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IRT (Grand Central) 1980s.........

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Note the huge "GRAND CENTRAL" sign suspended from the ceiling; rows of bulbs ...

Queensboro Plaza, circa-1980..........

Note only incandescent lighting here; also, in the shadows at left, the bench/station sign with the hooded valance above; I well recall seeing these with (mos ...

Old and new lighting fixtures at the closed side platform at Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall (1995)..............

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Worth Street (IRT), 1960 (now closed)......

Nary a florescent fixture in sight (not surprising, as the station would soon close)

Note, also, the bulbs under the platform edge; back in the 60's, ...

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Recall, too, that the "Arnines" were also equipped with "reverse screw" bulbs, to deter theft (and, today, incandescent bulbs, in general, are now well on their way to ext ...

"Noo Yawk" subway influence in Helsinki............. Wink

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Subways do not usually come to mind when one thinks of Finland; here are several photos of Helsinki's sleek (and spotless!) Metro..............

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It is also interesting to note that the vintage rolling stock used on Istanbul's "TUNEL" were rebuilt from historic trams.........

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When the Roosevelt Island Tram opened in 1976, prewar "Eye-En-Dee" cars were still running (but not for long) on the "GG" crosstown line.............

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Recalling Glasgow's "Clockwork Orange" Subway..........

This elongated circular system is, indeed, highly unusual by United States standards; in London, the "Circle Line" in Lon ...

The Haifa, Israel "Carmelit" underground funicular subway DOES have a bit of company in its uniqueness; check out the historic, rubber-tired underground funicular in Istanbul..........

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Check out the historic (and charming!) underground (rubber-tired) "TUNEL" funicular "Metro" in Istanbul...... Wink

https://life-globe.com/en/tunel-istanbul/

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A few glimpses of the now-departed R-44s, back in the 1976...........

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Glasgow Subway's rolling stock through the years: (as you can see, they bear no resemblence to any American rapid transit rolling stock)

The original cars ("coaches") were indeed quite ch ...

Historical note........

The Haifa "subway" was not the only underground transit operation to use cable traction.

Glasgow's subway (opened in the 1890s) utilized cable operation until t ...