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This Month's Transit History 'ROLLSIGN'

Some interesting things of transit history and non-history. Including: Chrystie St, Brooklyn's Park Ave el, the South 4th St subway, Opening of 59th Lex express station, BAHN layouts, MTA 1968 Program for Action, and much more

Other NYC Transit Items
NYC Subway Cars Car fleets, car numbers, rollsigns, hardware and more.
Flushing Line to Javits Personal thoughts about the Flushing Line Extension to the Javits Center. As of 12/21/2007, the expansion of the Javits Center has been cancelled, so why is money being spent on the #7 Line?
Transit strike 12/20/2005 Some notes and observations and questions about the third transit strike since 1966. As of 12/16/2006, it's over. The arbitrator ruled, the TWU President won re-elelction, and the members lost pay.
1904-2004 Centenial of the New York City Subway system Logos through the years plus links to other things related to the centenial celebration
Board Of Transportation 1949 Report Some interesting project plans from the 3-1/2 year report published in 1949.
Board of Transportation 1951 Plan Among famous plans: Second Ave Subway, Rockaway to Roosevelt Ave. IRT Nostrand Ave to Sheepshead Bay, *And stuff that was done: Dekalb-Chrystie St, 57/6th Ave, Rockaway to Euclid,* Plus more with maps.
Service Levels 1954 Scan of the 1954 Sercive levels diagram from the TA annual report. This is courtesy of Mr. Ian Brady of Waverton, Austrailia via Stephen Bauman of nyc.transit.
MTA Program for Action In 1968 the MTA published a very aggresive plan to improve and expand the subway and rail connections in New York. Here are three maps and a drawing from the 1968 MTA publication (3/16/97). WARNING these are large .GIF files 1.5MB total. This will take time to load.
The case of the missing train The story of an IND train that allegedly couldn't be found.
A Subway Journey Home Fact based fiction (PG13) from Lloyd Burkett, another friend of the JoeKorNer.
Brooklyn Trolleys Routes sorted by closing date. Documenting the end of a great system.
Stillwell Ave Artist's rendering of the new Stillwell Ave Terminal. Construction to begin in 2001. This is from the TA employee magazine, At Your Service
An Interesting thing was found behind the wall of the IRT Columbus Circle station.

Looking Out the Front
Signals
Signs
Chaining

NYC Subway Stations & Lines

Subway Line Names

IND History

Marker Lights

Station List - All Time Subway station list including opening and closing dates!

BMT Lines	If the all time station lists are too big, you can see the summary of Line segments opening dates here by division.
IND Lines
IRT Lines

Paul Shaw's Helvetica and the New York City Subway. There is a commonly held belief that Helvetica is the signage typeface of the New York City subway system, a belief reinforced by Helvetica, Gary Hustwit’s popular 2007 documentary about the typeface. But it is not true—or rather, it is only somewhat true. Helvetica is the official typeface of the MTA today, but it was not the typeface specified by Unimark International when it created a new signage system at the end of the 1960s.

Fares Please

Railroad Ticket Forms

Transfers

Tokens & Metrocards

Fare Signs - Ah, the good old days.

NYC Subway Maps of Interest

Historic Maps - Link to the NYSR historic map page.
The IND Second System page links to a number of pages about the non-history of the unbuilt parts of the IND Phase II system.
The ways to Jamaica Center - A question asked by Ed(NY) in 2001 now has the full answer.
Brooklyn Trackless Trolleys - Between 1930 and 1960 Brooklyn sported a fleet of Trackless Trolleys that operated on the 23, 45, 47, 48, 62, and 65 routes.
DeKalb Ave - 1957 BMT - Before and after track diagrams published in the July 1957 issue of the *ERA Headlights*.
Chrystie St Connection 1967 Chrystie Street Service Diagram - 1961 Chrystie Street Track Diagram November since the BMT and IND were integrated. This page shows some of the original planned routings
Brooklyn and Manhattan Elevated Lines Myrtle Ave El - Poster closing the Myrtle Ave el in October 1969. Park Ave El - Brooklyn's forgotten el 1885-1891. Downtown Brooklyn Els - Two maps from The Tracks of NY showing the Els in Downtown Brooklyn. Tribute to the Third Avenue El by Rapid T. Rabbit On You Tube

Other Railroad & Metro NYC Area Systems
LIRR Brochures Turbotrain experiments and the 100 anniversary story.
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Photos, giveaways on opening day, map and more
Dining Car Menus A tasty piece of history.
Seat Headrest Covers Keeps the seat clean
PRR 100 Year Booklet showing 1846-1946 history of the 'Standard Railroad of the World'
Pullman Company The Pullman Company, from 1860, was the builder and operator of most of the first class passenger accommodation in the US and Canada. Here are scans of the 1934 and the mid-1950's brochures showing the accommodations on their cars.
Union Stations Historical booklets about Washington and Cincinnati Union Stations