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Category: Historic Maps

North Jersey Transit Commission expansion proposals. 1927

PATHs Not Taken

A deep dive into unrealized New Jersey subway extensions.
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1939 IND Second System. Cut lines from the 1929 and 1939 plans are shown as black dashes.

The Devolution of the IND Second System

The idea for this post came from an overlooked appendix at the…
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MTA Program for Action 1969

MTA Program for Action 1969 Print

A year ago, I did a deep dive into the MTA’s Program…
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The Lost 1943 IND Second System Plan

Students of NYC subway history know this map. It is one of…
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IND Service Guide: 1953

Celebrating an historic cartographer with a fantastical future map from 1953.
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Boston Historic “T” Track Map

A detailed look at ever official plan to expand the T since 1897.
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IND Second System Track Map

A detailed look at every official subway expansion proposal from 1929 until the present.
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Chystie St Connection Poster

Celebrating 50 years of the Chrystie Street Connection

On November 27th, 1967 there was chaos on the New York City…
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MBTA Animated History: 125 Years of Growth

An Animated History of the MBTA

[UPDATE: This map was originally published in 2009. Since then, the MBTA…
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