Tuscarora Dispatch No. 31 - R-40 / R-42 Roll SIgns (1544296) | |||
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Apr 23 12:37:48 2020 Tuscarora Dispatch No.31 R-40 / R-42 Roll Signs The R-40 and R-42 subway cars carried a one large roll sign and each side of the car. The outside reading was: destination / route letter / destination. The route letter was shown with the appropriate color. The inside reading was a strip map of the line. Not all the routes shown were ever operated. D Set 205 Street / Bronx – D – Coney Island 205 Street / Bronx – D – Brighton Beach 205 Street / Bronx – D – Kings Highway 205 Street / Bronx – D – Second Avenue Bedford Park Boulevard – D – Brighton Beach Bedford Park Boulevard – CC – Hudson Terminal Special – S - Special A-AA-B Set 207 Street / Manhattan – A – Far Rockaway 207 Street / Manhattan – A – Lefferts Boulevard 207 Street / Manhattan – A – Euclid Avenue 168 Street / Manhattan – AA - Hudson Terminal 168 Street / Manhattan – B – Coney Island 168 Street / Manhattan – B – Bay Parkway 168 Street / Manhattan – B – Second Avenue 57 Street / 6 Avenue – B – Coney Island Special – S - Special RR Set Astoria – RR – 95 Street / Brooklyn Astoria – RR – 36 Street / Brooklyn Queensboro Plaza – RR – 95 Street / Brooklyn Astoria – RR – Canal Street Essex Street – RR – 95 Street / Brooklyn Chambers Street – RR – 95 Street / Brooklyn Special – S - Special KK-LL-M Set 57 Street / 6 Avenue – KK – 168 Street / Jamaica 57 Street / 6 Avenue – KK – Crescent Street 57 Street / 6 Avenue – KK – Metropolitan Avenue 57 Street / 6 Avenue – KK – Eastern Parkway 57 Street / 6 Avenue – KK – Rockaway Parkway Eighth Avenue – LL – Rockaway Parkway Eighth Avenue – LL – Myrtle Avenue Metropolitan Avenue – M – Chambers Street Metropolitan Avenue – M – Broad Street Special – S - Special QB-QJ Set 57 Street / 7 Avenue – QB – Brighton Beach 57 Street / 7 Avenue – QB – Coney Island 168 Street / Jamaica – QJ – Coney Island 168 Street / Jamaica – QJ – Brighton Beach 168 Street / Jamaica – QJ – Kings Highway Eastern Parkway – QJ – Coney Island Essex Street – QJ – Coney Island 168 Street / Jamaica – QJ – Broad Street Special – S – Special E-F Set 179 Street / Jamaica – E – Hudson Terminal 179 Street / Jamaica –E - Euclid Avenue 179 Street / Jamaica – E – Lefferts Boulevard Continental Avenue – E – Aqueduct 179 Street / Jamaica – E – Rockaway Park 179 Street / Jamaica – E – Far Rockway 179 Street / Jamaica – F – Church Avenue 179 Street / Jamaica – F – Coney Island 179 Street / Jamaica – F – Second Avenue 179 Street / Jamaica – F – Kings Highway Special – S – Special EE-N-GG 179 Street / Jamaica – EE – Whitehall Street Continental Avenue – EE – Whitehall Street Continental Avenue – EE – Canal Street Continental Avenue – N – Coney Island 57 Street / 7 Avenue – N – Coney Island 57 Street / 7 Avenue – N – Kings Highway Continental Avenue – GG – Church Avenue Continental Avenue – GG – Smith – 9 Street Special – S – Special Source: ERA New York Division Bulletin / April & June 1969. Thanks to that railfan(s) of long ago who took the time to copy down these readings. Larry, RedbirdR33 |