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It's a weird sort of universality that excludes the oldest and biggest mass transit systems, the London Underground and the New York Subway.
by grabcocque 11y ago
It's a weird sort of universality that excludes the oldest and biggest mass transit systems, the London Underground and the New York Subway.
- morgante 11y agoI've heard people call the New York system the metro.
- 6502nerdface 11y agoNew York's subway stations are stilled marked on the street by a big "M", and you'll occasionally hear people say "metro," but "subway" is much more common -- it is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, though. In Chicago, which has another pretty old mass transit system, people call it the "el," even the parts that aren't elevated (i.e., the subway, though you'll hear "subway," too). Oddly, the commuter rail between Chicago and suburbs is the "Metra".
- grabcocque 11y agoDoes the New York Subway have a logo? I know the MTA does (it's kinda cool) but most New York subway street signs just have little roundels indicating the various lines through the station. http://www.nyhabitat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/etiquette-guide-new-york-times-square-subway.jpg http://www.nyhabitat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/eti... Maybe the Subway doesn't have its own logo.