On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 7:42:35 PM UTC-4, houn...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   > I don't know if anybody reads nyc.transit anymore, though I thought to   
   > try and post and see what happens.   
   >   
   > I recently watched an episode of "Hill Street Blues," specifically S1   
   > Ep14, and it showed footage of an ACMU 4400 (a.k.a. Washboard) arriving   
   > at what is now Harlem - 125th Street.   
      
   The site of HSB was never given.  It was supposed to be a   
   mash of several cities.  Backdrops were taken from a multitude   
   of places.   
      
      
   > Is there any other video footage of them that anybody can recommend?   
   > Alternatively, are there any other photos of either the interior or the cab?   
      
   I don't know if home video existed when they were in service.  But   
   some folks may have taken home movies, which might be on YouTube   
   or DVD.  Note the quality may be lousy.  8 mm isn't a good medium.   
   Ironically, though, Kodak still sells 8mm film.   
      
   A few photographers took 16 mm films which are usually of decent   
   quality.   
      
   Search google.   
      
   > That model was one of the predecessors to the M2, though it had a   
   > relatively short service life of 20 years.   
   >   
   > I myself took a trip on a Washboard in the early 1980s, when they were   
   > relegated to the New Canaan Branch. I remember the ride as being very   
   > rattley.   
      
   It doesn't seem much was written about the Washboards.  I've   
   never seen an interior photo, for instance.  They were retired   
   and nobody seemed to miss them.   
      
   I can only speculate:  the New Haven was going through a rough   
   time and perhaps they had to cut costs on car building, resulting   
   in a poor car.   
      
   Phila had a Mkt-Fkd fleet delivered in 1960.  I always thought   
   they rode like crap.  I was told that they were built on the   
   cheap to save money.   
      
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