The Bluebird in photos

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The Bluebird train out of service in Fresh Pond yard, 9-4-55.
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The interior, with PCC-type seating and lighting.
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The cab has a clean, uncluttered look in stark contrast with other New York subway cabs. The Bluebird and the the San Francisco "Magic Carpet" street cars were the first to use the single-handle controller.
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The truck is the standard Clark PCC B-2 truck, complete with resilient wheels and track brakes. The wheel brakes are spring-applied and air-released, making a handbrake unnecessary.
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The aluminum Clark Bluebird train and the Budd stainless steel train 7029 ("Little Zephyr") await scrapping in Fresh Pond Yard on 4-22-56.
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In one of the most clear contrasts in rapid transit car design, the 80-foot, ca 75,000 lb Bluebird stands along side new 60-foot, ca 80,000 pound R-16 car 6315. Which is the scrapping candidate?