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Planning for the system began with the Rapid Transit Act, authorized by the New York State Legislature on May 22, 1894, which created the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners. The act provided that the commission would lay out routes with the consent of property owners and local authorities, either build the system or sell a franchise ...
The New York City Subway system has, for the most part, used block signaling since its first line opened, and many portions of the current signaling system were installed between the 1930s and 1960s. These signals work by preventing trains from entering a "block" occupied by another train.
15 mar 2024 · Below is a timeline demonstrating the significant changes in NYC's Subway maps since 1939. It portrays the fascinating variations in map designs over time as well as the transportation systems continuing expansion.
Subway System Route Map, Route Information (1948) A 1940s-era track map of the SIRT system, showing the now-abandoned North Shore line. Drawn and contributed by Michael Calcagno.
The current iteration of the New York City Subway map dates from a design first published in 1979. The official map has evolved gradually under the control of the Marketing and Corporate Communications Department of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority(MTA).
2 gru 2019 · The M.T.A. subway map is a record of how graphic design, politics and geography have shaped the city over the last 40 years. Let’s take a closer look.
19 maj 2022 · The predecessor of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which today operates all city-owned subway and bus routes, was created in 1953. By the mid-twentieth century, the New York subway system as we recognize it today was truly starting to take shape.
