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[historysisco]

On This Day in New York City History March 24, 1900: The ground was broken by NYC Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck at City Hall for NYC's first subway called the Interborough Rapid Transit line (IRT). Established by Rapid Transit Act of 1894, the contract known as "Contract One", started operating the first underground line on October 27, 1904 and was managed by financier August Belmont.

The initial IRT line started at City Hall and followed the current 4-5-6 train local route to 42nd Street. It would then turn west on 42nd and continue north under Broadway on the current 1 train route to 145th Street.

Service into Brooklyn would come with "Contract Two" of 1902 with stops at Borough Hall, Hoyt Street Nevins, Nevins Street and Atlantic Avenue.. our of the original stations City Hall, Worth Street, 18th Street and 91st Street have been closed.

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[nyc-urbanism]

WHY DOES EVERY NYC SUBWAY CONDUCTOR POINT AT A BLACK AND WHITE STRIPED BOARD AFTER STOPPING AT EACH STATION? 🚇 Throughout the subway system's 472 stations you will see one of these stripped signs in the middle of each platform facing the tracks, and every time a train pulls in, the conductor acknowledges the sign by pointing at it. So what is this all about? The striped boards are referred to as ZEBRA BOARDS. Each subway car has a specific spot where it has to stop at each platform. If the train pulls up too short or too far, the conductor needs to know not to open the doors. The signs are placed to indicate the conductor is in the correct location on the platform to open the doors. Although Zebra Boards have been around almost as long as the subway system, up until 1996 conductors were not required to acknowledge them. Requiring the conductors to point at the boards verified they were paying attention to the train's location, as they are often being recorded by station cameras. Additionally, all new trains have a feature that allows the operator to enable the conductor to open the doors on the correct side of the train and only after it has stopped in the correct location. #subway #nyc #nyctransit #manhattan #brooklyn #nycsubway #queens #queensnewyork #thebronx #railfan #nyhistory #transithistory #subwayhistory #transitplanner #urbanplanning #architecture #planyc #mta #nycnta #mtanyc #subways #5train #skyline #skyscraper #nycurbanism (at Brooklyn Borough Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7W-RVGnBt6/?igshid=pu54d4nqvhel

[region-nyc]

The MTA has reopened the 42nd Street Shuttle! Now featuring more subway cars on each shuttle train and longer, accessible platforms (but only 2 tracks instead of 3 and originally 4), the S42 is part of a larger series of projects improving 42nd Street. An original entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel is preserved in the station, which was originally built as a local station with side platforms for the 2 local tracks. During most of the complex construction process, the shuttle continued to operate. Join an upcoming Region NYC subway tour to learn more! #nycsubway #subwayhistory #urbanhistory #nyc #manhattan #midtownmanhattan #42ndstreetshuttle #timessquare #42ndstreet #42street #shuttle #subway #newconstruction #infrastructure #cities #metro #subway #underground #urbanplanning #trainstation #trains #publictransit #publictransportation #knickerbockerhotel #nychistory #tours #urbanexploration #tourism #travel #Broadway https://www.instagram.com/p/CTiiJAosi-v/?utm_medium=tumblr

[oldnewyorkpictures]

It has taken nearly 100 years, but this New Year’s Eve we finally got to celebrate the opening of the Second Avenue Subway! The Second Avenue Subway was originally proposed in 1919. The planned line was later intended as a replacement for the Second and Third Avenue Elevated lines which were demolished in the 1940s and 50s. Planning and work has frequently started and stopped over the last 100 years. The late 1940s saw the delivery of subway cars specially designed for the yet to be built Second Ave Subway line and construction commenced in the early 1970s, but was stalled due the city’s major fiscal crisis. Finally, the city broke ground in 2007 to begin this most recent initiative, and Phase I of the Second Avenue Subway officially opened to the public on noon, January 1, 2017, extending the Q line from 63rd Street to 96th Street. Learn more by visiting our blog! #NYCHistory #2ndavesubway #NYAtItsCore #Subwayhistory . . . F2012.53.127C Manhattan Railway Company unknown 2 Ave & 99 St Looking East DATE:1901 Unbound photograph album; prints mounted on board. via ✨ @padgram ✨(http://dl.padgram.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/BOz8GeAjuXg/