{"id":11639,"date":"2015-07-07T06:13:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T10:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=11639"},"modified":"2015-07-07T09:42:03","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T13:42:03","slug":"new-york-city-subway-vintage-budd-cars-12-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-york-city-subway-vintage-budd-cars-12-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Subway: Vintage Budd Cars\u201412 photos."},"content":{"rendered":"

In the realms of rail-transit, certain vehicles survive in revenue service much longer than others. When I was growing up, antique streetcars on Philadelphia\u2019s Red Arrow Lines, and old Lackawanna multiple units were among the oldest cars around.<\/p>\n

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When exploring the New York City Subway at the end of June with Walter Zullig, Jack May and my father, I made point of photographing the Budd-built class R-32 cars, which are now in their 51st<\/sup> year of service.<\/p>\n

\"Marcy<\/a>
Marcy Avenue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like most Budd-rail vehicles, the R-32\/R-32As (known as \u2018Brightliners\u2019) are constructed from shot-welded stainless steel. Undoubtedly this has contributed to their longevity.<\/p>\n

\"Halsey<\/a>
Halsey Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marcy<\/a>
Marcy Avenue looking toward the Williamsburg Bridge. Fuji X-T1 photograph.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"R32<\/a>
R32 silhouette.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"R32<\/a>
R32 pan in the subway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1964 wasn\u2019t yesterday. Think of the countless passengers who have traveled these cars over the last half century!<\/p>\n

Nothing lasts forever, so get your photos soon! I photographed the cars working the J- \u00a0route in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

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R32 close up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"New<\/a>
New and old trains pass on the elevated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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