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R62a 7 train with new "34 Street - Hudson Yards" Rollsign


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How the hell did that happen? For a second there, I thought that the 34th St Station for the (7) Line was gonna be called "34th St-Javits Center".

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How the hell did that happen? For a second there, I thought that the 34th St Station for the (7) Line was gonna be called "34th St-Javits Center".

I thought it was gonna be called Javits Center as well.

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Consider that the signs they put up for Bloomberg's press conference inside the station said "34 Street - Hudson Yards" and that's probably why it's like that.

 

It's nice that they did it in Aksidenz Grotesk to keep it looking consistent, if this isn't an original reading.

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That marks the first time in about 25 years that Akzidenz-Grotesk has been used for anything besides a bullet, very glad to see the return! Much more attractive font.

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Nice. I wonder how long they plan to keep these R62As for after reading this...

 

Well, IIRC, the R188s are delivered up till at least Q4 2015 so that means part of the R62s are gonna be around when the extension opens later this year...

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That marks the first time in about 25 years that Akzidenz-Grotesk has been used for anything besides a bullet, very glad to see the return! Much more attractive font.

I love the R42 J Rollsign on the front!

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That marks the first time in about 25 years that Akzidenz-Grotesk has been used for anything besides a bullet, very glad to see the return! Much more attractive font.

I agree. It's much better fit than the newer rollsigns on the 32s and 38s that looked completely out of place.

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