Subway Car Roll Sign

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.

Subway car roll sign.

R 1 bmt division end route sign. From a long retired r 10 type subway car. Bmt southern end route sign from r 27 cars. Original new york subway car destination roll sign section.

May be suitable for framing. Vintage new york city bmt ab subway train car side route roll sign. Vintage new york subway car number board plate sign bmt q car 1620 b. Vintage chicago transit train front destination roll sign congress milwaukee.

Vintage new york r 1 9 subway car side destination roll sign ind bmt train. List of new york city subway lines. 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.

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. The system maintains two separate fleets of passenger cars. All a division equipment is approximately 8 feet 9 inches 2 67 m wide. Condition as shown in photos.

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. 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. New york city subway nomenclature.

One for the a division numbered routes the other for the b division lettered routes. 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. Please note some wear damage on parts of the roll as can be seen in photos. Vintage new york subway r 17 train car side destination roll sign irt.

Vintage new york subway train low v metal destination sign 7th avenue express. 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. Measures 22 3 4 inches wide by about 4 feet long.