The IND division (Independent) was a municipal subway from the very beginning. Originally the competition to the IRT and especially BMT companies, they purposely built their subways only blocks away from the older els to eventually rid many of them. They succeeded too, eliminating the Fulton St el in favor of the and trains just below the original el. Gone too are the Myrtle Ave, Lexington Ave, Fifth Ave, and Third Ave els for the same reasons. Other times, former BMT els were assimilated into the IND network like the Culver line in Brooklyn being connected with the train. Also, the surviving remnants of the Fulton St el were connected with the train and former LIRR tracks to the Rockaways. In some areas, the els are still in existence with the IND subway on the same block like the train elevated near Yankee Stadium with the train directly below as a subway. Queensboro Plaza train station would be another example where the IRT train and BMT and trains are on the el while the IND subway , , , , and are directly below as a subway.

IND LINES INDIVIDUALLY

A	THE WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EIGHTH AVE EXPRESS SUBWAY	THE KINGS COUNTY ELECTRIC RAILWAY USED TO BE A STEAM RAILROAD IN 1885	THE KINGS COUNTY ELECTRIC RAILWAY WENT FROM FULTON FERRY AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE THRU PITKIN AND LIBERTY AVES TO EAST NEW YORK IN 1885	THE BRT BROADWAY, FULTON, AND JAMAICA ELS TO LIRR ATLANTIC AVE LINE ALLOWED EL TRAINS TO GO TO THE ROCKAWAYS 1896 - 1916	KINGS COUNTY EL BUILT A STATION AT ATLANTIC AND SNEDIKER AVE IN 1889	LIGHTWEIGHT ELEVATED INCLINE WAS BUILT INCLUDING DEAN ST TO ALLOW FULTON ST EL SERVICE TO BRIGHTON BEACH RAILROAD 1894 TO 1896	THE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) TOOK OVER RAILROAD AND ELECTRIFIED IN 1899	A CONNECTION MADE FROM FULTON FERRY TO SANDS ST ALLOWING TRAINS TO CROSS BROOKLYN BRIDGE TO PARK ROW, MANHATTAN 1900	KNOWN AS THE FULTON ST EL 1900	A STRONGER EMBANKMENT WAS BUILT BETWEEN THE FULTON ST EL AND BRIGHTON LINE IN 1907	ACCESS TO THE ROCKAWAYS LIRR BRANCH WAS SEVERED IN 1916	MANY YEARS LATER, IT WOULD BE CONNECTED AGAIN WITH A NEWER CONNECTION FROM THE IND COMPANY	(BRT) WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE OF MALBORNE ST DISASTER NOV 1, 1918	THE STATIONS GRANT AVE TO LEFFERTS BLVD WAS THE EXTENSION OF THE FULTON ST EL DURING THE 1920s	THE (BRT)  REORGANIZED AS THE BROOKLYN MANHATTAN TRANSIT IN 1923	FULTON STREET EL RENAMED 13 TRAIN 1924 - 1940	13 TRAIN WENT FROM PARK ROW TO LEFFERTS via BROOKLYN BRIDGE TO FIFTH AVE EL 1924 - 1940	THE A TRAIN OPENED FROM 200TH STREET TO HUDSON TERMINAL (WTC) ON SEPT 10, 1932	A TRAIN EXTENDED TO 207TH STREET 2/11/1933	A TRAIN EXTENDED TO JAY ST ON 2/11/1933	A TRAIN EXTENDED TO BERGEN 3/20/1933	A TRAIN EXTENDED TO CHURCH AVE 7/1/1933	A TRAIN EXTENDED TO ROCKAWAY AVE ON 4/9/1936	FULTON ST EL MOSTLY DEMOLISHED BECAUSE THE IND BUILT SUBWAY DIRECTLY BENEATH 1936	IT HAD BEEN DUPLICATED BY THE IND FULTON ST SUBWAY SINCE 1936	THE A TRAIN TO CHURCH AVE WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE E TRAIN APRIL 9, 1936	14ST FULTON UNOFFICIALLY KNOWN AS THE 17 TRAIN 9/23/1936	17 TRAIN WENT FROM 14ST/8TH AVE TO LEFFERTS via CANARSIE LINE TO FULTON EL 9/23/1936	SERVICE FROM FULTON FERRY AND PARK ROW TO ROCKAWAY AVE ABANDONED JUNE 1, 1940	13 TRAIN SERVICE REMAINED FROM ROCKAWAY AVE TO LEFFERTS 6/1/1940 TO 4/26/1956	A TRAIN EXTENDED TO BROADWAY JUNCTION 12/30/1946	A TRAIN EXTENDED TO EUCLID ON 11/28/1948	THE SECTION OF EL FROM ROCKAWAY AVE TO CRESCENT ST WAS ABANDONED 4/26/1956	GRANT AVE OPENED AND A TRAIN EXTENDED OVER EXISTING BMT FULTON ST EL TO LEFFERTS 4/29/1956	THE STATIONS GRANT AVE TO LEFFERTS BLVD WERE KEPT FROM BEING DEMOLISHED 4/29/56 - PRESENT	17 TRAIN PHASED OUT DUE TO SEVERED TRACKS AT ATLANTIC AVE ON CANARSIE LINE 4/30/1956	THE CONNECTION FROM ROCKAWAY BLVD TO THE OLD LIRR ROCKAWAY BRANCH OPENED IND SERVICE TO THE ROCKAWAYS 6/28/1956 - PRESENT	A TRAIN EXTENDED TO ROCKAWAY PARK 9/16/1956	E REPLACED A TO ROCKAWAY PARK 1/27/1957	LIRR CONNECTION SEVERED, NEW TERMINAL IS MOTT AVE, FAR ROCKAWAY 1/16/1958	A REPLACED E TO ROCKAWAY PARK 9/8/1958	A EXTENDED TO FAR ROCKAWAY 7/9/1967	THE A TRAIN WAS REROUTED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE BROADWAY SUBWAY DUE TO TRACK WORK 1990s	ADDITIONALLY, THE ENTIRE FRANKLYN AVE SHUTTLE WAS TECHNICALLY PART OF THE FULTON ST EL BEFORE IT WAS REBUILT IN 1999	THE CHAMBERS STATION WAS CLOSED ON THE A, C, AND E LINES AFTER THE WTC ATTACKS ON 9/11/01	CHAMBERS REOPENED ALMOST A MONTH LATER FOR THE A, C, AND E LINES ON 10/5/01	MORE REMNANTS OF FULTON ST EL USED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 40 YEARS IN 2003	ATLANTIC AVE WAS THE REMNANT OF THE FULTON ST EL	ATLANTIC AVE NOW CONNECTS THE L TRAIN IN 2003 - PRESENT	THE REMAINS OF THE FULTON ST CONNECTION SOUTH OF ATLANTIC AVE WAS DEMOLISHED 2004
BB	THE WASHINGTON HEIGHTS SIXTH AVE SUBWAY	THE BROOKLYN, BATH, AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD 1864	THIS RAILROAD WAS PULLED BY HORSES IN ITS EARLY BEGINNINGS 1864	SERVICE WENT FROM 25ST AND 5TH AVE TO 65ST AND NEW UTRICT'S BATH JUNCTION IN BROOKLYN 1864	THE LINE REACHED CONEY ISLAND AND WAS THE FIRST TO REACH THE ATLANTIC IN 1867	EVENTUALLY, THEY WENT FROM HORSES TO STEAM ENGINES 1860s	A BRANCH WAS BUILT FROM 5TH AVE AND 38ST TO 2ND AVE AND 39ST AS A FERRY CONNECTION IN 1885	THE BROOKLYN BATH AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD WAS REORGANIZED AS THE BROOKLYN, BATH, AND WEST END RAILROAD IN 1885	WHEN FIFTH AVE EL REACHED 5TH AVE AND 36ST, RAILROAD WAS ABANDONED NORTH OF 36ST IN 1889	TRAINS RAN FROM TWO BRANCHES IN 1889	BRANCH 1 WAS FROM THE FERRIES TO TIVOLI'S HOTEL IN CONEY ISLAND 1889	BRANCH 2 WAS FROM THE JUNCTION OF FIFTH AVE EL TO TIVILI'S HOTEL IN CONEY ISLAND 1889	THE TWO BRANCHES JOINED AT NEW UTRICT AND FT HAMILTON PKWAY IN 1889	THE WEST END RAILROAD SHARED UNION TERMINAL AT 36ST AND 5TH AVE WITH THE PROSPECT PARK AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD WITH A STAIWAY TO THE FIFTH AVE EL AUGUST, 1890	THE RAILROAD WAS ELECTRIFIED USING TROLLY WIRE 11/10/1893	RAILROAD MERGED WITH ATLANTIC AVE RAILROAD IN 1893	ATLANTIC AVE RAILROAD STARTED RUNNING STREETCARS ON THE LINE NOV 1893	RAILWAY POST OFFICE SERVICE WAS BEGUN ON THE WEST END IN 1894	NASSAU ELECTRIC COMPANY MERGED WITH THE ATLANTIC AVE RAILROAD IN 1898	THE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) TOOK OVER 1898	THE BROOKLYN, BATH, AND WEST END RAILROAD CONNECTED WITH THE FIFTH AVE EL 1901	BRT ELEVATED TRAINS BEGAN USING THE WEST END SURFACE ROUTE USING TROLLEY POLES CONNECTED FROM A RAMP AT 36ST FROM THE FIFTH AVE EL 1901	IT WENT FROM WEST END TERMINAL TO PARK ROW VIA THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE 1901	TRACKS ON MANHATTAN BRIDGE WERE CONSTRUCTED BUT USED FOR TEMPORARY TROLLIES IN 1912	WEST END RAILROAD SEVERED FROM FIFTH AVE EL 1913	THE OLD SURFACE WEST END RAILROAD WAS DISMANTLED 1913	SOME PARTS OF IT WERE USED FOR TROLLIES 1913 TO 1947	THE PRESENT DAY WEST END EL WAS REBUILT IN BROOKLYN 1916	TODAY'S WEST END LINE CONNECTED WITH THE FOURTH AVE SUBWAY 6/24/1916	SERVICE BEGAN FROM 18TH AVE TO CHAMBERS 6/24/1916	SERVICE EXTENDED TO 25TH AVE 7/29/1916	BROADWAY SERVICE ADDED TO 14ST 9/4/1917	CHAMBERS ST SERVICE WAS SUSPENDED UNTIL REST OF NASSAU ST LOOP WAS COMPLETED 9/4/1917	STEEL CARS REPLACED WOODEN 5TH AVE EL CARS FROM CHAMBERS IN 1917	SERVICE RAN TO UNION SQUARE IN 1917	BROADWAY SUBWAY EXTENDED TO TIMES SQUARE ON 1/5/1918	(BRT) WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE OF MALBORNE ST DISASTER NOV 1, 1918	THE WEST END STARTED GOING TO STILLWELL AVE TERMINAL IN 1919	WOODEN CAR SHUTTLES RAN FROM BAY PARKWAY TO CONEY ISLAND AT RUSH HOURS BECAUSE OF STEEL CAR SHORTAGE 1919 - 1953	PART TIME SERVICE TO 57ST ELIMINATED 1920	THE (BRT) WAS REORGANIZED AS THE BROOKLYN MANHATTAN TRANSIT IN 1923	WEST END LINE NORMAL OPERATION OVER THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE RENAMED 3a TRAIN IN 1928	THE 3a WENT FROM TIMES SQUARE TO STILLWELL IN 1928	WEST END LINE WAS UNIFIED INTO THE NYC TRANSIT SYSTEM 6/1/1940	THE BB TRAIN OPENED FROM 168 ST TO 34 ST 12/15/1940	168ST TO 34ST WAS THE GENERAL ROUTE FOR THE BB TRAIN 1940 - 1967	THE ORIGINAL WEST END RAILROAD TRACKS PHASED OUT ITS TROLLEY SERVICE ON HARWAY AVE, BROOKLYN IN 1947	3a TRAIN RENAMED T TRAIN 1951	T TRAIN WENT FROM TIMES SQUARE TO STILLWELL VIA WEST END EL 1951 TO 1967	ALL EXPRESS T TRAINS WENT FROM 57ST TO STILLWELL AVE 5/2/1957	EXPRESS SERVICE T ELIMINATED MIDDAYS REPLACED BY THE EXTENDED TT LOCALS TO STILLWELL 5/28/1959	T TRAIN BRIDGED THE WEST END WITH THE ASTORIA EL 1961 - 1967	T WENT FROM DITMARS TO STILLWELL 1961 - 1967	RUSH HOUR T EXPRESS TO ASTORIA WAS USED 1/1/1961	RUSH HOUR SATURDAY T EXPRESS USED UNTIL 4/2/1962	T TRAIN PHASED OUT OF SERVICE REPLACED BY THE B TRAIN 11/26/1967 - 2001	THE CHRYSTIE ST CONNECTON ALLOWED IND TRAINS TO RIDE ON BMT TRACKS ON NOV 26, 1967	BB TRAIN RENAMED B AND EXTENDED OVER MANHATTAN BRIDGE TO THE WEST END EL ON NOV 26, 1967 TO 2001	B WENT FROM 168st TO STILLWELL 1967 TO 2001	B TRAIN HAD SPLIT SERVICE WHEN MANHATTAN BRIDGE SEVERED FROM 1986 - 1988	BK TOOK CARE OF BROOKLYN, THE BX DID THE BRONX 1986 - 1988	M TRAIN ROUTE TAKEN AWAY FROM BRIGHTON LINE AND PUT ON THE WEST END LINE 1987 - PRESENT	THE M WENT FROM METROPOLITAN TO BAY PARKWAY 1987 - PRESENT	WEST END LINE CONTAINED THE B AND M TRAINS IN 1987 - 2001	REGULAR B SERVICE RETURNED 12/11/88	B TRAIN EXTENDED TO 21ST QUEENSBRIDGE VIA 63ST CONNECTOR OCT 29, 1989	B SWITCHED NORTHERN TERMINALS WITH C TRAIN AND WENT TO BEDFORD PARK BLVD IN MARCH 1997	B TRAIN WENT BACK TO ORIGINAL 1940s ROUTE AND CUTBACK TO 34ST/HERALD SQUARE IN 2001	WEST END LINE WAS SERVED BY THE W TRAIN AND EXISTING M TRAIN IN 2001	THE W WENT FROM DITMARS TO STILLWELL 2001 - 2004	CORTLANDT WAS REOPENED ALMOST A YEAR LATER FOR THE W, N, AND R TRAINS 9/8/02	THE W TRAIN WAS CUTBACK FROM WEST END LINE AND TAKEN OVER BY THE D TRAIN WITH EXISTING M TRAIN ON 2/22/2004	THE D WENT FROM 205ST TO STILLWELL VIA WEST END LINE 2/22/04 - PRESENT	THE W ROUTE CHANGED TO DITMARS TO WHITEHALL 2/22/2004 - PRESENT	ALL FOUR TRACKS ON MANHATTAN BRIDGE BACK IN SERVICE 2/22/04	B TRAIN RETURNED TO CONEY ISLAND BUT THIS TIME ON THE BRIGHTEN LINE FROM BEDFORD PARK BLVD TO BRIGHTON BEACH 2/22/04 - PRESENT	M TRAIN MOVED AWAY FROM WEST END LINE 6/25/2010	M NOW SERVES SIXTH AVE AND QUEENS BLVD SUBWAYS 6/25/2010
CC	THE CONCOURSE EIGHTH AVE SUBWAY	THE CC LOCAL OPENED FROM 205TH ST TO JAY STREET 7/1/1933	THE C EXPRESS WENT FROM 205TH ST TO HUDSON TERMINAL (WTC) 7/1/1933	THE C EXPRESS DISCONTINUED 12/1/1940	THE CC WENT FROM BEDFORD PARK BLVD TO HUDSON TERMINAL (WTC) 1940s - 1976	CC TRAIN WENT FROM BEDFORD PARK BLVD TO ROCKAWAY PARK 1976 - 12/11/1988	CC CHANGED TO THE SINGLE LETTER C 5/5/85	C WENT FROM 145ST - EUCLID 12/11/1988	THE C SWITCHED NORTHERN TERMINALS WITH B TRAIN AND WENT FROM 168ST TO EUCLID 3/1997 - PRESENT	THE C WAS REROUTED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE BROADWAY SUBWAY DUE TO TRACK WORK 1990s	THE C TRAIN WAS CLOSED AFTER THE WTC ATTACKS ON 9/11/01	THE CHAMBERS STATION WAS CLOSED FOR THE C, A, AND E LINES AFTER THE WTC ATTACKS ON 9/11/01	THE C REOPENED 10 DAYS LATER  9/21/01 - PRESENT	CHAMBERS REOPENED ALMOST A MONTH LATER ON 10/5/01
D	THE CONCOURSE SIXTH AVE SUBWAY	THE BROOKLYN, FLATBUSH, AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD ON JULY 2, 1878	THIS WAS A STEAM RAILROAD JULY 2, 1878	SERVICE WENT FROM FLATBUSH AND OCEAN AVES TO BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL JULY 2, 1878	PLANS WERE MADE TO EXTEND THE LINE TO FLATBUSH AND ATLANTIC AVES TO INTERSECT THE LIRR IN 1878	THE LIRR ALLOWED THE BF&CI TO END AT ITS TERMINAL BUT THE RELATIONSHIP WASN'T LONG LASTING ON AUG 19, 1878	TWO YEARS EARLIER, AUSTIN CORBIN BUILT THE NEW YORK AND MANHATTAN BEACH RAILROAD STARTED RUNNING TRAINS TO MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL	THE TRACKS WERE ALONG TODAY'S EAST 17TH STREET FROM  AVE H TO SHEEPSHEAD BAY	AUSTIN TOOK CONTROL OF THE LIRR IN 1880	THROUGH A SERIES OF MERGERS, THE LIRR OWNED THE NEW YORK AND MANHATTAN BEACH RAILROAD WHICH WAS COMPETITIVE TO THE BRIGHTON LINE IN 1882	THE MANHATTAN BEACH LINE WAS A YEAR ROUND OPERATION WHILE THE BRIGHTON WAS SEASONAL 1882	THE LIRR TERMINATED THE AGREEMENT WITH THE BF&CI AND NO LONGER ENDED AT FLATBUSH AND ATLANTIC AVES DECEMBER 1883	THE BF&CI NOW TERMINATED AT BEDFORD TERMINAL AT FRANKLYN AND ATLANTIC AVES IN 1883	THE BF&CI WENT INTO BANKRUPTCY WITHOUT THE PROFITS GENERATED FROM THE LIRR CONNECTION 1883	THE BF&CI WAS REORGANIZED AS THE BROOKLYN AND BRIGHTON BEACH RAILROAD 1887	THE B&BB MADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE KINGS COUNTY ELEVATED COMPANY TO ROUTE ITS TRAINS TO DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN USING THE FULTON ST EL 1894	THE LIRR SAW THIS AS A THREAT AND TRIED TO AVOID THIS CONNECTION FROM HAPPENING IN 1894	LIGHTWEIGHT ELEVATED INCLINE WAS BUILT INCLUDING DEAN ST TO ALLOW FULTON ST EL SERVICE TO BRIGHTON BEACH RAILROAD 1894 TO 1896	THE BROOKLYN AND BRIGHTON BEACH RAILROAD CONNECTED WITH FULTON ST EL 8/15/1896	THE BRIGHTON LINE WAS ELECTRIFIED USING TROLLEY WIRE IN 1896	TROLLEY WIRE WENT FROM FULTON ST AND FRANKLYN TO NEWKIRK AVE IN 1896	THE NEW YORK AND MANHATTAN BEACH RAILROAD GOT COMPETITIVE AND CONNECTED TO THE FIFTH AVE EL AT 36ST AND 5TH AVE IN 1896	LATER THE TROLLEY WIRE EXTENDED FROM NEWKIRK TO BRIGHTON BEACH IN 1899	NASSAU ELECTRIC COMPANY TOOK OVER 1899	ELECTRIFICATION ENABLED STREETCAR COMPANIES ABSORBED BY THE (BRT) TO USE THE BRIGHTON LINE TO RUN TROLLIES TO CONEY ISLAND IN 1900	A RAMP WAS BUILT AT PROSPECT PARK TO ALLOW TROLLIES THIS CONNECTION FROM  1900 - 1905	THE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) TOOK OVER LINE JULY 1, 1900	THE BRIGHTON WENT FROM PARK ROW TO BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL JULY 9, 1900	AS PART OF THE (BRT) OWNERSHIP, THE LIRR MANHATTAN BEACH BRANCH RECEIVED CONNECTING SERVICE AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY FROM THE BRIGHTON LINE 1905	THIS RESULTED IN A SIX TRACK EMBANKMENT SPUR ON THE CURRENT BRIGHTON LINE FROM AVE J TO AV X IN 1905	A STRONGER EMBANKMENT WAS BUILT BETWEEN THE FULTON ST EL AND BRIGHTON LINE IN 1907	THE MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL WAS DEMOLISHED 1907	BRIGHTON BEACH RACE TRACKS CLOSED 1908	SHEEPSHEAD BAY RACE TRACKS CLOSED 1910	THE ORIENTAL HOTEL CLOSED 1916	THE SECTION FROM SHEEPSHEAD BAY AND OCEAN PARKWAY OPENED 4/22/1917	IT EXTENDED TO W 8 ST 5/30/1917	A MAJOR UPGRADE WAS BUILT FOR THE BRIGHTON LINE FROM FRANKLYN TO SHEEPHEAD BAY IN 1918	IT RAN IN AN OPEN CUT FROM PROSPECT PARK TO NEWKIRK AND THEN RAMPED TO AN EARTH EMBANKMENT TO SHEEPSHEAD BAY 1918	(BRT) WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE OF MALBORNE ST DISASTER ON THE FRANKLYN SHUTTLE NOV 1, 1918	THE REMAINING SURFACE ROUTE OF BRIGHTON LINE WAS ELEVATED 1919	THE BRIGHTON LINE STARTED GOING TO STILLWELL AVE TERMINAL 5/29/1919	THE SECTION BETWEEN PROSPECT PARK AND CHURCH AVE WAS INCREASED TO FOUR TRACKS 9/26/1919	BRIGHTON LINE CUT OFF CONNECTION WITH FULTON ST EL AND REMNANT BECAME FRANKLYN AVE SHUTTLE 1920	BRIGHTON LINE CONNECTED WITH FOURTH AVE SUBWAY 8/1/1920	THE (BRT) REORGANIZED AS THE BROOKLYN MANHATTAN TRANSIT IN 1923	THE MANHATTAN BEACH RAILROAD CONNECTION TO THE BRIGHTON LINE CEASED OPERATIONS 5/14/1924	FROM AVE J TO AVE X, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE MANHATTAN RAILROAD TRACKS USED TO BE ALONG TODAY'S BRIGHTON LINE SINCE 1924	1a TRAIN WENT FROM LEXINGTON AVE TO STILLWELL VIA BRIGHTON 1927 - 1949	AM RUSH HOUR SPECIALS BEGAN TO CHAMBERS VIA THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE 1930s	FREIGHT CONTINUED ON THE MANHATTAN BEACH SECTION OF TRACKS SINCE 1900 UNTIL IT WAS TORN UP TO BECOME EAST 17 STREET AFTER 1937	THE D TRAIN OPENED FROM 205TH ST TO HUDSON TERMINAL (WTC) 12/15/1940	THE D WENT FROM 205TH ST TO CHURCH AVE 1940 - 1954	BRIGHTON LINE SERVICE BECAME KNOWN AS THE RENAMED 1b TRAIN 1948 - 1949	1b TRAIN WENT FROM TIMES SQUARE - STILLWELL 1948 - 1959	1a RENAMED 1 TRAIN FROM QUEENSBORO PLAZA TO STILLWELL VIA BRIGHTON 1949	1 TRAIN, QT, AND RR WERE THRU ROUTED TO THE ASTORIA EL PHASING OUT BMT 8 TRAIN 10/17/1949	PM NASSAU ST SPECIALS INAUGURATED WEEKDAYS ON 6/29/1950	SATURDAY NASSAU SPECIALS END 6/21/1952	ALL 1b EXPRESSES WENT FROM 57st/7TH TO STILLWELL ON 6/26/1952	THE D TRAIN WAS EXTENDED TO THE BMT CULVER EL 10/30/1954	WEEKDAY 1c LOCALS EXTENDED THROUGH NEW CONNECTION WITH IND QUEENS BLVD LINE TO 71st CONTINENTAL 12/1/1955	1 EXPRESS ALSO EXTENDED TO ASTORIA TO REPLACE LOCALS WHICH RAN TO CHAMBERS VIA TUNNEL ON 5/4/1957	NASSAU SPECIALS RUN VIA TUNNEL IN PEAK DIRECTION, VIA MANHATTAN BRIDGE REVERSE PEAK DIRECTION 5/28/1959	1b EXPRESSES MADE LOCAL STOPS IN BROOKLYN ON 5/28/1959	Ib WAS RENAMED QB TRAIN IN 1959	QB WENT FROM 57st TO STILLWELL 1959 - 1964	LOCAL 1 TRAIN RAN TO FRANKLYN 6/6/1959	EXPRESS TRAIN RENAMED Q TRAIN, LOCAL WAS CALLED QT VIA TUNNEL, AND LOCAL VIA BRIDGE WAS CALLED QB 11/15/1960	QT RAN FROM DITMARS TO STILLWELL ON 11/15/1960	Q RAN FROM 57ST TO BRIGHTON BEACH 1/1/1961	QB RAN OTHER TIMES DURING THE WEEK 1/1/1961	SATURDAYS, QT RAN TO FRANKLYN WHILE Q EXPRESS RAN TO ASTORIA 1/1/1961	SATURDAY Q DISCONTINUED, QB RAN TO ASTORIA MAKING LOCAL STOPS 4/2/1962	1c SERVICE ENDED 1964	QT RAN FROM DITMARS TO STILLWELL 1964 - 1967	EXPRESS TRACKS OUT OF SERVICE FOR PLATFORM EXTENSIONS TO IND STANDARDS 2/10/64 TO 11/2/64	THE CHRYSTIE ST CONNECTION ALLOWED THE BMT TO CONNECT WITH THE IND TRACKS ON 11/26/1967	QT, Q, AND 1 TRAIN SERVICES WERE ELIMINATED 11/26/1967	1 TRAIN PHASED OUT AS THE LAST OF THE NUMBERS ON THE BMT SYSTEM 11/27/1967	THE D, QJ, AND NX TOOK THEIR PLACES ON THE BRIGHTON LINE BUT RIDERS OPPOSED THE LOSS OF BROADWAY SERVICE ON 11/26/1967	3 AM RUSH HOUR QJ TRAINS WERE DESIGNATED AS QB TO RUN LOCAL IN BROOKLYN OVER THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE AND BROADWAY TO 57ST AFTER PEOPLE COMPLAINED 1967	QB CUTBACK FROM ASTORIA EL AND ENDED AT 57ST 1967 TO 1985	D TRAIN HAD A SPLIT SERVICE WHEN MANHATTAN BRIDGE SEVERED MAY 1982	DK TOOK CARE OF BROOKLYN, THE DX DID THE BRONX 1982 TO 12/11/88	QB RENAMED Q TRAIN 1985	Q TRAIN CUT BACK TO BRIGHTON BEACH DUE TO TRACK WORK AND RAN SKIP STOP SERVICE WITH THE D TRAIN 4/26/1986	D TRAIN WAS SENT TO 57ST AND 7TH AVE DUE TO MANHATTAN BRIDGE WORK 4/26/1986	BOTH PROJECTS ENDED AND Q TRAIN WAS ROUTED UP 6TH AVE INSTEAD OF BROADWAY 12/12/1988	Q TRAIN EXTENDED TO 207TH ST ON THE A AND C LINES DUE TO ASBESTOS FLOOD SEPTEMBER 1989	63RD STREET TUNNEL OPENED AND Q TRAIN EXTENDED TO 21ST QUEENSBRIDGE 10/30/1989	SOON AFTER, EVENING SERVICE TO 2ND AVE REPLACED BY THE B TRAIN 1989	D TRAIN REROUTED OVER THE WEST END EL DURING THE 1990s	S TRAIN FRANKLYN AVE SHUTTLE EXTENDED OVER THE BRIGHTON LINE TO CONEY ISLAND DURING THE 1990s	D WAS REMOVED FROM BRIGHTON SERVICE 3/30/1995 - 12/19/1995	MANHATTAN BRIDGE WAS FULLY CLOSED AND Q TRAIN WAS PUT BACK ON BROADWAY 4/30/95 UNTIL 11/12/95	D TRAIN RETURNED TO BRIGHTON LINE 12/19/95	Q TRAIN PUT BACK ON SIXTH AVE BECAUSE OF 63RD ST TRACK BED FAULTY DESIGN 1999 TO 2000	D TRAIN LEFT BRIGHTON LINE AGAIN DUE TO MANHATTAN BRIDGE TROUBLES AND Q WAS BY ITSELF ALONG THE BRIGHTON ROUTE IN BROOKLYN 2001	Q TRAIN PUT BACK ON BROADWAY ROUTE BECAUSE OF MANHATTAN BRIDGE TROUBLES IN 2001	THE Q TRAIN ENDED AT BRIGHTON BEACH DUE TO THE STILLWELL, WEST 8 ST, NEPTUNE, AND OCEAN PARKWAY RESTORATIONS 9/7/2002	ALL FOUR TRACKS ON MANHATTAN BRIDGE BACK IN SERVICE ON 2/22/04	THE W WAS CUTBACK FROM THE WEST END LINE AND WENT FROM DITMARS TO WHITEHALL 2/22/04	THE D TRAIN WAS THE FIRST TO GO TO STILLWELL AVE AFTER THE STATION RESTORATION BUT THIS TIME USING THE WEST END LINE FROM 205ST - STILLWELL 2/22/2004	BRIGHTON LINE TAKEN OVER BY THE B TRAIN AND EXISTING Q TRAIN 2/22/04	B TRAIN WENT FROM 168ST TO BRIGHTON BEACH 2/22/04	THE Q WENT FROM 57ST TO BRIGHTON BEACH 2/22/04	Q TRAIN RETURNED TO STILLWELL AVE STILL USING BROADWAY ROUTE FROM 57ST TO STILLWELL 5/23/04 - PRESENT	THE 1905 AVE H TRAIN STATION BECAME A LANDMARK 6/29/2004	ORIGINALLY BUILT AS A REAL ESTATE OFFICE IN 1905 TO SELL HOMES IN MIDWOOD	IT WAS CALLED FISKE TERRACE STATION IN 1907 AND TURNED INTO A RAILROAD HOUSE
E	THE QUEENS EIGHTH AVE SUBWAY	THE E TRAIN WENT FROM ROOSEVELT AVE TO QUEENS PLAZA WHEN FIRST SEGMENT OF QUEENS BLVD LINE OPENED 8/19/1933	HOUSTON ST SEGMENT OPENED TO SECOND AVE JAN 1, 1936	LINE COMPLETED TO JAY ST 2/11/1936	THE E TRAIN WENT TO CHURCH AVE, BROOKLYN REPLACING THE A TRAIN IN THAT AREA 4/9/1936	E TRAIN EXTENDED TO UNION TURNPIKE ON 12/31/1936	E TRAIN EXTENDED TO 169ST 4/24/1937	E MOVED FROM CHURCH AVE AND REPLACED BY THE F TRAIN DEC 15, 1940	WHEN SIXTH AVE SERVICE BEGAN, E TRAIN NOW WENT TO SECOND AVE OR HUDSON TERMINAL (WTC) ON 12/15/1940	E WAS EXTENDED TO 179ST ON 12/10/1950	E EXTENDED TO EUCLID 4/29/1956 - 1976	E EXTENDED TO LEFFERTS BLVD 4/29/1956 - 1969	E REPLACED A TO ROCKAWAY PARK 1/27/1957	A REPLACED E TO ROCKAWAY PARK 9/8/1958	E EXTENDED TO FAR ROCKAWAY 7/9/1967 - 1/2/1973	E ELIMINATED FROM FAR ROCKAWAY AND ONLY WENT TO ROCKAWAY PARK 1/2/1973 - 1976	E WAS ELIMINATED FROM BROOKLYN AND ROCKAWAYS AND WENT TO WORLD TRADE CENTER 1976	E MOVED OUT OF 179ST TERMINAL AND MOVED TO ARCHER AVE AND JAMAICA CENTER 12/11/88	SEVERAL REROUTES TO THE BROADWAY SUBWAY DUE TO TRACK WORK DURING THE 1990s	E WENT TO EUCLID ALL TIMES EXCEPT NIGHTS 2000	WORLD TRADE CENTER STATION CLOSED FOR THE E TRAIN AFTER THE WTC ATTACKS ON 9/11/01	THE CHAMBERS STREET STATION CLOSED AFTER THE WTC ATTACKS ON 9/11/01	CHAMBERS REOPENED FOR THE E, A, AND C LINES ALMOST A MONTH LATER ON 10/5/01	WORLD TRADE CENTER STATION REOPENED FOR THE E FOUR MONTHS AND TWO WEEKS LATER ON 1/28/02 - PRESENT
F	THE QUEENS SIXTH AVE SUBWAY	THE PROSPECT PARK AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD BEGAN SERVICE ON JUNE 19, 1875	THIS WAS A STEAM RAILROAD JUNE 19, 1875	THIS RAILROAD WENT FROM PROSPECT PARK (9TH AVE AND 20TH) TO NECK ROAD AND McDONALD AVE  JUNE 19, 1875	THIS RAILROAD WAS BUILT BY ANDREW CULVER IN 1875	IT REACHED CABLES HOTEL IN BRIGHTON BEACH TO CULVER TERMINAL JULY 27, 1875	CULVER TERMINAL WAS ON W 5 ST AND SURF AVE WHERE TODAY'S BRIGHTWATER TOWERS STANDS 1875	THE LINE WAS DOUBLE TRACKED AND BUILT TO SERVE THE VILLAGES IT PASSED THROUGH APRIL 1878	THE PROSPECT PARK AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD BEGAN AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE FROM CULVER TERMINAL TO NORTONS POINT IN SEA GATE 1879	THE WEST END RAILROAD SHARED UNION TERMINAL AT 36ST AND 5TH AVE WITH THE PROSPECT PARK AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD WITH A STAIWAY TO THE FIFTH AVE EL AUGUST, 1890	{CULVER} LINE CONNECTED TO FIFTH AVE EL 1890	THE CULVER WENT FROM SANDS TO CULVER TERMINAL IN 1890	THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD BOUGHT THE PP&CI AND STARTED RUNNING TRAINS ON ITS TRACKS IN 1893	A TRACKAGE AGREEMENT ENABLED IT TO USE THE LIRR FROM PARKVILLE (AVE I) TO A FERRY LANDING AT 39TH STREET BAY RIDGE IN 1893	THE LIRR OWNED AND OPERATED THE CULVER LINE AS ITS NEW YORK AND MANHATTAN BEACH DIVISION 1893	THE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT LEASED THE PP&CI FROM THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD AND ALSO OPERATED IT IN 1893	LIRR STEAM RAILROAD SERVICE ENDED ALONG THE {CULVER} ROUTE ON McDONALD AVE 1899	THE LIRR WAS LOSING MONEY WITH THE CULVER AND SOLD IT TO THE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT APRIL 1, 1899	THE CULVER WAS ELECTRIFIED USING TROLLY WIRE IN 1899	THE NORTONS POINT RAILROAD WAS ELECTRIFIED IN 1899	EL CARS WERE USED TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS FROM THE STEAMBOATS TO CULVER TERMINAL IN 1899	STREETCARS REPLACED EL CARS ALONG THE NORTONS POINT RAILROAD IN 1910	THE BRT CONTROL OF THE PP&CI WAS PASSED TO THE SOUTH BROOKLYN RAILWAY 1912	AS PART OF THE CREATION OF THE BMT, THE SOUTH BROOKLYN RAILWAY BECAME A SUBSIDIARY AND HAD A FREIGHT OPERATION ALONG THE PP&CI TRACKS FROM 1912 TO THE 1980s	ELEVATED CULVER LINE OF TODAY WAS BUILT ALONG McDONALD AVE, BROOKLYN IN 1916	THE REMAINING TRACKS OF THE ORIGINAL PP&CI RAILROAD BECAME A TROLLY LINE, ROUTE 50 IN 1916	THE REMAINING TRACKS WERE ALSO OPERATED BY THE SOUTH BROOKLYN RAILWAY AS A FREIGHT LINE IN 1916	THE FREIGHT OPERATED FROM THE 39th WATERFRONT TO THE CONEY ISLAND TRAIN YARD IN 1916	THE NORTONS POINT RAILROAD TERMINATED AT THE NEW STILLWELL AVE TERMINAL USING EL CARS IN MAY 1918	(BRT) WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE OF MALBORNE ST SUBWAY DISASTER ON THE FRANKLYN SHUTTLE 11/1/1918	THE CULVER EL AS WE KNOW TODAY OPERATED OVER THE EXISTING (PP&CI) TRACKS IN 1919	NORTONS POINT RAILROAD WENT BACK TO STREETCARS ONCE AGAIN TO STILLWELL AVE IN 1919	9TH AVE TO KINGS HWY OPENED 3/16/1919	EXTENDED TO AVE X 5/10/1919	EXTENDED TO DOUBLE DECKER EL AT W 8 ST MAY 1, 1920	THE CULVER LINE REACHED STILLWELL AVE TERMINAL MAY 1, 1920	THE (BRT) WAS REORGANIZED AS THE BROOKLYN MANHATTAN TRANSIT IN 1923	LIRR STEAM SERVICE ENDED AND SOME (BRT) SURFACE ROUTES STARTED USING THE (PP&CI) TRACKS WHILE THE NEWLY BUILT CULVER OPERATED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 1923	CULVER/FIFTH AVE LINE NAMED THE 5 TRAIN IN 1924	THE 5 WENT FROM SANDS TO STILLWELL IN 1924	{CULVER} LINE CONNECTED TO FOURTH AVE SUBWAY MAY 30, 1931	CULVER/FOURTH AVE SUBWAY NAMED THE 5A TRAIN ON 5/30/1931	THE 5a WENT FROM CHAMBERS TO STILLWELL MAY 30, 1931	CULVER /FIFTH AVE LINE RENAMED 5B TRAIN ON MAY 30, 1931	THE 5b WENT FROM SANDS VIA FIFTH AVE EL TO STILLWELL VIA THE CULVER EL 5/30/1931	DURING NON RUSH HOURS, FIFTH AVE EL WENT FROM SANDS TO STILLWELL WHILE FOURTH AVE SUBWAY WENT FROM CHAMBERS TO KINGS HWY 1931 - 1940	DURING RUSH HOURS, FIFTH AVE EL WENT FROM SANDS TO STILLWELL WHILE FOURTH AVE SUBWAY WENT FROM CHAMBERS TO KINGS HWY 1931 - 1940	CULVER/FIFTH AVE 5b LINE PHASED OUT SERVICE WHEN FIFTH AVE EL WAS ABANDONED JUNE 1, 1940	5a SUBWAY SERVICE RENAMED 5 TRAIN ON JUNE 1, 1940	5 WENT FROM 9TH AVE TO STILLWELL JUNE 1, 1940	THE CULVER LINE WAS UNIFIED AS PART OF THE NYC SUBWAY SYSTEM JUNE 1, 1940	WHEN FIFTH AVE EL WAS TORN DOWN, RUSH HOUR SUBWAY 5 TRAIN STILL WENT FROM CHAMBERS TO KINGS HWY 1940 - 1954	LOCAL SHUTTLE SERVICE WENT FROM 9TH AVE TO STILLWELL 1940 - 1954	THE F TRAIN OPENED FROM PARSONS BLVD - HUDSON TERMINAL (WTC) 12/15/1940	EXTENDED TO PARSONS BLVD TO 169st EVENINGS AND NIGHTS 1/10/1944	THE NORTONS POINT TROLLY CEASED OPERATIONS 11/7/1948	F TRAIN SERVICE CUTBACK TO BROADWAY LAFAYETTE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION OF RAMP LEADING TO CHRYSTIE ST CONNECTION LATE 1950s	F TRAIN WENT FROM 179ST - 34ST WHEN D WAS EXTENDED BEYOND CHURCH AVE 10/30/1954	A RAMP WAS COMPLETED CONNECTING CHURCH AVE WITH THE CULVER EL TO ALLOW THE D TRAIN TO GO FROM 205TH TO CONEY ISLAND 10/30/1954	THE CULVER 5 SHUTTLE WENT FROM CHAMBERS TO DITMAS 1954 TO 1959	THE PROSPECT PARK AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD TRACKS CEASED OPERATIONS AS A TROLLY ON 10/31/1956	THE CULVER 5 WAS REDUCED TO 9TH AVE TO DITMAS AND USED ONLY THE CONEY ISLAND BOUND TRACK 1959 TO 1967	F TRAIN REPLACED D FROM 179ST TO STILLWELL VIA CULVER EL 11/26/1967	CULVER 5 TRAIN COEXISTED AND RENAMED SS AS CULVER SHUTTLE 1967 - 1975	THE SS WENT FROM 9TH AVE TO DITMAS 1967 TO 1975	SS PHASED OUT WHEN CULVER SHUTTLE CONNECTOR ABANDONED ON MAY 11, 1975	THE PROSPECT PARK AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD TRACKS CEASED FREIGHT OPERATIONS IN THE 1980s	THE RAILROAD TRACKS WERE PAVED OVER ALONG McDONALD AVE IN THE LATE 1980s	F TRAIN SENT TO 21ST QUEENSBRIDGE 1990 - 1997	F TRAIN SENT BACK TO QUEENS BLVD LINE DUE TO TRACK WORK ON THE 63ST CONNECTOR 1997 - 2001	F TRAIN SENT BACK TO 63ST CONNECTOR FOR GOOD WHEN THE V TAKES ITS PLACE ON 53st FROM 12/17/2001 - PRESENT	F TRAIN TERMINATES AT AVE X WHILE STILLWELL, W 8 ST, NEPTUNE, AND OCEAN PARKWAY ARE BEING UPGRADED 9/7/02	F TRAIN RETURNED TO CONEY ISLAND FROM 179st TO STILLWELL 5/23/04 - PRESENT
GG	THE BROOKLYN - QUEENS CROSSTOWN	THE GG TRAIN OPENED FROM QUEENS PLAZA TO NASSAU AVE 8/19/1933	THE GG WAS THE ONLY LINE NEVER TO GO TO MANHATTAN	EXTENDED FROM QUEENS PLAZA TO CONTINENTAL AVE Mon-Sat RUSH HOURS 4/24/1937	EXTENDED FROM NASSAU AVE TO SMITH/9th Sts, ALSO TO CONTINENTAL AVE ALL TIMES 7/1/1937	EXTENDED TO CHURCH BUT SENT BACK TO SMITH/9th SOON AFTER IN 1937	EXTENDED TO THE WORLD'S FAIR AND CALLED S SPECIAL 1939	THE WORLDS FAIR TRACKS WERE DISMANTLED AND RIGHT OF WAY IS NOW PART OF THE VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY SINCE THE 1940s	GG EXTENDED TO CHURCH AVE SO F COULD RUN EXPRESS JULY 1968 - AUGUST 1976	GG TRAIN CUTBACK TO SMITH 9 ST BECAUSE LOCAL PASSENGERS WERE DEPRIVED DIRECT MANHATTAN SERVICE AUGUST 1976	GG WENT FROM SMITH 9TH STREET TO 71 CONTINENTAL AVE AUGUST 1976	RENAMED G DURING THE DOUBLE LETTER ELIMINATION 5/5/85	THE G WENT FROM SMITH 9TH TO 71 CONTINENTAL AVE 1985 - 12/17/2001	THE G WAS CUTBACK FROM THE QUEENS BLVD LINE TO MAKE WAY FOR THE V TRAIN ON 12/17/2001	THE G WENT FROM SMITH 9TH TO LONG ISLAND CITY COURT SQUARE 12/17/2001	THE G CONTINUED ALONG THE QUEENS BLVD LINE ONLY AFTER 8:30, NIGHTS, AND WEEKENDS SINCE 12/17/2001	ALTHOUGH THE G TRAIN HAS BEEN THE ORPHEN OF ALL THE SUBWAY LINES, THERE ARE MANY ANGRY PASSENGERS WANTING THE G TO GO FROM SMITH 9 TO CONTINENTAL AVE FULL TIME ONCE AGAIN	G TRAIN HAS BEEN SEEN RIDING ALONG THE CULVER EL TO CONEY ISLAND WHILE TRACKWORK IS BEING DONE ALONG THE F ROUTE	G WAS EXTENDED TO CHURCH AVE AFTER MANY YEARS, 7/5/2009	IT WENT FROM CHURCH AVE TO 71 CONTINENTAL AVE 7/5/2009	THE G WAS CUTBACK FROM THE QUEENS BLVD LINE BECAUSE OF BUDGET CUTS 6/25/2010	IT NOW GOES FROM CHURCH AVE TO LONG ISLAND CITY 6/25/2010 - PRESENT
HH	THE COURT STREET SHUTTLE	THE HH TRAIN OPENED FROM COURT ST (TRANSIT MUSEUM) TO HOYT-SCHERMERHORN APRIL 9, 1936	HH SERVICE ENDED 6/1/1946	COURT STREET STATION BECAME THE TRANSIT MUSEUM IN 1976
H	THE ROCKAWAY SHUTTLE	THE REMAINDER OF THE FULTON ST EL WAS CONNECTED TO THE LIRR TRACKS TO THE ROCKAWAYS 4/29/1956	A ROCKAWAY SHUTTLE WAS IMPLEMENTED FROM EUCLID AVE TO THE ROCKAWAYS 4/29/1956	LIRR TRACKS SEVERED FROM MOTT AVE, FAR ROCKAWAY MAKING THIS THE NEW TERMINAL 1/16/1958	SHUTTLE WAS RENAMED HH 11/26/1967	THE HH WENT FROM EUCLID TO ROCKAWAY PKWAY OR FAR ROCKAWAY IN 11/26/1967 - 9/10/1972	HH SHUTTLE WAS PHASED OUT 9/10/72	HH SHUTTLE WAS REDESIGNATED AS THE CC IN 1976	HH SHUTTLE BROUGHT BACK IN THE LATE 70s - 1985	THE HH WENT FROM EUCLID TO ROCKAWAY PARK OR FAR ROCKAWAY 70s TO 1985	RENAMED H AFTER DOUBLE LETTER ELIMINATION 5/5/85	THE H WENT FROM EUCLID TO ROCKAWAY PARKWAY OR FAR ROCKAWAY 1985	RENAMED S AND CUTBACK TO BROAD CHANNEL 1994 - PRESENT
JFK	THE JFK EXPRESS	THIS WAS A TRAIN TO JFK AIRPORT FROM 57TH/6TH TO W 4 ST, THEN ALONG THE EIGHTH AVE SUBWAY NONSTOP TO HOWARD BEACH 1978 - 1990	"TAKE THE TRAIN TO THE PLANE" USED TO BE THE FAMOUS SLOGAN DURING THAT TIME PERIOD 1978	A FARE OF $6.50 WAS COLLECTED ONBOARD THE TRAIN	AT CERTAIN TIMES, SERVICE FILLED IN FOR REGULAR PASSENGERS BEING ALLOWED ON FROM 57ST/6TH TO SOMEWHERE ON THE 6TH AVE LINE	THE JFK LINE WAS EXTENDED TO QUEENSBRIDGE USING THE NEW 63ST TUNNEL 10/30/89	THE JFK WAS PHASED OUT 4/15/1990	A MONORAIL TRAM WAS BUILT FROM JAMAICA TRAIN STATION ON THE LIRR STRAIGHT TO JFK AIRPORT 2003 - PRESENT
KK	THE SIXTH AVE SUBWAY JAMAICA EL	THE CHRYSTIE STREET CONNECTION ALLOWED THE IND SIXTH AVE SUBWAY TO RIDE ALONG THE BMT TRACKS 7/1/1968	THE KK SERVICE WAS IMPLEMENTED EXTENDING THE JAMAICA EL WITH THE SIXTH AVE SUBWAY 7/1/1968	KK WENT FROM 57ST/SIXTH AVE TO 168ST 1968 - 1973	KK RENAMED K ON 1/2/1973	K WENT FROM 57ST TO EASTERN PARKWAY 1973	JAMAICA EL DISCONTINUED NORTH OF QUEENS BLVD 6/14/1974	K DISCONTINUED BECAUSE OF TA'S FINANCIAL TROUBLES 8/27/1976	THE CHRYSTIE STREET CONNECTION HASN'T BEEN USED FOR PASSENGER SERVICE ON THE JAMAICA EL SINCE 1976
M	THE MYRTLE AVE - QUEENS BLVD SUBWAY	THIS WAS A STEAM RAILROAD 4/10/1888	SERVICE BEGAN FROM METROPOLITAN TO PARK ROW 4/10/1888	THE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) TOOK OVER AND ELECTRIFIED LINE ON 7/1/1900	THE SURFACE ROUTE WAS TRANSFERRED TO TROLLEY SERVICES WHEN THE MYRTLE LINE WAS ELEVATED IN 1913	THE SURFACE ROUTE TROLLEY SERVICE LASTED FROM 1913 - 1940s	TRAINS RAN FROM METROPOLITAN TO CHAMBERS AND CALLED THE MYRTLE/CHAMBERS SUBWAY 7/29/1914	(BRT) WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE OF MALBORNE ST DISASTER 11/1/1918	THE (BRT) REORGANIZED AS THE BROOKLYN MANHATTAN TRANSIT IN 1923	THE MYRTLE AVE EL NAMED THE 11 TRAIN  1924	11 TRAIN WENT FROM SANDS TO METROPOLITAN 1924 - 1944	THE MYRTLE AVE EL CONNECTED TO THE NASSAU LOOP 5/30/1931	MYRTLE/CHAMBERS SUBWAY WAS NAMED THE 10 TRAIN 5/30/1931	10 TRAIN WENT FROM CHAMBERS TO METROPOLITAN 1931 - 1967	11 TRAIN WENT FROM SANDS TO METROPOLITAN 1931 - 1944	THE 11 TRAIN DISCONTINUED SERVICE TO PARK ROW AND WENT FROM JAY ST TO METROPOLITAN 1944	THE TROLLEY SERVICE UNDER THE MYRTLE AVE EL ENDED IN THE 1940s	TROLLEY SERVICE PHASED OUT FROM ESSEX ST STATION DEC 1948	THE LETTER M WAS USED FOR RUSH HOUR NASSAU ST SPECIALS FROM THE BRIGHTON LINE 1960	A SOUTHERN DIVISION SPECIAL ALSO RAN FROM 95ST TO  CHAMBERS VIA A NOW SEVERED CONNECTION WITH THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE 1960	THE NASSAU ST AND SOUTHERN DIVISION SPECIALS PHASED OUT 1962	10 TRAIN WAS RENAMED M TRAIN ON 11/27/1967	M WENT FROM CHAMBERS TO METROPOLITAN 1967 - 1968	11 TRAIN WAS RENAMED MJ TRAIN ON 11/27/1967	MJ WENT FROM BRIDGE/JAY ST TO METROPOLITAN 1967 - 1969	M WENT FROM BROAD TO METROPOLITAN 7/1/1968 - 1974	THE MJ SERVICE ENDED AND OFF HOUR SHUTTLE SERVICE TO MYRTLE BEGAN ON 10/3/1969	M TRAIN BRIDGES MYRTLE AVE EL WITH BRIGHTON LINE 1/2/1973	M WENT FROM STILLWELL TO METROPOLITAN 1974 - 1986	M TRAIN TAKEN FROM BRIGHTON LINE AND WENT FROM 95st BAY RIDGE TO METROPOLITAN 4/26/1986 - 1987	M TRAIN ROUTE TAKEN AWAY FROM BAY RIDGE AND PUT ON THE WEST END LINE 1987 - PRESENT	M TRAIN BECAME LOCAL ON 4TH AVE TO ALLOW N TRAIN TO GO EXPRESS 1994	MIDDAY SERVICE TO 9TH AVE DISCONTINUED APRIL 1995	THE FIRST M WENT FROM BAY PARKWAY TO CHAMBERS, THE SECOND M WENT FROM METROPOLITAN TO MARCEY 4/30/1999	THE STATIONS CANAL ST, CITY HALL, CORTLANDT, RECTOR, AND WHITEHALL WERE OFF LIMITS AFTER THE WTC ATTACKS FOR THE N AND R TRAINS ON 9/11/01	THE M TRAIN ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE N ROUTE FROM METROPOLITAN TO STILLWELL VIA THE SEA BEACH LINE 9/11/01	THE M WENT BACK TO NORMAL SERVICES 47 DAYS LATER FROM JAMAICA CENTER TO BROAD WHEN THE N AND R WERE RESTORED 10/28/01 - PRESENT	THE TROLLEY TRACKS ARE STILL VISIBLE ON WOODBINE ST BETWEEN ONDERDUNK AND WOODWARD AVE IN BROOKLYN 1888 - PRESENT	IT SHADOWS MYRTLE AVE AND PALMETTO ST BUT DETOURS BETWEEN STREETS UNTIL DESCENDING TO GRADE LEVEL TERMINATING AT METROPOLITAN AVE 1888 - PRESENT	M TRAIN MOVED AWAY FROM WEST END LINE 6/25/2010	THE M TRAIN MERGED WITH THE V LINE IN 6/25/2010	M NOW SERVES SIXTH AVE AND QUEENS BLVD SUBWAYS 6/25/2010	IT'S NOW KNOWN AS AN EXTENDED M TRAIN AND THE V IS PHASED OUT	THE M IS ORANGE AS OF JUNE 25, 2010 TO SHOW ITS PART OF THE SIXTH AVE SUBWAY AND QUEENS BLVD LINE
1C	THE BRIGHTON LINE - QUEENS BLVD SUBWAY	THE BRIGHTON LINE CONNECTED WITH THE FOURTH AVE SUBWAY 8/1/1920	BRIGHTON LINE EXPRESS SERVICE VIA MANHATTAN BRIDGE RENAMED 1c TRAIN  1927	1c WENT FROM TIMES SQUARE TO BRIGHTON BEACH VIA MONTEGUE TUNNEL 1927 - 1957	THIS WAS AN EXPRESS SERVICE VIA THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE ON WEEKDAYS IN 1927	WEEKDAY 1c LOCALS EXTENDED THROUGH NEW CONNECTION WITH IND QUEENS BLVD LINE 12/1/1955	1c WENT FROM STILLWELL TO FOREST HILLS 12/1/1955	1c LOCAL VIA MANHATTAN BRIDGE SWITCHED TO LOCAL TRACK AT PRINCE ST AND NIGHT SERVICE MOVED FROM TUNNEL TO BRIDGE 10/24/1957	EXPRESS TRACKS OUT OF SERVICE FOR PLATFORM EXTENSIONS TO IND STANDARDS 2/10/64 TO 11/2/64	1c SERVICE PHASED OUT IN 1964
R	THE FOURTH AVE SUBWAY	CONNECTED TO THE SEA BEACH LINE 8/23/1915	SERVICE BEGAN FROM 86TH TO CHAMBERS VIA THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE 1/15/1916	CONNECTED TO THE WEST END LINE 9/15/1916	(BRT) WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE OF MALBORNE ST DISASTER 11/1/1918	BROADWAY LOCAL SERVICE BEGAN FROM TIMES SQUARE TO WHITEHALL 4/14/1918	EXTENDED TO 57ST ON 6/19/1919	MONTAGUE ST TUNNEL OPENED ALLOWING SERVICE FROM 86ST TO LEXINGTON AVE ON 8/1/1920	CONNECTED TO THE BRIGHTON LINE 8/1/1920	CHAMBERS SERVICE WAS SUSPENDED FOR A FEW YEARS AFTER AUG 1, 1920	THE (BRT) REORGANIZED AS THE BROOKLYN MANHATTAN TRANSIT IN 1923	THE 95ST STATION OPENED IN BAY RIDGE 10/27/1925	FOURTH AVE SUBWAY RENAMED 2 TRAIN IN 1928 - 1949	2 TRAIN WENT FROM 95ST BAY RIDGE - LEXINGTON AVE 1928 - 1949	FOURTH AVE SUBWAY CONNECTED TO THE CULVER LINE 5/30/1931	NASSAU LOOP WAS COMPLETED ALLOWING NASSAU ST SPECIALS VIA THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE AM RUSH 1930s	FOURTH AVE SUBWAY CONNECTED TO ASTORIA EL 10/17/1949	8 TRAIN WAS PHASED OUT AND 2 TRAIN WENT FROM 95ST TO DITMARS 10/17/1949	PM NASSAU SPECIALS INAUGURATED WEEKDAYS ON 6/29/1950	SATURDAY NASSAU ST SPECIALS END 6/21/1952	NYC TRANSIT OPENS TRACK CONNECTION BETWEEN 60TH STREET TUNNEL AND QUEENS BLVD LINE TO LINK BMT WITH IND 12/1/1955	2 TRAIN RENAMED RR 1960	RR TRAIN WAS PUT ON QUEENS BLVD LINE INSTEAD OF ASTORIA EL 1/1/1961	RR WENT FROM 95ST TO FOREST HILLS 1964 -1966	RR TRAIN PUT BACK ON ASTORIA EL ONCE AGAIN SINCE THE EE WENT TO QUEENS BLVD LINE TO 71 CONTINENTAL AVE 11/27/1967	THE NASSAU ST SPECIAL CAME BACK ONCE AGAIN CALLED THE RJ BRIDGING THE FOURTH AVE SUBWAY WITH THE JAMAICA EL 11/27/1967	RJ TRAIN WAS PHASED OUT AND THE RJ BECAME THE RR SPECIALS TO CHAMBERS 1968	THE RR NASSAU SPECIAL WAS ELIMINATED 1986	RR RENAMED R TRAIN 5/5/86	R WENT FROM 95ST TO DITMARS 1986	R TRAIN WAS PUT BACK ON QUEENS BLVD LINE TO 71 CONTINENTAL INSTEAD OF ASTORIA EL MAY 1987	R TRAIN EXTENDED TO 179ST TO REPLACE THE E TRAIN THAT MOVED TO ARCHER AVE 12/11/1988	R WENT FROM 95ST - 179ST 12/11/1988	SOON AFTER, THE R TRAIN ENDED AT 71 CONTINENTAL ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE LOCAL RIDERS PAST CONTINENTAL WANTED THE F TRAIN 1989	THE R TRAIN WAS EXTENDED TO JAMAICA CENTER TO REPLACE THE E TRAIN DUE TO 53st TUNNEL WORK FROM MAY TO AUG 2000	THE R TRAIN RETURNED TO ITS 95ST TO 71 CONTINENTAL AVE PATTERN SEPT 2000	NO R TRAIN AFTER THE WTC ATTACKS ON 9/11/01	THE STATIONS CANAL ST, CITY HALL, CORTLANDT, RECTOR, AND WHITEHALL WERE OFF LIMITS AFTER THE WTC ATTACKS ON 9/11/01	BECAUSE R AND N COULDN'T TRAVEL TO THOSE FIVE STATIONS, THE J ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE R TRAIN FROM ARCHER AVE TO 95ST BROOKLYN ALONG THE FOURTH AVE SUBWAY ROUTE 9/11/01	THE R TRAIN REOPENED 47 DAYS LATER WITH NORMAL SERVICES FROM 179ST TO 95ST BROOKLYN ON 10/28/01 - PRESENT	THE J WENT BACK TO NORMAL AS WELL FROM JAMAICA CENTER TO BROAD ON 10/28/01 - PRESENT	CORTLANDT WAS REOPENED ALMOST A YEAR LATER FOR THE R, N, AND W TRAINS 9/8/02	CORTLANDT CLOSED ONCE AGAIN FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 2005 UNTIL APRIL 2007	CORTLANDT REOPENED ONCE AGAIN FOR R,N,W TRAINS ON 11/25/2009
C	THE CONCOURSE EIGHTH AVE SUBWAY	THE C EXPRESS OPENED FROM 205TH ST TO JAY ST 7/1/1933	C TRAIN DISCONTINUED 12/15/1940
DD	THE CONCOURSE SIXTH AVE SUBWAY	DD LOCAL WAS USED DUE TO A WATER MAIN BREAK 12/4/62	IT WENT FROM 205TH STREET TO 59TH STREET-COLUMBUS CIRCLE	SERVICE ENDED 12/27/62
EE	THE EIGHTH AVE - QUEENS BLVD LINE	THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL LOCAL EE SERVICE 4/24/1937	IT WENT FROM CHURCH AVE TO 169TH STREET 4/24/1937	IT USED THE EIGHTH AVE SUBWAY TO GET TO QUEENS SINCE THERE WAS NO SIXTH AVE SUBWAY AT THE TIME	SERVICE ENDED ON 7/1/1937
EE	THE BROADWAY - QUEENS BLVD LINE	THE BROADWAY SUBWAY CONNECTED WITH THE IND QUEENS BLVD SUBWAY 12/1/1955	THIS WAS A SMALL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE 60TH STREET TUNNEL AND QUEENS BLVD LINE 12/1/1955	THIS ALLOWED THE BMT BROADWAY SUBWAY ACCESS TO THE IND TRACKS 12/1/1955	THE 1c SERVICE WAS THE FIRST TO USE THIS TUNNEL LINKING THE BRIGHTON LINE WITH THE QUEENS BLVD SUBWAY 12/1/1955	THE Ic ENDED IN 1964	THE EE SERVICE WAS BEGUN LINKING THE BROADWAY SUBWAY WITH THE QUEENS BLVD SUBWAY 1967 - 1976	EE WENT FROM WHITEHALL TO 71ST/ CONTINENTAL 1967 - 1976	EE PHASED OUT OF SERVICE 8/27/1976	BECAME AN EXTENDED N SERVICE 1976 - 1989	SWITCHED ROUTES WITH THE N AND BECAME AN EXTENDED R SERVICE 1989 TO PRESENT
AA	THE WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EIGHTH AVE LOCAL SUBWAY	THE AA TRAIN BEGAN 9/10/1932	THE AA WENT FROM 168ST TO HUDSON TERMINAL (WTC) 9/10/1932	IT WAS THE LONGEST RUNNING DOUBLE LETTER LINE SPANNING 53 YEARS 1932 - 1985	THE DOUBLE LETTER AA WAS ELIMINATED AND RENAMED THE K 5/5/85	THE K WENT FROM 168ST - (WTC) 1985 - 1988	THE K TRAIN WAS ELIMINATED FOR GOOD 12/11/1988
V	THE SIXTH AVE EXTRA	THE 63rd STREET TUNNEL PLACED IN SERVICE 12/17/01	THE V TRAIN WENT FROM 71ST AVE AND CONTINENTAL TO LOWER EAST SIDE SECOND AVE 12/17/2001	THE V TRAIN DESIGNED AS A BONUS TO THE SIXTH AVE AND QUEENS BLVD SUBWAYS OPENED ON 12/17/2001	SWITCHED TUNNELS WITH THE F AND USED THE 53ST TUNNEL WITH THE E TRAIN 12/17/01 - PRESENT	V TRAIN PHASED OUT BECAUSE OF BUDGET CUTS	THE V TRAIN MERGED WITH THE M LINE AS A RESULT 6/25/2010	IT'S NOW KNOWN AS AN EXTENDED M TRAIN ON 6/25/2010
T	THE SECOND AVE SUBWAY	A SEGMENT FROM SECOND AVE-96th TO SECOND AVE-63rd WAS PREPARED FOR DIGGING IN 2006	THE GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW LINE WAS 4/12/2007	THE T TRAIN WILL BE CREATED FOR THIS PLANNED SUBWAY AND BE RUNNING BY 2014	THIS FIRST SEGMENT ABOVE 63ST WILL ALSO BE AN EXTENSION OF BROADWAY SERVICE, MORE THAN LIKELY THE Q OR W TRAINS BEYOND 57TH STREET IN 2014	ANOTHER SEGMENT WILL BE BUILT BELOW 63RD STREET TO LOWER EAST SIDE SECOND AVE LINKING THE F TRAINS AFTER 2014	THE T TRAIN MAY BE EXTENDED TO CHURCH AVE WITH THE F TRAIN ONCE THE SIGNALS ON THE UNUSED TRACKS ARE UPDATED IN 2006 - 2007	ADDITIONALLY, A STATION WILL BE BUILT AT 125ST-SECOND AVE CONNECTING ITSELF WITH THE PELHAM BAY EL 6 TRAIN IN THE BRONX AFTER 2014	THE LETTER T WAS USED 1951 TO 1967 ON THE WEST END EL





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8TH AVE EXPRESS	6TH AVE EXPRESS	8TH AVE LOCAL	6TH AVE EXPRESS	8TH AVE LOCAL
6TH AVE LOCAL	BQ CROSSTOWN	ROCKAWAY SHUTTLE	6TH AVE EXTRA	BROADWAY - QUEENS BLVD
BRIGHTON EXPRESS	JFK EXPRESS	SECOND AVE SUBWAY	8TH AVE LOCAL	FOURTH AVE SUBWAY
6TH AVE / MYRTLE - CHAMBERS	8TH AVE / QUEENS BLVD	COURT STREET SHUTTLE	6TH AVE / JAMAICA EL	6TH AVE / BRIGHTON LINE





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