IRT Flushing Line: Redbird R36ML 7 Train Trip to Main Street (2/24/01)

Redbird R36ML 7 train ride (lead car 9545) from 5th Avenue to Main Street via Flushing Local on February 24, 2001.

[@BrandonRailProductions]

Great classic video, man I missed riding these Redbird on the 7 Train during my childhood days!

[@jeremynaraine]

Thank you for this video. I grew up riding the redbird on the 7.

[@nycfanner_205]

What about the R62a or the R188

[@stupaul3233]

The train to the game! I recall when the subway cars were the original blue and white World’s Fair colors as a kid! When I started going to Mets games as a child in the mid to late 60s, I took the 7 to Shea Stadium! I even went to the World’s Fair with my Dad when I was real young in 1965 and took the 7 then too!

[@GeneralHawk505]

Came back to this video to note. 9545 was the last R36ML to keep its 1978 Vignelli set destination sign in the front. Was scrapped with it.

[@tubblescousine257]

Man loving these a lot too bad I wasn't old then to ride and remember these as much as a little baby then unfortunately but stil very nice to see as a video

[@kevinflores4045]

Oh my God, You taped this 20 years ago after my 8th birthday, you are awesome!

[@kinkisharyocoasters]

Why did the lights blink? I thought that was only on the worlds fair redbirds, not the mainlines?

[@Emperor_NYC]

Where'd you hear that? That became a thing on all of these old SMEE's. Even the R62's have it today.

[@Hotters9060]

@@Emperor_NYC The R62A doesn't have it.

[@Emperor_NYC]

@@Hotters9060 I never said the R62A did. I meant the R62.

[@Hotters9060]

@@Emperor_NYC Oh okay I understand. I apologize. The R32 trains just retired and they have been replaced by the R179 trains.

[@kevinwong6588]

The R36MLs, despite really being R33MLs delivered as part of the R36 contract (leftover shells that were held over when the last 40 R33s were rushed as single units to the World's Fair), were originally near-identical to Westinghouse ML R33s 9076-9305 but after GOH were electrically and mechanically Westinghouse R36s (9346-9523) with the outward appearance of a R33 ML. They lacked the upgrade to RT-2 braking and retained original WABCO SMEE ME42B braking with manual load valves and did not receive the solid state light inverters.

[@elevatorsbylexi6778]

skipped skyview center

[@TSSmina]

Where’s the R36WF?

[@chaohwac]

I just happened to hop on an R36ML car. Of course most of them were R36WFs.

[@BigAl_00]

Old flushing

[@kevinwong6588]

Can't be 9545, since that pair (9544-9545) was retired off the 6 in June/July 2001and went on the very first barge to Delaware on August. When reefed, it still had the yellow decals from the 6 (Westchester) and was not on the 7. Delivered 8/1964.

[@chaohwac]

This video was taken on February 24, 2001. Four months before 9544/9545 retired.

[@kevinwong6588]

@@chaohwac They were on the 6, not 7 at the time, I would clarify.

[@chaohwac]

I took the video of 9545 at Main Street and the time stamp was there.

[@chaohwac]

According to July 2001 issue of the Bulletin on Page 20, R36MLs 9536-9547 were moved to the 7 on December 22, 2000 except 9540-41. My video was taken on 2/24/01. 9545 was already on the 7.

[@kevinwong6588]

@@chaohwac Thanks. Seems odd to have 9544-9545 removed from the 7 to be first to be reefed when when all the other cars on the first barge to the Delaware reef site (15 miles SW Cape May, NJ) were from the 2/5 or 6.

[@aba5432]

The 7 is draped with R188s.

[@nycfanner_205]

I don't see the R188 in this video

[@chaohwac]

The R188s would not appear until late 2013. This video is 12 years before R188 trains were in service.

[@nycfanner_205]

@@chaohwac yea I was just having fun

[@nycfanner_205]

@@chaohwac and the R32 Farewell Run was a complete a different experience because somebody broke a seat and 2 covid positive fanners and yea that's it and hopefully next Sunday would be a better day for the run. BTW Merry Christmas

[@chaohwac]

@@nycfanner_205 I heard that. That was unfortunate. Merry Christmas, too!

[@nycfanner_205]

@@chaohwac do you think R36WF is better or R33

[@chingchinghanji8006]

hehe cute kid talking to you

[@stupaul3233]

The train to the game! I recall when the subway cars were the original blue and white World’s Fair colors as a kid! When I started going to Mets games as a child in the mid to late 60s, I took the 7 to Shea Stadium! I even went to the World’s Fair with my Dad when I was real young in 1965 and took the 7 then too!

[@stupaul3233]

The train to the game! I recall when the subway cars were the original blue and white World’s Fair colors as a kid! When I started going to Mets games as a child in the mid to late 60s, I took the 7 to Shea Stadium! I even went to the World’s Fair with my Dad when I was real young in 1965 and took the 7 then too!