's.... I always called it "American Muscle" vs the "Imports" :)
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great job very artistic. One of my favorite places in the world. I went off season one time and I still got a free tour-in fact they were trying to get me to work that day lol Good people that keep this history alive God bless them!
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I remember riding these relics in the 70's
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It pains me to see one of our beloved R33's in a museum with a trolley pole sticking out of its head. Now that's what I call a Red Bird with its wings clipped. I guess it beats being gutted and dumped off a barge some where off the east coast being turned into an artificial reef...
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Super video !
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Nice, i remember when the redbirds were new and how they were a welcome relief to their noisy replacements on the IRT. I didn't know the batteries could kep them going that long! And, it nice to see the under carriage. Nice photography!!
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Thanks for posting this. I grew up riding these classic cars back in the 60s-70s. Neat hearing the old piston compressor pumping as I always enjoyed that sound as a kid. Another cool surprise is seeing that MP54 MU car at 2:47. If it's a 3rd rail unit it was likely a Long Island railroad unit. The pantograph versions ran on the Pennsy, I think.
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@ck4049 I was up there last Tuesday and Saturday. Yes I will most likely be up there for members day.
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Much quiter than whatever they're using now. I live right near Middletown Station, and you can hear the noise from a couple of blocks away.
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Pretty cool!
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up until a mr incredible uncanny meme have I only seen the redbird carriages in a children's book. but nowadays you need diving equipment to see most of these girls...
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Great video! One of those is not a Redbird, it’s a R21 or R22, which i would say are more of Pre-Redbirds. They were retired in the 80s instead of the 2000s and were single units rather than married pairs.
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Ey uhmm You know the Redbirds are from the IRT just leetin ya know anyway realy nice vid :D
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THEY ARE ALIVE YAY
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You should take the trains back on the mainline and see how people react after seeing the Redbird.
