An Early Happy Birthday. On October 26, 2014, the New York City Subway celebrated its 110th birthday a day early. NYCT 9587 (R-36WF, St. Louis-GSI, 1963-64) sits on track M with an 8 car train that will operate a special between 42nd and 96th Streets on the Broadway IRT, while R-62A 1846 (Bombardier, 1984-87) speeds by in regular service on track 1. When the Interborough Rapid Transit Company inaugurated the first electric subway line in New York City on October 27, 1904 the route operated between City Hall (present day 4/5/6 lines) and 145 Street/Lenox Avenue (present day 3 line).
