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Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Sun Aug 30 09:36:44 2009, in response to Re: 1985 subway map, posted by Broadway Buffer on Sun Aug 30 01:25:49 2009. Broadway Buffer: Here's some information that you might find interesting:Posted by RedbirdR33 on Sun Feb 11 12:32:45 2007, in response to Re: THE ORPHANS OF CHRYSTIE STREET, PART 1 THE RJ, posted by TonyBroadway on Sun Feb 11 09:41:03 2007. when did the "Brown Diamond" R finally die? The designation of the "RR Nassau Street-Fourth Avenue Local" has always caused confusion. The RR Nassau Street- Fourth Avenue Local began operation on Monday, July 1, 1968. It was identified with a green line the same as the RR Broadway-Fourth Avenue Local. The only difference was that the service on Nassau Street was shown with dashes and not a solid line indicating a rush hour service. This wasn't so much of a problem when every subway line had its own color. The 1979 Edition of the subway map which was issued in June of that year simplified the color identification system by assigning a single color to each mainline. The color for the Broadway Line was yellow so all three Broadway routes; N,QB and RR were yellow either with a circle or a diamond. The diamond being for rush hour service.The Nassau Street Line became the brown line and so did its two routes the J and M. For whatever reason the TA chose to identify the Nassau Street RR servvice with a yellow color and shown it as a branch of the Broadway RR. This continued with the elimination of double letters effective with the subway map issued on May 10, 1985 although the official date of the changeover was actually a year later on May 5, 1986.We still had two yellow R's.Finally with the May, 24, 1987 subway map the Nassau Street R was given a brown color while the Broadway R retained its yellow color.Effective on this date also the Nassau Street R was virtually merged with the M and there was a through routing of train between Metropolitan Avenue and 95th Street. Trains carried M signs on the front rollsigns in one direction and R signs in the other direction.This lasted only until November 23, 1987 when Fourth Avenue-Nassau Street service was discontinued. The last train had cars (s)4878-,4850-1,4897-6 and 4937-6 (n).Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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