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These photos depict older model Moscow Metro rolling stock; interestingly enough, these "open cut" scenes easily recall the BMT in Brooklyn! Wink

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Here is an excellent page (with many outstanding photos) of the Moscow Metro, which first opened in 1935.

The original stations rivaled the most stunning and most opulent European palaces (and muse ...

Like New York, graffiti also "decorated" much of Budapest's rolling stock; interestingly, the 1960s/70s-era cars seen here closely resemble (even to the paint) those which ran in Moscow for ...

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Budapest's Metro opened in 1896, using most unusual-looking, low-slung cars that operated off of overhead wires.

Here is yet another European metro system which has a rich a ...

The original "TRAIN OF MANY COLORS" (1972).......... Wink

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The "subway" FINALLY (in a sense) comes to "upper-crust" 5th Avenue (1963); a Fishbowl can also be glimpsed in the far background.......... Wink

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History repeating itself...........

In 1939, the INTERBOROUGH was the oNLY one of the New York subway systems to order new cars for service to the 1939/1940 World's Fair.

In 1964, it was (again) ...

Another equally-stylish entrance at the 181st Street station......

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This narrow entrance to the IND's 181st station seems to be a unique (and handsome) combination of Art Deco and Moorish design.

In this photo, note that the original "S ...

This view depicts the cluttered-looking entrance to the IND's Dyckman Street/200th Street station; look closely and you'll see how the modern MTA station entrance lamp obliterates the last letter of t ...

These distinctive ventilation grills at the IND's 163rd Street station remind me of a bit of those depicted in the publicity photo of INDiana Jones on his thundering steed, jumping the turnstiles on t ...

This NYCTA publicity shot from 1964 features Vermont "State" car #9762 (folks indeed knew how to dress, back in '64!).......

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Hunting through the gigantic photo collection of nycsubway.org can be tedious. For example, I am interested in the "State" cars that served the 1964 World's Fair. Here is the Rhode Island ca ...

Here's another photo of "STATE OF KANSAS" car #9766, this time at 33rd/Rawson, in 1964................

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An interesting (if hardly impressive) contrast in old and new signage at the IND's 163rd Street station.............

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