Do you want to know something.
In the 1990s, We were the best subway in the world.
In the 1990s, All of the trains were rebuilt and refurbished. (Or new)
Trains were running fast and smoothly (before the 1995 Williamsburg Wreck and timers)
And more importantly, it was reliable.
Many other states and countries looked at us, and tried to make their transit system like us because we were once the very best IN THE WORLD.
What defines a good Subway?
To me its, Well built safe equipment. Its fast and on time. its reliable. We had that in the 1990s and the early 2000s. This was our prime.
But even today, there are some aspects that we are still #.
Let me break it down
Do you know that we are one of few that runs 24/7?
Along with Chiraq. We do
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/nyc-subway-runs-all-night-and-thats-why-its-great-2017-8
Do you who has the most Stations in the world?
We do at 472.
Do you know how many services (lines) we run.
Washington D.C. has 6 Lines
Atlanta has 4
LA has 2
Chicago has 8
London has 11
Tokyo has 13
And NEW YORK CITY 27! Get Outta here.
So to answer your statement. Yeah we run R68s, but guess what? I'm writing this at 12:44 AM and almost every subway system in the world is closed. But in NYC. There is a R68 on the right now, picking up people all night long, everyday.
London is sleeping, Tokyo is sleeping, hell Sweden is sleeping.
But the damn Staten Island Railway is running all night, along with the entire subway system.
I say with proud confidence that New York City has the Best Subway in the world (WHEN IT IS WORKING!)