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Central, 7339 is seen on the express track across the platform. Later, after being cut from the rest of the train, the head car is labeled
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shuttle platform as well as car 7740. Cars 7509, 7513, and 7516 were not in use at the time; thus, they were not damaged in the fire, but the cars never returned to revenue service. In 1973, car 7509 was converted to the 64-foot (19.51 m) test car XC375, which operated on various IRT lines until
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The fleet had two-paned storm door windows that could be opened by dropping down the upper window, though cars 7515–7524 had single drop sash windows instead. Those cars also had
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mtattrain No real name given + Add
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650:"The IRT SMEE Fleet (R-12 - R-36)"
600:The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
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1359:AB Standard
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751:October 18,
729:October 18,
678:October 18,
656:October 18,
634:October 18,
446:Description
372:Track gauge
199:44 (seated)
106:Constructed
85:Gibbs Hi-Vs
1512:Categories
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1003:B Division
985:A Division
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614:References
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229:Car length
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1496:See also:
1449:R127/R134
1379:SIRT ME-1
1271:Composite
204:Operators
178:Formation
168:Successor
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1326:Elevated
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196:Capacity
122:Scrapped
77:Replaced
71:Missouri
63:Built at
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1333:BU cars
1225:Retired
1088:R29/R99
1022:Retired
857:Current
465:History
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