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"Noo Yawk" subway influence in Helsinki............. Wink

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?102382

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["M"]

Subways do not usually come to mind when one thinks of Finland; here are several photos of Helsinki's sleek (and spotless!) Metro..............

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?102395

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It is also interesting to note that the vintage rolling stock used on Istanbul's "TUNEL" were rebuilt from historic trams.........

"NYO"

When the Roosevelt Island Tram opened in 1976, prewar "Eye-En-Dee" cars were still running (but not for long) on the "GG" crosstown line.............

https://www.nycsubway.org/p ...

Recalling Glasgow's "Clockwork Orange" Subway..........

This elongated circular system is, indeed, highly unusual by United States standards; in London, the "Circle Line" in Lon ...

The Haifa, Israel "Carmelit" underground funicular subway DOES have a bit of company in its uniqueness; check out the historic, rubber-tired underground funicular in Istanbul..........

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Check out the historic (and charming!) underground (rubber-tired) "TUNEL" funicular "Metro" in Istanbul...... Wink

https://life-globe.com/en/tunel-istanbul/

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A few glimpses of the now-departed R-44s, back in the 1976...........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?5694

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?37167

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?11 ...

Glasgow Subway's rolling stock through the years: (as you can see, they bear no resemblence to any American rapid transit rolling stock)

The original cars ("coaches") were indeed quite ch ...

Historical note........

The Haifa "subway" was not the only underground transit operation to use cable traction.

Glasgow's subway (opened in the 1890s) utilized cable operation until t ...

Again, recalling the Roosevelt Island Tram, the buses, and the subways, as they were, back in 1976............

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?38703

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?38701 ...

The street entrances are like a modernized IRT entrance...

traildriver:

Ahhhh, so you noticed that too! Wink

A saw a few entrances that indeed reminded me of the ol' "Eye-Are-Tee" ...

Also of interest.............

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/roosevelt-island-tramway

["ROOSEVELT ISLAND"]

And in 1976, the classic subway rolling stock then in use were blatantly defaced by graffiti, and ravaged by deferred upkeep.

Still, unlike today, there was still so much variety for the enthusiast ...

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When the Roosevelt Island Tramway opened in 1976, these were the buses which were still plying "Noo Yawk's" bustling streets..................

https://www.nycsubwa ...