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Subway Signals: A Complete Guide
Descriptions and illustrations of subway signals and marker signs, including a full tutorial about subway train signalling as used in the New York City Subway. If you ever wanted to know what the signals mean or how the track switches and signals interact, this is the guide for you.
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IRT Substation #21
For many years, the subway's power was generated at substations like IRT Substation #21 in Brooklyn Heights, filled with rotary converter equipment. This plant was in use from 1908 till the late 1990s.

What is a Rotary Converter?
A more technical description, with diagrams, of just how rotary converter power technology worked.

Medals and Tokens of the New York City Subway System
A review of commemorative medals and fare tokens presented by collector and researcher George Cuhaj.

Subway Tokens: A Brief History
A history of the dates and fares of the subway token system.

A Brief History of Fare Control
Learn about the history of the turnstile in the New York subway system.

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