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The BMT Bluebird Compartment Car stored in 36th Street Yard. The Bluebird, formally dubbed Compartment Car by its purchaser, the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), was an advanced design PCC streetcar-derived subway and elevated railway car built by the Clark Equipment Company from 1938 to 1940 [1] and used on the New York City Subway system from 1939 to 1955.
The 9 Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local [1] was a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway.Its route emblem, or "bullet", was colored red, since it used the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT)'s Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line for its entire route.
New York City Subway chaining is a method to precisely specify locations along the New York City Subway lines. It measures distances from a fixed point, called chaining zero , following the twists and turns of the railroad line, so that the distance described is understood to be the "railroad distance," not the distance by the most direct route ...
The most constant is the line, the physical structure and the tracks that trains run over.Each section of the system is assigned a unique line name, usually paired with its original operating company or division: Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), Independent Subway System (IND).
The R33s were numbered 8806–9305. The cars were referred to as R33MLs (R33 Main Line) to distinguish them from the R33Ss.. The R33s are very similar in appearance to the previous R26s, R28s, and R29s, but like the R29s and unlike the R26s and R28s, the R33s were built by the St. Louis Car Company instead of American Car and Foundry, and permanently paired with link bars (instead of couplers).
Three services in the New York City Subway are designated as a dark gray S service. These services operate as full-time or almost full-time shuttles. [ 1 ] In addition, three services run as shuttles during late night hours but retain their regular service designations.
R40s 4280–4281 (originally numbered 4380–4381) are preserved for the New York Transit Museum. [2] [13] They were restored to operating status in 2013–2014 and have been operating on New York City Transit Museum-sponsored excursions since August 2014, specifically on the Train of Many Metals (TOMM). Before cars 4280–4281 were selected ...
HARLEM, NY – There’s a signal malfunction on the Second Avenue subway expansion project. For at least a year, the MTA has attempted to enter 2100 Second Avenue, 2146 Second Avenue, and 2148 ...