StevenFrancis 22 #1 Posted December 4, 2012 You may know me as one to notice all of the littlest details of the New York Subway, well here's one thing, I noticed that New York City is the only city that puts a little white crescent on its train wheels, I wonder what its significance is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblock 3,488 #2 Posted December 4, 2012 They paint them like that so it's easier to tell how fast the wheels are turning. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LTA1992 1,326 #3 Posted December 4, 2012 Funny, ever since I was little, I had a feeling that's what they were fore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamen Rider 1,850 #4 Posted December 5, 2012 They show wheel slip and stuck motors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azspeedbullet 57 #5 Posted December 5, 2012 They paint them like that so it's easier to tell how fast the wheels are turning. The buses have a similar thing, there is an arrow shaped thing on the lugnuts on the wheels Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fresh Pond 5,363 #6 Posted December 10, 2012 The buses have a similar thing, there is an arrow shaped thing on the lugnuts on the wheels Those are different...they used those to make sure the lug nuts holding the wheels on are tightened correctly 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
