. The PA chimes sounded bad at 6:02 but it could be the VHS quality or the old school cars actually had those creepy sounding chimes. I guess this was the year before the 1800 series were introduced?
Wait, where were the 01800s? I love those old classic pullman cars, but they are old, worn out and have a janky ride. In 1992, the Red Line Station Modernization Program was still underway and South Station and Broadway were the last to be renovated and completed in the summer of 1993. The utdcs were also still relatively new, only about 5-6 years old. Too bad the really old ones from the early 1960s aren’t in service anymore, but the seashore museum in kennebunkport, maine has cars 14501455 preserved. Also, think that the 15 and 1600s were only 5-6 years younger than the 1400s and outlasted them by three decades longer. They were originally due for retirement in ‘94, but that year came and went, with the T not finally announcing replacements for the Silverbirds until 2015. The pullmans are now 55 years old and among the oldest rapid transit cars still running on any metro systems in North America, the U.S. and in the world.
Weird how the 01400s had no door chime and the 015/16 and 17s have door chimes as do the 18s. Also, the 15s and 16s were built six years after the 14s and yet retired nearly 30 years ago and those trains are still running in regular passenger service as of 2024 at a whopping 55 years and counting. They are the oldest rolling stock since the retirement of the 0600s on the Blue Line and some of the oldest rolling stock of any metro system anywhere in the country and in North America, as well as some of the oldest rolling stock of any metro system anywhere in the world. Their Longevity. The 015s and 16s would outlast their specified service life of 25 years by another three decades.
About 2:00 is Andrew. I lived there, at the time, and remember them renovatin' it (&, of course, the big pile of rubble, a year earlier, after they knocked down the old headhouse). Later footage is Broadway & (I think) South Station.
. The PA chimes sounded bad at 6:02 but it could be the VHS quality or the old school cars actually had those creepy sounding chimes.
I guess this was the year before the 1800 series were introduced?
Wait, where were the 01800s? I love those old classic pullman cars, but they are old, worn out and have a janky ride. In 1992, the Red Line Station Modernization Program was still underway and South Station and Broadway were the last to be renovated and completed in the summer of 1993. The utdcs were also still relatively new, only about 5-6 years old. Too bad the really old ones from the early 1960s aren’t in service anymore, but the seashore museum in kennebunkport, maine has cars 14501455 preserved. Also, think that the 15 and 1600s were only 5-6 years younger than the 1400s and outlasted them by three decades longer. They were originally due for retirement in ‘94, but that year came and went, with the T not finally announcing replacements for the Silverbirds until 2015. The pullmans are now 55 years old and among the oldest rapid transit cars still running on any metro systems in North America, the U.S. and in the world.
Weird how the 01400s had no door chime and the 015/16 and 17s have door chimes as do the 18s. Also, the 15s and 16s were built six years after the 14s and yet retired nearly 30 years ago and those trains are still running in regular passenger service as of 2024 at a whopping 55 years and counting. They are the oldest rolling stock since the retirement of the 0600s on the Blue Line and some of the oldest rolling stock of any metro system anywhere in the country and in North America, as well as some of the oldest rolling stock of any metro system anywhere in the world. Their Longevity. The 015s and 16s would outlast their specified service life of 25 years by another three decades.
No A/C, but did the windows open, at least?
Not on the 01400s. Those trains were terrible to ride during summertime.
Great stuff
Dam I cant even recognize any stations that were recorded
@ 1:00. It’s Wollaston.
About 2:00 is Andrew. I lived there, at the time, and remember them renovatin' it (&, of course, the big pile of rubble, a year earlier, after they knocked down the old headhouse).
Later footage is Broadway & (I think) South Station.
surprisingly, no graffiti