During the 1940s, this underground network of trains and stations was a vital part of everyday life for millions of New Yorkers. From morning commutes to late-night journeys, the subway carried a diverse array of passengers, each with their own story to tell.

The IRT was purchased by the city on June 12, 1940, along with the younger BMT and IND systems, to form the modern New York City Subway. The former IRT lines (the numbered routes in the current subway system) are now the A Division or IRT Division of the Subway.

The subway had been gradually neglected since the 1940s, and its situation had been exacerbated by the low fare. On May 20, 1970, two people died at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue station in the worst subway collision since …

2017年2月21日 · The New York Transit Museum archives have this vintage video produced by the NY Transportation Board in 1949 about the New York City subway system. At the time, the fare was $0.10 - and the...

During the 1940s, train travel was heavily impacted by World War II. The war effort required a significant number of resources, including steel, which was in short supply. This led to a decrease in the production of new trains and a focus on repairing and maintaining existing trains.

2011年9月10日 · The 1940 plan was the last subway expansion plan on a grand scale until 1968. The post-war period saw some more subway expansion, but most of it was done on IND Division lines. The Fulton Street Line was extended to Broadway-East New York on December 30th, 1946, followed by an extension to Euclid Avenue on November 29th, 1948.

Until 1940, it was known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System (ICOS), Independent Subway System (ISS), or Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad. It became known as the IND after unification of the subway lines in 1940; the name IND was assigned to match the three-letter initialisms that the IRT and BMT used.

1940 BMT subway-elevated route map. Fulton El closed between Sands St. and Rockaway Avenue, replaced by free transfer to the IND Subway (which is not shown on the map). 3rd and 5th Avenue els also removed.

In the 1940s, the subway was essential for getting around New York City. It connected different neighborhoods, making it easier for people to travel for work, school, and leisure. With the end of World War II in 1945, many soldiers returned home, and the city’s population began to …

The pre-war fleet of subway cars built for the city's Independent Subway under contracts R-1, R-4, R-6, R-7, and R-9 (collectively known by subway fans nowadays as the R-9s or "arnines") consisted of 1,703 nearly identical cars, numbered 100-1802, delivered between 1930 and 1940.