One of the greatest thrills of riding a Redbird on the New York City subway was standing at the front window, with a draft of dank, tunnel air coming through, blowing on your face, as the lights, signals, and stations went by. These pictures and movies are examples of what the view from the front was like.
 WF R36 9633 entering 74th Street, August 6, 2002 |  Approaching Junction Boulevard, August 6, 2002 |  Looking down the Flushing El towards Midtown from 46th Street, August 6, 2002 | |||||||||
 Looking down the Flushing El towards Midtown from 40th Street as WF R36 9646 approaches, August 6, 2002 |  Looking down the Flushing El towards Midtown from 40th Street as WF R36 9646 approaches, August 6, 2002 |  The view from the 33rd Street stop, August 6, 2002 | |||||||||
 The view from the 33rd Street stop, August 6, 2002 |  A Flushing bound train passes as our Redbird approaches Queensboro Plaza. The Astoria El is to the right. August 6, 2002. |  Entering Queensboro Plaza, August 6, 2002 | |||||||||
 WF R36 9608 at 45th Road-Courthouse Square, August 6, 2002 |  WF R36 9608 at 45th Road-Courthouse Square, August 6, 2002 |  ML R36 9764 passes by on its way to Flushing. The photo was taken from the railfan window aboard WF R36 9460 between Main Street and Willets Point-Shea Stadium (the stadium is to the right). Corona Yard and Casey Stengal Bus Depot are to the left of the el. Photo taken August 20, 2001. | |||||||||
 Movie clip of an R62A train passing WF R36 9764 in the 45th Road Station, August 5, 2002 |  Movie clip of an WF R36 passing through Vernon-Jackson Avenue on a battery run, August 5, 2002 | Movie clip of an R62A train passing on the express as WF R36 9753 enters 69th Street, August 6, 2002 Movie clip of an WF R36 in the Steinway Tube, November 29, 2002 Movie clip of an WF R36 entering 45th Road, November 29, 2002 Movie clip of an WF R36 passing 33rd Street on the express track, November 29, 2002 Movie clip of an WF R36 passing 40th Street on the express track, November 29, 2002 Movie clip of an WF R36 entering 61st Street on the express track, November 29, 2002 Movie clip of an WF R36 passing 90th Street on the express track, November 29, 2002 Movie clip of an WF R36 passing 103rd Street on the express track, November 29, 2002 Movie clip of an WF R36 passing 111th Street on the express track, November 29, 2002 Movie clip of an WF R36 passing 103rd Street on the local track due to a scheduling adjustment, June 27, 2003 |
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