Description
A long articulated subway train crosses a bridge over open water, viewed from above and behind. The scene shows multiple tracks, signal equipment, and a distant shoreline with tall buildings in the background. The front car windows reveal a few passengers inside. The card is dated 1925 in the printed text on the back.
Back Text (verbatim):
New York City
Public Transit Exhibit
Boerum Place & Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Open: Sunday Through Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed: New Years, Thanksgiving & Christmas Day
B.M.T. “D TYPE” TRIPLEX 1925
(also known as articulated cars).
They were unique having 3 cars on 4 trucks. For
greater flexibility first cars were equipped
(front/end) route and destination signs. Ran until
1965 on the Sea Beach, Brighton and West End
Lines. “Nostalgia Train.”
59725-D
Pub. by Ad-Venture Plus Products Inc. (212) 869-3125
Photograph By Steve Zabel
Nostalgia Special & Exhibit
Information 330-3060 & 3063
