Scrolling through entire Front Rollsign of an R42

Scrolling from A through Z (Not that it's in that order)
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[@BrIaNMeRcY1022]

The R40 Slants had these roll signs as well. If you see a roll sign that has a Diamond (W), it likely dates from the mid-to-late-'80's. However, some of these roll signs does have a Circle (W). Also, this roll sign is in Akzidenz-Grotesque, not in Helvetica. The latter which is found on the R68/A's.

[@SomeTrainEnthusiast]

Okay, I know that this is an old comment, but whenever I see someone talking about subway fonts, I need to jump in there. This rollsign is the second most recent rollsign for the R42s. Every letter except for the broadway lines are in Standard Medium, which is a modified Akzidenz Grotesk. The broadway lines (R,S,,N,B,D,Q) are in Neue Haas Grotesk Medium, which is the first version of Helvetica. The modern version of Helvetica is crap compared to Neue Haas Grotesk, and will not be found on any rollsigns. This rollsign is/was used on the R40, R40A, R42, and R44. It does not appear that is was used on the R46, but it is possible. The most recent rollsigns for the R42 are completely in Neue Haas Grotesk except for the R, which is in Standard. This rollsign is/was also used by the R40, R40A, R42, R44, and R46. A few R46's have rollsigns older than this where everything seems to be in a thin version of standard. R68/A's newest rollsigns are in Neue Haas Grotesk (with the exception of the R, which is in Standard), but the earliest ones were in Standard. Akzidenz and Helvetica are almost nowhere when it comes to rollsigns. However, the "34th Street-Hudson Yards" addition to some R62A rollsigns is in Akzidenz (the rest of the rollsign is Standard, or a variant of it), and the "96th Street" addition to some R68A rollsigns are in Helvetica (The rest of the rollsign is Neue Haas Grotesk). Sorry for the bombshell of information, but I like to educate about the part of the NYC Subway I know the most about.

[@danielplayz_domines5283]

this a r42

[@rahmel2009]

@@SomeTrainEnthusiastI’ve seen a video dating from 2005 where an R46 has Helvetica (Neue Haas Grotesk) R rollsigns

[@joestrike8537]

Does anyone (like me) miss the cars you could look out the front window? The C line was the last running them and I think they were recently retired. I've always found the subway tunnels mysterious and fascinating; now the motorman's cab runs the width of the train , and you have to look thru his door and the front of the train for the view - and more often than not see your own reflection in the outer door.

[@MrRailfan]

Last rail fan window left in New York is the m3 cars on lirr/mnrr. Gonna miss it 😢

[@joestrike8537]

@@MrRailfan well at least there are all these POV train/subway videos on KZbin to remember them by

[@blakemcnamara9105]

Although there is that letter from the MTA, I wouldn't count your chickens before they hatch about the R32s being retired.

[@TailsMilesFox147]

@@joestrike8537 True, search up”Welcome to an experience” On KZbin, they make train POV/subway videos, they have one of the best videos ever, they give you a nice video of the tracks up ahead on any line.

[@larryrwendelljr4465]

Long way to go to find "Not In Service" lol Nice capture. :o)

[@cat1554]

It's not servi

[@mancast-bx6hi]

I love the yellow B and D more on the r42. It looks a lot cooler.

[@rollercoasterstoneface]

Still waiting for the Q diamond of my childhood 😢😪🤧

[@kimberleydenhaan4180]

fucking S

[@cybercena6015]

I WENT TO THAT HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THAT TRAIN CAR IS LOCATED. ITS AT TRANSIT TECH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CYPRESS HILLS SECTION OF BROOKLYN,NY. THE TRAIN CAR IS LOCATED IN THE WOOD SHOP IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE SCHOOL. I ONLY GOT TO SEE THE TRAIN CAR 2 OR 3 TIMES DURING THE 1 YEAR (SEPTEMBER 1998-JUNE 1999) I ATTENDED THE SCHOOL.

[@abudiyan]

DIAMOND BROWN R!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

[@arifakyuz7673]

A discontinued Nassau skipstop service

[@CrosstownXpress]

Arif Akyuz The diamond R Train was not a Nassau Skip-Stop Express Service. It ran rush hours only from Chambers Street on the Nassau Street Line and ran local to Bay Ridge-95th Street on the 4th Avenue Line (the current R Train terminal). It was like an extra R Train service that ran to Chambers Street on the Nassau Street Line instead of the Broadway Line, effectively increasing service for the 4th Avenue Local Line. It was eventually discontinued due to lack of riders.

[@redbird1train855]

R32 G Crosstown Train what decades was this?

[@RelocatedRedbird]

The brown diamond R was the rename of the RJ route (same terminal points) when they got rid of double letters, same as how the K replaced the AA. The Nassau Street R and the K were in use from 85 to about 88 or 89, I think. When they got rid of those, many other changes came in, such as no more B or D on Broadway (coincides with working on the south side of the Manhattan Bridge), and giving part of the K route (later all of it) to the C.

[@anthropologie1304]

Is in 0:35

[@qolspony]

I remember so well the two "B" services. The "B" 6th Avenue Local and the "B" Central Park West Local. The "B" local ended at 57th Street and 6th Avenue. It only ran rush hours. The "B" Central Park Local ran express via 6th Avenue. It, too, ran only rush hours. The "AA" replaced it non rush hours. So non rush hours, there were only 2 real train services and a special JFK train service. But the JFK never used these cars. It was always using R46 (which it lived and died from). I never ever seen the Brown "R" service. The Nassau and Broadway El meant more back in the day (before I was born). And the "K" replaced the "AA" years later, before they finally increase the running times for the "C" and "B". Of course this meant that the "A" wasn't restricted to an only rush hour Brooklyn local. So I would say, the service is a lot better than the 1980s at least. In the late 80s (I guess) brought about advance Broadway BMT service and scale down 6th Avenue service. That's because the north side of the bridge needed repair. Really? The entire bridge needed repair, but the MTA did not want to shutdown the entire bridge of train traffic. The weight of the trains was causing the bridge to develop cracks. That's why the B and D was yellow. But where they went, I don't know. I think they also retain some measure of B and D service on 6th Avenue. There was a shuttle that ran to grand street, because they couldn't turn full trains there. I don't know if Second Avenue was a terminal for the B and D, too long to remember. Than it became the N, R and Q. The N remain on Broadway, but the "Q" became a third 6th Express. The "Q" (QB) was never really that important before this time (1980s). It was a rush hour version of the "M" on Brighton. The "M" was the main local service at this time. Than they eventually moved the "M" to 4th Avenue and this also made the "Q" the train it is today. However, The "Q" was the brighton Express when it was on 6th Avenue. The "D" had been the express previously (I wonder who came up with this idea?). Anyway, after the southern side of the Manhattan bridge was return to rail services, the D was taken off of the Brighton route on place on the west end. What was an important train that have serve Brighton for decades (or since I have been alive) was now gone. That's because they said passengers prefer the Broadway "Q" over the 6th Avenue "D", because Broadway had "superior" connections. So now the 4th Avenue line have 2 full time services instead of one. But at one time, none. The "N" and "R" did not run nights and they had shuttle services.

[@williamerazo3921]

N train was 24 hour Local on the trucks until 4ave BK until it was moved back on the bridge after 2004 bridge renovation. It was one the slowest trains until then.B orange ran on 4th Ave as an express and M trains ran as local in the RH other times terminated at Chambers St.

[@rahmel2009]

I just find it crazy how the express tracks on the Broadway line went unused for roughly a decade.

[@qolspony]

@@rahmel2009 Because the express tracks were connected to the Bridge. Slightly different subject: That Canal Street express station went to hell during the time those tracks were closed on the south side of the Manhattan Bridge. I guess the MTA figured that they were never going to get around fixing the bridge. So they were left as a garbage pit. The station was still active as a transfer point to other train services. The express tracks are position east and west (Canal Street), while the local is on the far west side of these tracks (Broadway). So getting to the #6 and J is easier if you are on the opposite end. But makes transfer easier for these other services, which is why they kept it opened.

[@qolspony]

@@williamerazo3921 Yes. The "N" was absolutely the worse service during this time. I often took the R(arely) coming compare to the N(ever) coming and a bus. I lived in Astoria at this time. I wanted to see why the "N" was such a FK up service, so I took it out of Brooklyn. By the amount of people who got on told me why the N was scheduled to be less frequently. The demand is in Queens, not Brooklyn. So when the "W" arrived as a gift, things improved greatly. Oftentimes the W was there, not the N. And it was very persistent. Back in the 80s, the "M" was the main Brighton local service, as I mentioned before. But back in the 1980s there have been some talk to move it to 4th Avenue. The info I received was that most people wanting to go DT Manhattan wanted the "M" from 4th Avenue. But from what can tell, things have not been the same since they moved the "M" from Brighton. And not in a good way. After "M" is gone. The "Q" became the express and the "D" local. Then there was a situation that the Brighton infrastructure was deteriorating. So the "D" was doing double duty. Than they couldn't figure out if the whether the "M" should be the 4th Avenue express or local. Than it happened. The "M" derailed on the bay ridge line enroute to coney island. The 1990s was not a good time for the MTA and the 13 M train. So they truncated to 9th Avenue than Chambers Street. But I saw one good thing about the "M". It was paired with the inefficient "R". So it did offer certain passengers some relief. By the R was extended to 179 Street Jamaica Queens briefly. The G was the midnight. This did not last long though. But at least the "F" could shine again as it did before the "E" went to Jamaica Center. What I heard the very frequent E made local after/to 71st Street. So here you had was an Express of an Express setup. But i known the E as a local during my school days back in the 1980s. Boy do I missed the 59th Street/42nd Street or West 4th Street on the "A" line. The E would crawl in these places, so the A EXPRESS was KING showing the E how it is done. Sorry! I had to get that in there.

[@7trainproductions7430]

Why is that train so clean?

[@MrSlamCAC]

Almost complete The last two would have been Special and Shuttle

[@trolleybuscrasher8831]

Another way to catch the older lines :)

[@hooli4110]

Pretend we didn't see that blue circle with an airplane on it ~MTA (train to the plane)

[@slade747]

This was at Transit Tech High School right? Is that car operational ? That'll be cool to hear the motors on the R-42 running again :D

[@CaptainDripp]

slade747 the train can't move

[@timothytheghoste2152]

I WISH IT RAN ON ALL LINES 😭

[@blainecountysherrif4542]

Wow. They still had the yellow B and D?

[@kinkisharyocoasters]

they was around the same time as the K and diamond brown R

[@EASsirenVids01]

RIP R42 12/30/19

[@aidasanchez6971]

To 3/10/21

[@andychen7390]

oh the good ol' days when you see outdated signs, nostalgia moment

[@joestrike8537]

You want subway nostalgia, go to the Transit Museum in downtown Brookly - nostalgia overdose!

[@blakemcnamara9105]

@@joestrike8537 It's not really the same as a revenue train.

[@TheTyler8848]

i miss these on the N and W

[@andrewkawasaki2674]

Notice that the first 4 blue lines spell "ache."

[@rahmel2009]

i’ve never realized that

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

Dang. Is the train in pain?

[@crazyboutferrets]

The train deciding what service it wants to run on today

[@eduardososa843]

0:17 R42 (N) yeah.

[@KingRamzi11]

The S used to be the H though. I’m surprised that the H is blue instead of gra

[@Locomotiveskin-st5eq]

Very nice! Lovely rollsigning video here. My favorite letter signs are the D, G, yellow Q, orange Q and the S.

[@b45productions7]

It runs on the J N Z And that’s about it

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

Don't forget about "Not Servi"!

[@Staticlyy]

The Order is by the Line

[@wyattsmith2498]

Brown . Foamers will go absolutely bonkers.

[@shanejason1016]

i wonder if that train is still there? i hope it is.

[@101worgeo]

Orange M in the r40/42

[@ntrainr160]

Bring back R42s to the M. I want to see an SMEE on the M again.

[@CrosstownXpress]

r62car1603railfan The M Train Shuttle from Metropolitan Avenue to Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues is using R42s.

[@nubiacacho5890]

Ok

[@nubiacacho5890]

Lll90

[@nubiacacho5890]

@@CrosstownXpress wqq

[@slayqueen2025xd]

It would be brown, they would have to make it orange

[@mr.train_x4287]

Whose behind the panel for train??

[@orangefan200]

0:00 JFK express

[@chxace9827]

that's satisfying

[@fredola2600]

the blue H or grey A

[@koby_boy]

The train looks clean for my opinion

[@williamerazo3921]

Bring back the B train as Broadway local Bridge Brighton Express and make the K train as RH Bronx Concourse to WTC train

[@ar9sfx]

R42 CIS or R42 MK?

[@aqua438]

I remember when the yellow shuttle ran from 1998-1999 when the was not in service

[@aqua438]

When the orange q train was not in service

[@Staticlyy]

8th Ave to Nassau Line

[@ntrainr160]

Nice!!!!

[@northlanderdude]

I did not know there were diamond shaped letter signs. what is the difference between the colours and shapes?

[@user-yg2up4lg3r]

Google it you lazy f**k

[@blakemcnamara9105]

@@user-yg2up4lg3r What is wrong with you?

[@CholaHelloKitty]

Diamond bullets are now being used on IRT for the express line only 2 lines

[@robloxandtransit9626]

Some r42 didn't ran in some lines like the F or G and I never knew there was a K train

[@CrosstownXpress]

Roblox and transit Some R42s used to run on the F and G Lines back when some where based out of Jamaica Yard and when the G Train ran 6 Car Trains (75 footers) and 8 Car Trains (60 footers). They also ran on the F Line before late-2009. Also, there were two K Trains. The first use ran from Broadway Junction on the Jamaica Line to 57th Street on the 6th Avenue Line. The second use was when the IND stopped using double letters, and the AA Line was relettered to K. It ran from Washington Heights-168th Street to World Trade Center (called Hudson Terminal at the time). This was discontinued when the C Train was extended to Brooklyn outside of rush hour, which gave the K Train no reason to exist.

[@Flash_Warn1ng]

The K was a useless C/E train it ran from 168th st Washington heights to World Trades center

[@henrymanzano2201]

Yup. The 'K' train ran in the early 80s

[@ImmortalTimm19]

Do you go to this school?

[@EthanF175]

where is that?

[@caroperes4437]

How did you get there?

[@ARandomguy710]

H train confirmed

[@johnowen3277]

ENJOY

[@patriciawielk9931]

Wow that’s cool JFK express at the beginning of the video

[@arifakyuz7673]

Arif AkyuzDear Mta: I know that you want to keep the majority of people happy with your NTT trains and try making everything more efficient. But with the R42s retiring soon, I only have one request which is to bring back the R42s on the Franklin Shuttle and the C. It will not only make the people on the J/Z happy, but the people on the Franklin S would not mind for the equipment change. The leftover cars can be given to the G. And the people on the C would be happy to see a train that is not as old as the R32s. Those residual R160As in the C could be given to various other lines, like the A, M, or the Q. The R42s just need maintenance and a line change. They can last for another 3 years if you do so. So don't be a bunch of tw*ts and keep these f***ing cars!

[@jasongrant2616]

where is that

[@rafaelasuncionXD2000216]

Transit Tech High School

[@kathartic713]

Where was this shot at?

[@cam2643]

Martin Transit Tech High School in East NY Brooklyn

[@kashvillian0S]

Camara Dëx my brother is in that school

[@johnowen3277]

H 8 Avenue shuttle

[@jasongrant2616]

where

[@ilikepotato2741]

Among us in a nutshell

[@chrianreyo1111]

Uploaded on my birthday! Just like so!

[@transitguynick]

FOAM

[@johnowen3277]

V 6 Avenue shuttle

[@minnatalyavelfar1702]

0:22 Is the Normal (Q) But In 0:25 Its not normal What Im Trying To Say Is That The letter in both bullets aren't the same. I don't think you understand what Im trying to say

[@SomeTrainEnthusiast]

Do you mean the font? Like the way the letter looks? If that's what you mean, you are correct. The Yellow Q is in "Neue Haas Grotesk Medium," and the orange one in "Standard Medium."

[@johnowen3277]

Q 6 Avenue Express

[@johnowen3277]

S 42 street shuttle

[@ItsDuckToYou]

Where is this at

[@transitfannermiguelnunez]

Transit tech high school

[@chxace9827]

oooh, airport train

[@sgtstone501st9]

i member that day

[@princessstarlight2819]

?????

[@johnowen3277]

D 6 Avenue Express

[@johnowen3277]

B 6 Avenue Express

[@johnowen3277]

G Brooklyn-queens crosstown local

[@cynthiakrauss8861]

Where is this place?

[@MrRailfan]

Transit tech high school

[@ChoboUnjeon]

차돌리기에 용이하게 설계를 해놓는구나

[@marquel414]

Were Was this Taken at ??

[@cam2643]

shantwan kinlaw Transit Tech High School in East NY Brooklyn

[@kashvillian0S]

shantwan kinlaw my brother is in that school

[@TheAnunnaki-NYC]

So we gonna pretend we didn’t see the old local blue “K” ??

[@superbrownsheep3777]

At the start of the video I saw the airplane logo inside a colored circle. Was mta planning to make a subway line to the airport but was cancelled?

[@TheRailLeaguer]

That was the JFK Express. It ran from 57th/6th, via the 6th Avenue line to West 4th Street, and then switched to the 8th Avenue Line with stops at Chambers Street and Fulton Street-Broadway/Nassau, before entering Brooklyn. Once in Brooklyn, the train stopped at Jay Street-Borough Hall, and then continued non-stop to Howard Beach-JFK Airport. In 1988, it briefly made express stops on the Fulton Street Line and ran local in Manhattan. In 1989, when when the 63rd Street Line opened, the service was extended there, stopping at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street. Initially it used R46 cars, though when those cars went in for overhaul, the R44s ran on the line. Service ran from 1978 to 1990, and since then, the A train has been serving Howard Beach. The 63rd Street Tunnel is used by the F train.

[@johnowen3277]

S 6 Avenue shuttle

[@vader97100]

Diamond Brown R?

[@okperf5210]

Chad M ik can someone tell me when that was a thing?

[@delorean132]

Late 1980s. Ran from Chambers St on the Nassau St line, down the Montague St tubes, to 95 St-Ft. Hamilton (Bay Ridge)

[@arifakyuz7673]

Nassau Skip stop

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Arif Akyuz Diamonds indicator rush service, not express or skip stop. You might see a for one to RP. The B division in service in 1986 before R40 didn’t have a circle C(R32 and R38, only pre-GOH). IRT cars predating the R62 in service at the same time also had diamonds.

[@TheGreatLaker]

Diamond R?

[@MrRailfan]

Special service from 95 st to chambers street. Ran very briefly. It was a duplicate of the bankers specials from the 40s to 60s

[@TheGreatLaker]

@@MrRailfan thanks for the explanation buddy, cheers😁

[@CarlosJimenez-cc9lr]

Brown diamond r train

[@rafael-075-campusdopici-un8]

Brown train, #BrownRTrain

[@centralgames1638]

I always thought it was a peice of plastic lmao

[@johnowen3277]

N Broadway Express

[@jaychinut1]

What is this place?

[@MrRailfan]

It's a high school

[@transitfannermiguelnunez]

Transit Tech high school

[@smythfamily8321]

Don’t understand some, like the yellow “S” train or the yellow “B” train. As a foamer, that is cursed

[@johnowen3277]

C 8 Avenue local

[@MrMam-yo7qp]

You go to transit tech?

[@MrRailfan]

No, was visiting.

[@MrMam-yo7qp]

@@MrRailfan oh ok Cool!

[@johnowen3277]

A 8 Avenue Express

[@johnowen3277]

K 8 Avenue local

[@johnowen3277]

E 8 Avenue local

[@CarlosJimenez-cc9lr]

Orange q train is different

[@chantetulloch2221]

I just knew that that The L and the S are the same color

[@RelocatedRedbird]

It's the lighting. The S is a little darker than the L. While the L is light slate gray, the S actually used to be black on maps, until they made it dark slate gray.

[@johnowen3277]

D Broadway Express

[@zhuhuanjin1326]

I like the d Train and the yellow d Train

[@realniggsolo]

NO WAY IT USES HELVETICA FONT R FOAMFOAMFOAMFOAM

[@johnowen3277]

F 6 Avenue local

[@johnowen3277]

B Broadway Express

[@aidasanchez6971]

K TRAIN?!?!?!?

[@MrRailfan]

There was a K train for years before the 90s

[@donnallgreene1378]

Y no numbers

[@Shadowdreamcast]

Donnall Greene Because R42s were used for BMT/IND lines and not IRT lines. IRT trains are shorter so BMT/IND trains (such as this R42) can't go in IRT lines.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

dswagger Greene an R42 would just crash into the front of the tunnel

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

“Not Servi”

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

😐

[@CarlosJimenez-cc9lr]

Diamond w

[@cristobalcampos2011]

OMG RARE LINES H K YELLOW S W EXPRESS YELLOW B YELLOW D ORANGE Q ORANGE S and BROWN R EXPRESS

[@hvactechpr7872]

K is for school cars h was the rockaway shuttle

[@mr_noobplays4548]

the K isn't really that rare.

[@johnowen3277]

R nuzzle street Express

[@johnowen3277]

J nuzzle street Express

[@CarlosJimenez-cc9lr]

J train is different

[@johnowen3277]

R Broadway local