R32 on the move! NYC Subway Train running in the street.
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- A car 4 consist of decommissioned R32 Subway cars being taken away from NYC transit system by NYNJ Railway.
Not everyday you see a subway train in the steet!
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Taken 2/28/22
Now THIS was fun to chase!
hello DJ Hammers trains!
What were you riding??
why is R32 subway train moving from running in the street?
I wanted to see at least one of the cars covered in graffiti for the old time's sake.
@@alooga555 Well you're in luck: ua-cam.com/channels/ZbQTQ5WG5APYSIbvE9J_wg.htmlcommunity?lb=Ugkx5fgyAbyu6YI-L_W3_tE500a2m79TixSv
The AC that these things pumped in the summer was epic!!
+Tony, yessir! These beasts were really cold in the summer.
I was freezing after getting out the pool and catching this train, I love it but hated it
These were my favorite trains while growing up in city from 80s! During the summer, the A/C was really cold and during the winter, the heat was on blast!
my favorite trains growing up in the city in the 2010s lmao
And I bet you one of the snapperheads that would open window in summer
I remember these subway cars were no problem to me
I see why you like them...I only rode one once (an express out to Jamaica along the E/F?)
My childhood and teenage years were spent riding those cars. It’s sad just to see what you used to ride and enjoy now being scrapped. It’s another sad moment. 😞Thanks for the video!
Rode these cars only just twice..once in 1967, when they were relatively new, another years later in summer 1982 while visiting relatives in E.N.Y,Brklyn. Caught a very badly graffitied train @ Lawrence St, downtown Brklyn, as the RR train..Rode to 95th St, Ft Hamilton and back up to Borough Hall. 'A' train to Bway/ENY, 'J' train to VanSiclenAve sta, nr where relatives lived on Miller Ave..Poor R32s were shit-tagged, dirty, fluorescent tubes out..very sad!!
Yeah our world is so different now the good old days are gone 😪😢
Farewell R32s you served us well throughout the decades.
Can't believe I was getting misty eyed over a subway car. Godspeed R32, thanks for the rides!
I can’t believe they’re already getting scrapped. I will miss the R32s so much! It truly is an end of an era for these subway cars.
"Already"?
They've been in service for over 57 years.
@@WeatherxCalipha Yeah I know. I’m just saying I’m sad to see them go but it is what it is! It was fun while it lasted. I’m excited to see the R211s soon.
These stainless steel cars were the first the City bought back in 1964-1965 (?) and they were refurbished with A/C in the late 1980s/early 1990s. They probably have millions of miles of service each (2.8 million to more than 4 million miles). That means they circumnavigated the globe on average 150+ times! They ultimately became, by the early 2000s mechanical nightmares. Some are 58 years old...becoming for many, some of the oldest, longest continued-in-service passenger railway cars in America!
@@robertgedzelman380 I could not resist the temptation to go a bit off-topic. The story of these cars reminded me of a similar story: EN57, a Polish-built EMU designed for commuter transport that first entered service in 1962 and was mass-produced until 1993 with 1412 units built. About 300 of them remain still in use after various refurbishments.
Here's more info on them (in English):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKP_class_EN57
Yes indeed the good old days are gone 😢😪😞
This is a great catch! What historical footage captured in this video! Not only are you capturing a New York City subway car being pushed on Old trolley tracks in the middle of a street but you're also seeing the retirement of the long running R32 cars. It is very sad to see these retired. These were fantastic well built american-made cars that provided a great service to New York City Transit riders. They will be sorely missed. Ripr32s. Again thank you to Mr real fan for being able to capture this treasured moment and train history.
@Kabuki Kitsune Thank you very much for that clarification. I was not certain if they were once trolley tracks or if they were rail tracks designated for freight and equipment transfer. Thank you again for confirming.
@Kabuki Kitsune And there was quite a bit of freight activity on those and surrounding streets back in the day.
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Those tracks were put there to allow freight trains to service warehouses along the Waterfront if you look in Los Angeles where the big ditches you can see on street-level all the different sidings and there's got to be dozens or hundreds of them same thing for New York you can also tell by the shape of the buildings especially out in Los Angeles the really great thing is that I believe those First Avenue tracks go over to where the railroad barges cross the trains over to Jersey
@@tapalmer99 In B'klyn the rail lines went right up the warehouse doors. Many of the rails are still there. But hurry they may not be there long.
We saw them driven on trailer-trucks over Broadway in Upper Manhattan (188th) back in the early 90s when they were coming into service after refurbishment. They looked pretty nice and shiny at the time but they were short, noisy and rough. At the time the only high standard was the R44-46-type 75' cars, which had been problematic enough, but at least they were quiet and had pleasant wallpaper. It was really a big change in subway standards when the R44-46 type came in - combining the greatest subway with its speedy four-track lines and rolling stock with an unprecedented standard of, well, luxury.
Agree. R44s and R46s represented a change in subway trains, a new generation of smoothness and quietness that were not seen in their predecessors.
I called these the Mac32's jajaj. Very good old school machines
Sad to see them go.
Anothe sad moment for us NYers. I haven’t felt this way since the last day of the RTS buses.
I drove in Milwaukee for 21 years and clerked for 16 and RTS were only 2 years old when I started. Many got close to the million mile club as some lasted 17 years. Our station was the last one to run them and I'd actually request one and some could beat new Neoplans off the line. Was #1 seniority in transportation department but time to call it a career. Thanks for the flashback
@@paulbergen9114 awesome! Thanks for sharing your story. Hope you enjoy your retirement.
when I was growing up that entire area was run down and mostly abandoned. it's nice to see that they finally rebuilt the area and have a good amount of industry back in brooklyn
This is our South Brooklyn move to leave 38th St Yard.. I would have been the supervisor on this move, but I signed out at 6am before they got the personnel for it. This is awesome seeing it from the ground :-)
Mario Williams, what do you mean 'South Brooklyn Move"? What do you mean 'supervisor'. What did the crew consist of? Are these special/extra jobs and are they advertised in advanced?
TSS Mario Williams old South Brooklyn Railroad move. Likely now done by a private railroad contractor for scrap moves.
I respect that you would sacrifice usual sleeping time to capture exclusive footage for the transit community. Thanks!
Thanks had to get up at 4am to catch this lol
@@MrRailfan 👏👏
@@MrRailfan ..Very well worth it!! Question: Where exactly is this? Don't recognize the "lay of the land"..
@@samburkes7552 Brooklyn Army Terminal
@@samburkes7552 he maybe going up to sunnyside yard or the helsgate bridge?
I hope these get preserved in a museum.
Being a previous operator of Boston’s famous green line street cars, this is something I’ve ALWAYS wanted to see! Great video!! -RTT
Farewell to the greatest Subway train ever. 😞😞😢😢😢
I really hope they preserve 3360-3361 and the other 3 pairs used in the final run on the (Q) train. They should be kept for fan trips!
I agree! They kept those pairs in great shape. I heard some were preserved for the transit museum.
And put a car in the transit museum
Could also be useful for filming; instantly dates a scene to a particular era.
EG London Underground has a spare set of 1938 stock for period films and can supply contemporary trains for modern films.
I'm sorry, but the greatest was the Slant 40
@@mikhailkhan6752 deadliest*
The R32; the very definition of classic NYC subway. Show me a movie or TV episode made in the 80s and 90s where scenes in a subway station or elevated line didn't at least show one shot of them. There might be but I don't remember any. They are, or were, a touchstone of my teens right into my 30s. I really don't recall a lousy ride except for being pushed in with a pile of people. This was a great catch! Thank you for posting.
Yet another icon of my youth has fallen into memory.
Wow, talk about nostalgia, remember the days when I rode in a R32. Would have been a treat to see them make their final ride through the city again, glad this video was recommended...😢
Damn I thought those tracks on the street were just forgotten 😆
I didn’t know they still worked
Is it weird that this video made me a little sad? I miss NYC, I miss Brooklyn, and I even miss the MTA.
One of the first subway cars i rode on when i moved to new york 35 years ago. Now all of them are sitting at the bottom of the atlantic. Cool video.
I didn't even know the city still used the railroad tracks you see in the streets, I thought all of those were decommissioned.
I am a model railroader who models class 1 railroads in HO and N scales. This shows how small NYC subway cars are compared to even relatively small switching locomotives!
When I was young I did some temp work for Manpower. We once had to unload a boxcar full of X-ray film. Besides being back breaking for a strongish 20 year old it’s unreal the cubic hold of a box car
@@catman2u2 Train > Truck what you just mentioned shows it. Just don't understand why we can be more dependent on rails anymore.
@@IzzyBone10000 Over subsidization of roads. Even the railroads love it because they get rid of switching lines then recapture some of the trucking as intermodal at a few yards. Intermodal clogs up city streets around the yards.
Man those are some pristine cars. Not used much?
Also, crazy to think they still use those rails. I've been along 2nd ave and a lot of those tracks are in really rough shape.
wow, this is in Brooklyn along 1st Avenue and 43rd street.
@@wecollie my bad, i don't walk along there very often.
They probably cleaned them. But most of the r32s are cooked lol
They have a stainless steel exterior so they look very clean. They're used quite a lot.
Cleaned so they can be dumped to create a reef?
This had me "cheesing" from ear to ear! Great Job!
I feel that MTA should have kept this R32 subway car as a Museum subway Train 🚇 for the summer time
Miss the R32s. I remember when a consist of 32s was put on the Q and I would ride them to NYU in 2004.
The diesel bells are like church bells during a funeral
I can’t believe the R32s are coming to an end. They outlived many of their younger counterparts (R38, R40, R42, and R44s).
And the red birds.
58 years of service.
Worked and drove through that area for YEARS! Memories...Beautiful train!
Imagine being late to work and you tell your boss…”Yeah got caught behind a subway train”
😂😂
Fantastic videography. You HAD to be on two wheels and have to be one expert rider, right ??? !!! Well done. Stay safe out there, MrRF ! A+++
I see my old friend jimmy lada still working there as conductor
Thank you R32s........ you were a great train to operate all these years❤
Really sad to see these cars go for scrap. Enjoyed riding on them on my trips to NYC from the UK. I did manage to pick up a complete side roll sign assembly some years ago from the MTA asset disposal "memorabilia and collectables" whilst visiting on vacation. It was an interesting conversation with the airline at the baggage drop for the flight home but they were most helpful and did not charge me extra !!! Thanks Virgin Atlantic
Sad to see such nice looking subway cars being hauled away, but a very pretty whistle on the diesels.
Yea they still look good after 58 years.
They got their moneys worth out of these cars !
One of favorite trains the heat was always on blast in the winter and so was the AC in the summer 😂😂🚇🚇
That was after the R32s got retrofitted. When I used to ride them in the 1970s, they didn't have air conditioning yet.
Thanks for filming this and for sharing it.
I'm so jealous of you.
50 yrs in NYC and I never seen it!!
Luck you not only to see it, but to have filmed it as well!!
Thanks again!!
They look so clean to be scrapped ☹️
I never seen a subway train on the street before
Damn, it's still kinda Sad to see them go.
I have a gorgeous, original 8 x 10 glossy photo of them on the production line at the Budd Company 'Red Lion" plant in Philadelphia in 1964. It shows executives of Budd showing NYC transit officials the new cars. I wish there was a way I could post that photo here so all of you guys could see it. Too bad UA-cam doesn't offer a way to post photos. ++
Sad to see the r32 took its final time around. 😢
My cab driver: "I apologize, we're delayed due to train traffic ahead of us."
Thank you for capturing this. I'm going to miss these cars.
I like the part in the beginning where you see him throw the track switch in the middle of the street.
You don't get to see that too often!
Hi Mr. Railfan. I just know your work, and let me tell you, It's impressive how you have registered the NY's Subway system!!🙌
Look, how can I contact you to ask you about using a couple of your sounds (2 o 3 announcements) as part of an episode of a podcast. Thanks, Mr. Railfan, and looking forward to hearing from you.
Use whatever you need brother, just give credit to the channel
@@MrRailfan Awesome man! I really appreciate it!
Of course, I will give credit to your channel! And I'll let you know when we launch the episode. Thanks again, man! 🙌
They needa make these trains back up trains just in case new subway cars have problems like the R179 store them in concourse CI Pitken and fresh pond and ENY for reasons
It’s over for these cars. That final farewell run back in January was simply that, the very last one. There is literally zero use for the R32 cars now, other than exhibition and maintenance of way trains and even filming as well.
Great Camera work and daredevil moves on the bike.
This seems such a waste.
The bodies are still in excellent condition, and still look fairly modern for those who care about such things.
The wheelsets and motors can be replaced, the door mechanisms can be replaced, the interiors can be refurbished, the cab controls can be replaced and upgraded, and the exteriors can be pressure washed to remove the grease and grime to make them look brand new.
All for less than brand new cars.
Sure but they're still "old" and no one wants to commit political suicide trying to keep these running. They'd rather say they have new trains (that fail like the R179) then get bombarded by media that nyc is running the oldest subway cars in the world.
So you’re suggesting that the January 9th run should’ve not happened at all?
Also, it’s more expensive to keep fixing the cars.
It’s sad to see these go because I have so many memories riding them as a kid
Everybody on the street is probably like "wtf is this"
Those cars are gleaming, spotless, not a dent or scratched window and look so good for their age, the average person might think new subway cars were being delivered. What a true waste to scrap them. They'd make a great diner, restaurant or coffee shop. Let's hope the transportation museums all over North America get some of them. Anybody notice the third rail shoes were off of all the cars. Is the TA saving them for some reason? The roll signs appear to be gone too. That stuff brings good money if they're smart enough to sell it.
Sadness
Welcome aboard the Mr. Railfan Express bound for Retired R-32 Subway Cars.
Will more be there in the future as more cars get scrapped? I would love to see that happen in person! Sad to see the brightliners go.
It's possible, we'll see how they start scrapping them. Keep in mind I had to be up at 4am to catch this lol.
That's very sad!!
@@MrRailfan why did you have to be up at 400 am?
@@bronxhistory2051 I didn't know the exact time, just that they do moves early AM and I saw the R32 there the previous day so I assumed they would move it the next day. Got luck and caught it on video!
@@MrRailfan gotcha! Me and my wife usually walk home when we visit Industry city and walked past there last week wish I would have known
That Locomotive throttling up sound like
a garbage truck going from driveway to driveway. Not used to hearing an engine like that on a loco
ah.. the good ol days
remember to see lot of these on the C and E lines from World Trade Center when I was a kid
I recall these and the Redbirds didn't have door chimes when doors were closing
Great Video Bud 🚂🚂🚂🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋
R32 got the best AC for the summer feels so good in there
they out here got them trolleys back yessir
The end of an era 😥
Farewell 32’s 😔
very dope video. thank you for the footage.
Hold that train! Hold it!
I have NEVER seen NYC Subway train cars on the streets of NYC in my life.
Subway meets railroad. Being taken out the same way they were delivered.
They might send them up metro north railroad for scrapping
These would have been coated head to toe in graffiti in the 1970s and 80s. Look at it now. It looks brand new. A testament to the improved presentation these days.
Now that's something you don't see everyday
2023 still waiting for this to drop
I believe this is the oldest Subway train. N trains has a lot of this old train before.
I work in the Industry City area (36th St, DNR station) and have seen new cars come on the system from the spur line running next to the BQE off ramp, but I have never seen any pulled down into the Army Terminal.
Is the intent to show the cars off in one of the buildings, or is there another yard there for them to be stored at? It would be a sight to see them inside. Great building to tour and this would be icing on the cake.
There's a freight yard just behind the BAT. Looks like these will be shipped across the bay and then transported via rail to Ohio for scrapping.
Hello from England. As a layman I can't help wondering where the power to drive the train comes from.
I see no overhead wires, no diesel exhaust fumes & I doubt they'd put a third rail on a public street.
I'd be grateful if you could please explain what I'm missing here.
These cars were in service for a long time. I wish they'd join the R46s, R68s and R68As on the N, Q and W lines because of CBTC on the Queens Boulevard line. Too bad they're gone for good.
You do realize that the retirement trip on January 9th was official, meaning that after that, the cars are no longer in service, right?
@@TheRailLeaguer Yes I do. I'm gonna miss these cars.
Loved those old trains. Sad their leaving. Such iconic ones, and many films captured them too like in one of my personal favourite films 1989s See No Evil Hear No Evil.
The feeling these trains gave you coming home from a party with friends or going to school.
I never seen An R32 as tram service 🤯
Fascinating footage. Thanks for posting!
hey
it's just like they deliver the new r32 subway car in 1964
Ah dammit, I'm never in Brooklyn when this happens. Though, thank you for the capture.
I use to always be excited when I seen this type of train running on the J and the Z line .
Wow they look brand new! They don’t look old and tired like you would expect a subway car to look when going to the scrapper. Are any going to Seashore Trolley museum or other museums?
Without googling I believe the Brooklyn Army Terminal is where Pfc. Elvis Presley gave a press conference in 1958 as he was about to set sail for West Germany where he'd be stationed until his discharge in March, 1960.
my brother gets to operate these trains on those tracks its awesome
They look like they are in very good condition! Almost look new
I’m from California and I haven’t made it to New York City yet! And I need to ASAP!!! before all these iconic subways are gone, so I can ride one! I taken BART (San Francisco Subway) most my life. And I’ve taken Chicago L train and LA metro. I’ll make it one day NYC!
I really going to miss this train😭😭😭
Carriages look new - Send them to Southern Rail here in the U.K. my local trains are 42 years old 😳 🇬🇧
This is awesome...appreciate the work you do...this is why we subscribe!!!
Thank you!
Greetings from Brookfield Ct. I read through the comments an several of the answers. One reply really captures my response as I watched the video until the train goes into the Brooklyn Army yard. We need strret cars to replace buses. Your reply. It is what i was thinking ,wow electric to move lots of people above the streets . Memphis had a cable car. I barely remember them on Webster AVe Bronx NY in the 50"s? Great film work even for a non train guy.
Didn’t even know those tracks were still usable
They look pretty new still for being decommissioned. Seems like they could go back into Service Now instead of being scrapped or soldoff.
They were being kept ready for service. Shame they're being scrapped.
Nice footage of this rare movement. Do you happen to know _where_ they're being scrapped exactly?
No clue. I left as soon as they entered the navy yard
@@MrRailfan Thanks for filming this extremely rare movement. I think they taking these subway cars to Yonkers through the future interborough express line.
They’re most likely being sent to Sims Metal Management's Newark facility just like the other retired SMEEs
I guess they will be barged over to NJ?
@@arrow1414 possible , or via rail like the M3s or via truck. No info available yet, we can just speculate on what was done in the past.
Wow 😳😳 that's some shiny units. In the beginning of the video that is the same spot where an old rs3 was removed to be restored to display condition. Love the video
These r32 were my family sad to lose them to scrap always and forever love my family r32s. Rip
Thanks for posting this!
Awesome video.
When was it taking
@@elizabethbobbio2601 South Brooklyn rail yard.
@@reinnegroni8462 and will there be more R32's to south brooklyn railway
@@elizabethbobbio2601 That’s awesome. Keep us posted.
Does anyone know if those tracks are regularly in use? For freight trains, perhaps?
They are, NYNJ railway owns and operates here.
@@MrRailfan Thanks!
@@MrRailfanin Arizona
Brings back the memories! Farewell R32.
that guy between the last subway car and the hopper has some balls standing out there with the door closed
I can see they went down 1st Ave. But where did come out at? The MTA Yard at 38th Street and under the Gowanus Expwy?
+spuwho, that's correct.
At least NYC is using rail to scrap the cars. Here in Boston we’re tying our old orange line cars to flatbed trucks
Felicitaciones por su video quedan muy excelentes