Subway Car Roll Sign

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Subway car roll sign.

Condition as shown in photos. Vintage new york r 1 9 subway car side destination roll sign ind bmt train. May be suitable for framing. New york city subway nomenclature.

Vintage new york subway r 17 train car side destination roll sign irt. One for the a division numbered routes the other for the b division lettered routes. R 27 side route sign sign set set one reading inside or outside click on it the other sign will jump to the same reading. R 1 bmt division end route sign.

Ny nyc subway roll sign r40 side nycta 2001 end line small urban transit display. Free shipping on many items. Measures 22 3 4 inches wide by about 4 feet long. When the new york city subway system opened on october 27 1904 each station was delineated with a mosaic tile identification sign.

Please note some wear damage on parts of the roll as can be seen in photos. Vintage new york subway train low v metal destination sign 7th avenue express. The letters p t u x and y can also be seen on r32 side rollsigns as a black letter inside a white circle. But to find some of the most beautiful signs those that combine art and function and also speak of a rich storied history visitors go underground to the subway.

The new york city subway is a large rapid transit system and has a large fleet of rolling stock as of november 2016 the new york city subway has 6418 cars on the roster. Vintage new york subway car number board plate sign bmt q car 1620 b. The actual rollsign has the inside readings upsidedown and above the outside reading. List of new york city subway lines.

Bmt multi section car. Along with its outgoing fleet of buses and subway cars transit has station signs and fixtures vintage tokens and other collectibles such as handholds doors seating and destination signs from retired subway cars including the transit s historic redbirds brightliners r32 r38 r40 and r42 for sale 281 19 memorabilia. Subwayal offers a variety of antique transportation items including original mint copies of the famous 1972 new york subway map by massimo vignelli and an assortment of vellum roll sign sections from retired new york subway cars. All a division equipment is approximately 8 feet 9 inches 2 67 m wide.

From a long retired r 10 type subway car. Bmt southern end route sign from r 27 cars. The system maintains two separate fleets of passenger cars.