Riding the subway in 1949

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Absolutely fabulous.  Loved the bit about the Second Avenue subway.  Many thanx!

Great video. Thanks for posting.

Yes High hopes for second ave line in 1949. actually making some progress in 2015. There is reference to the then new R-10s on the A Line. They are now retired. They are seen on the then new Euclid Ave Station in Brooklyn which was as far as the A went in those days. Still several years before the Rockaway extension. The LIRR was still running across Jamaica Bay in those days.

Great! I was definitely a member of the nose-to-glass committee.  A few years later though.  I remember the exterior conductors as well.

Thanks for the posting!

thanks for posting this.

Great video Larry   Can't imagine a conductor with opening doors in he snow

Yes, those were the good 'ol days.

The BMT had a large part of its fleet with conductor stations inside the cars. Certainly this was the case with the standards and I believe the lightweights as the Bluebirds and the Multis. The D Types I think are outdoors and the Q's and C Types had outdoor controls.

The R-1-9s were outsside controls . In 1949, The IND routes were mostly below ground.

The low V's on the IRT were all outdoor stations. 

Conductors on the cars with outdoor controls indeed had a tough job in the snow with this equipment. 

Running the train itself could be quite challenging in the snow as well. 

The conductor setup is much better today.