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On November 17, 2019, New York City Transit made adjustments to weekday evening 3, 4, and 5 service in order to accommodate planned subway work. Late night 4 service to New Lots Avenue started an hour earlier, at 10:30 p.m. instead of 11:30 p.m., replacing 3 service, which was cut back to Times Square–42nd Street. This change, which was ...
The New York City Board of Transportation, predecessor to the New York City Transit Authority, began to introduce replacements to older subway cars beginning with the R12 cars in 1948. With these cars, numbers were publicly designated to the former IRT lines. Lexington–Pelham trains were assigned the number 6.
Otto Kuhler's patent of subway car filed in 1947 (copied by R11) On June 19, 1947, the city announced the details of the $1,158,000 R11 subway car order. The equipment in the subway car was installed by Westinghouse Electric. [1] The full size of the R11 contract was 400 new subway cars, intended to provide service on the planned Second Avenue ...
East New York Yard in 2017. East New York Yard (also known as DO (District Office) Yard from its telegraphy letters) is primarily used to store the R143s used on the L and J/Z, R160s used on the J, L, M, and Z, and R179s used on the J and Z. Subway equipment is inspected and maintained here on a regular basis. [22] [44] [45]
A 1920 plan for expansion. On August 28, 1922, Mayor John Francis Hylan unveiled his own plans for the subway system, which was relatively small at the time. His plan included building over 100 miles (160 km) of new lines and taking over nearly 100 miles (160 km) of existing lines.
The R32 was a New York City Subway car model built by the Budd Company from 1964 to 1965 for the IND/BMT B Division.A total of 600 R32s were built, numbered 3350–3949, though some cars were re-numbered.
The R16 was a New York City Subway car model built by the American Car and Foundry Company from 1954 to 1955 for the IND/BMT B Division. A total of 200 cars were built, arranged as single units. A total of 200 cars were built, arranged as single units.
The C Eighth Avenue Local [3] is a 19-mile-long (31 km) [4]: 1 rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway.Its route emblem, or "bullet", is blue since it is a part of the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan.