The IND Sixth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States. It runs mainly under Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, and continues south to Brooklyn. The B, D, F, and M trains, which use the Sixth Avenue Line through Midtown Manhattan, are colored orange. The B and D trains use the express tracks, while the F, <F> and M trains use the local tracks.
York Street ventilation tower for Rutgers Street tunnel
53rd Street powerhouse
Sixth Avenue Subway Will Be Opened to the Public at 12:01 A.M. Sunday, December 15, 1940.
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City Subway is one of the world's oldest public transit systems, one of the most-used, and the one with the most stations, with 472 stations in operation.
Top: A 1 train made up of ten R62A cars enters the 207th Street elevated station. Bottom: An E train made up of ten R160A cars enters the 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Image: Bombardier R62A “1” Train arriving into 207th Street November 2022
Some old pictures from the New York City Subway (1910)
The City Hall station of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, part of the first underground line of the subway that opened on October 27, 1904