The 100th Anniversary of the BMT! On June 15, 2023, The New York Transit Museum and Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA NYCT Subway celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company (BMT) assuming control of the bankrupt Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) on June 15, 1923. The museum's operating set of AB Standards (2390/2391/2392) was brought out on the F/Culver Line for the public to ride and photograph between Kings Highway and 18th Avenue stations, with the R9 train kept as a protect set. Thank you to all who came out and participated in the events of the day.
The combined train is seen exiting the subway and climbing up to the elevated station at Ditmas Avenue with the Freedom Tower in the background. This connection between the IND and BMT was opened in 1954, rendering the Culver connection to the BMT a shuttle until its abandonment. Keen observers will note recent changes to the interlocking as most of the switches at this location have been moved underground.
