The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Midtow
A poster notifying the opening of the Sixth Avenue Subway at 12:01 a.m. on December 15, 1940
The R68 is a B Division New York City Subway car order consisting of 425 cars built by the Westinghouse-Amrail Company, a joint venture of Westinghouse, ANF Industrie, Jeumont Schneider, and Alstom. T
B (New York City Subway service)
…or 145th Street (limited middays and all evenings) Southern end Brighton Beach Stations 37 27 (limited midday and all evening service) Rolling stock R68 R68A R211A (Rolling stock assignments subject to change) Depot Coney Island Yard Started service December 15, 1940 Route map to Norwood via Concourse…
Interior of an R68 car
The interior side route & destination rollsign on an R68
Exterior fixed side signage dedicated to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle
R68s in service on the D in 1987