Subway Car Roll Sign

One for the a division numbered routes the other for the b division lettered routes.

Subway car roll sign. Vintage new york subway car number board plate sign bmt q car 1620 b. 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. 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. Condition as shown in photos.

Measures 22 3 4 inches wide by about 4 feet long. Ny nyc subway roll sign r40 side nycta 2001 end line small urban transit display. From a long retired r 10 type subway car. Original new york subway car destination roll sign section.

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. Bmt southern end route sign from r 27 cars. R 1 bmt division end route 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.

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. Vintage new york city bmt ab subway train car side route roll sign. All a division equipment is approximately 8 feet 9 inches 2 67 m wide. The system maintains two separate fleets of passenger cars.

The actual rollsign has the inside readings upsidedown and above the outside reading. When the new york city subway system opened on october 27 1904 each station was delineated with a mosaic tile identification sign. Vintage chicago transit train front destination roll sign congress milwaukee. 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.

The letters p t u x and y can also be seen on r32 side rollsigns as a black letter inside a white circle. May be suitable for framing. Please note some wear damage on parts of the roll as can be seen in photos. Bmt multi section car.

Vintage new york subway train low v metal destination sign 7th avenue express. Vintage new york r 1 9 subway car side destination roll sign ind bmt train. New york city subway nomenclature.