lilbluefoxie Posted July 7, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 7, 2009 I was in the Transit Museum earlier today, and the rollsign on the R33 was displaying this: To The Bronx | To Brooklyn Was this ever used? The knob was actually scrollable and it appeared to be between and , where Should have been. Photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted July 7, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 7, 2009 I was in the Transit Museum earlier today, and the rollsign on the R33 was displaying this: To The Bronx | To Brooklyn Was this ever used? The knob was actually scrollable and it appeared to be between and , where Should have been. Photo: Yes, these were used during the Lenox Avenue reconstruction in 1998. trains had to operate via Lexington Avenue in one direction and via Seventh Avenue in the other direction because only one track was available along Lenox Avenue on weekdays, and it crippled and service. The sign that you found covers the reading, but another one of these signs covered another reading as well (I believe it was the ), which reads in the inside of the subway car: To The Bronx/(5) To Brooklyn. Why these weren't removed after the construction was finished I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted July 7, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 7, 2009 Yes, these were used during the Lenox Avenue reconstruction in 1998. trains had to operate via Lexington Avenue in one direction and via Seventh Avenue in the other direction because only one track was available along Lenox Avenue on weekdays, and it crippled and service. The sign that you found covers the reading, but another one of these signs covered another reading as well (I believe it was the ), which reads in the inside of the subway car: To The Bronx/(5) To Brooklyn. Why these weren't removed after the construction was finished I don't know. Because it's a relatively common G/O and they knew those cars weren't getting assigned to the or . As a matter of fact, there were a few weekends in 2008 where the same G/O was in place but for a different reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted July 7, 2009 Interestingly, the train I took from Boro Hall going towards Manhattan had the map on the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted July 7, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 7, 2009 Interestingly, the train I took from Boro Hall going towards Manhattan had the map on the inside. That's because the the and the share fleet during rush hour, so you will often see a train with a route strip map and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted July 7, 2009 Also what does "G/O" stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcconnell Posted July 7, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 7, 2009 G/O = general order, used for subway service changes and a multitude of other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62A 1991 Posted July 7, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 7, 2009 Also what does "G/O" stand for? General Order. EDIT: rmcconnell beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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