StevenFrancis Posted December 4, 2012 Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted December 4, 2012 Share #2 Posted December 4, 2012 They paint them like that so it's easier to tell how fast the wheels are turning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted December 4, 2012 Share #3 Posted December 4, 2012 Funny, ever since I was little, I had a feeling that's what they were fore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted December 5, 2012 Share #4 Posted December 5, 2012 They show wheel slip and stuck motors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azspeedbullet Posted December 5, 2012 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted December 10, 2012 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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