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Posted by Express Rider on Mon Oct 20 01:43:05 2014, in response to Re: History of the F (and V) line, posted by INDviaCulver on Mon Oct 20 00:27:04 2014. I loved all the old signage. To bad they had to get rid of it. Yes, I know everything is much clearer now, generally for riders, (with the exception of the mistakes on the overhead platform signs that sharp eyes here (great job guys!) always seem to be pointing out), but all those signs for destinations like trains for Bay Ridge, Kingsbridge, East New York, express trains to Brooklyn etc. just gave the subway more character; not just as colored lines, but as trains that took you to a neighborhood, giving people a sense of city geography when you were underground, taking a train to get you to particular place.And the original names, 8th Ave. Subway etc. gave each division it's identity. And yes, I realize that after Chrystie st. IND/BMT merged routes, and it would be difficult for anyone but New Yorkers (and railfans) to refer to train by division, so yes, that had to be updated. Too bad we lost a little bit of New York's history and quirkynes though. |
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