mark1447 Posted December 26, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 26, 2009 What does M stand forum? Metropolitan / Transportation Authority? Seeing Mount Vernon West Station has the (NYCT) "M" Central, how is it that it had "M" and also the too, during its days of (NYCT)? If NY Central wasn't a part of the t/a before.. Even LIRR had it. Heres an example of the "M" from one of my collections: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted December 26, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 26, 2009 Metro? as in Metro North Rail Road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted December 26, 2009 Metro? as in Metro North Rail Road? I dount that since it wasnt called Metro-Norh Commuter Railroad at the time of NY-Central, NY Penn and Conrail MTA called it MNR/MNCRR/MNR after 1983 and ConnDot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RokuSix Posted December 26, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 26, 2009 That sign looks relatively new. Perhaps it's from the planning stages of MTA's eventual takeover. It could still stand for Metro-North, but perhaps they were thinking of calling it "Metro Central" pre-1983. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queens Surface Posted December 26, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 26, 2009 I'm guessing the Central over the M is standing for as trains went into Manhattan or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted December 27, 2009 Well it must mean something.. I mean what does (NYCT) mean for NYCT? Must all be the same.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted December 27, 2009 Share #7 Posted December 27, 2009 Well it must mean something.. I mean what does (NYCT) mean for NYCT? Must all be the same.. It stands for Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted December 27, 2009 It stands for Metropolitan Transportation Authority. So that applies to M for MNCRR too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted December 27, 2009 Share #9 Posted December 27, 2009 So that applies to M for MNCRR too? Yeah, the M used to be one of the MTA's early logos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share #10 Posted December 27, 2009 Yeah, the M used to be one of the MTA's early logos. So why does Central appear under? Or is it for Nostalgic reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted December 27, 2009 Share #11 Posted December 27, 2009 So why does Central appear under? Or is it for Nostalgic reason? Maybe the sign is old..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted December 27, 2009 Share #12 Posted December 27, 2009 The M central was used on former ny central lines taken over by the , on the LIRR it said M long island. It was designed to smooth over the transition. The service not adopted by M central/CONNDOT was either abandoned or taken over by amtrak. And it's MNRR not MNCRR. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share #13 Posted December 27, 2009 The M central was used on former ny central lines taken over by the , on the LIRR it said M long island. It was designed to smooth over the transition. The service not adopted by M central/CONNDOT was either abandoned or taken over by amtrak. And it's MNRR not MNCRR. B) - A But didn't Conrail owned the MNCRR before 1983? Central was taken over by Penn and then Conrail.. Unless im wrong? As for MNRR/MNCRR, I still consider it by the old Metro North Commuter Railroad but thx and yeah i know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted December 27, 2009 Share #14 Posted December 27, 2009 Back in the 80's. (NYCT) was nostalgic about their commuter railroads. The bought the MN, NH, and LIRR from Conrail for a cheap price. To give the railroads some heritage, they would place the two-tone M with the precursor railroad's name. (ex. M; Central or on the Cosmopoltians, M; New Haven) After the 90's, the didn't give a damn anymore. So they stopped that practice. Some other railroads do that also. NJ Transit name their equipment after Jersey Central and PRR trains of the 50's. Shore Line East still uses the classic NH symbol on their trains, MARC cars have a keystone above their vestibule doors. And so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregorygrice Posted December 27, 2009 Share #15 Posted December 27, 2009 The M was what the MTA logo looked liked before they changed to the pacman logo ( ). The all budd cars and M2s used to have this logo on the front as well as the subway on the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted December 27, 2009 Share #16 Posted December 27, 2009 All the "M"s on the Subway/LIRR/MNRR stand for "Metropolitan"; Like Julio stated, Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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