Subway Car Roll Sign

Vintage new york subway r 17 train car side destination roll sign irt.

Subway car roll sign.

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. New york city subway nomenclature. Bmt multi section car. The letters p t u x and y can also be seen on r32 side rollsigns as a black letter inside a white circle.

Bmt southern end route sign from r 27 cars. List of new york city subway lines. One for the a division numbered routes the other for the b division lettered routes. Original new york subway car destination roll sign section.

Ny nyc subway roll sign r40 side nycta 2001 end line small urban transit display. Vintage new york city bmt ab subway train car side route roll sign. Vintage chicago transit train front destination roll sign congress milwaukee. From a long retired r 10 type subway car.

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. May be suitable for framing. The system maintains two separate fleets of passenger cars.

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. Free shipping on many items. 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.

The letters h k and v can be seen on the rollsigns of the older subway cars with colors paired to the last primary trunk line they were assigned to. Measures 22 3 4 inches wide by about 4 feet long. Vintage new york r 1 9 subway car side destination roll sign ind bmt train. The actual rollsign has the inside readings upsidedown and above the outside reading.

Condition as shown in photos. Vintage new york subway train low v metal destination sign 7th avenue express. Please note some wear damage on parts of the roll as can be seen in photos.