About This Edition

Version 4.2 is the latest release of the book. It was released on September 14th, 2007. Second Avenue Subway track maps are included with this version!

Yard notes have been changed to reflect fleet changes on all divisions, signal numbers have been updated and notes on ongoing construction projects have been made and a to-scale drawing of Linden Yard is now included. Other recent updates include the reconfiguration of the Nassau St. line in lower Manhattan, the SIRT reconfiguration and some signal page additions.

As always, the main thrust of the book are the black & white track maps, showing every station, every track and all yard leads, all with their respective track numbers. The book is now 142 pages in length, spiral-bound in 8 1/2 x 11" format.

In this edition you will find every mainline track, every one of the system's yards, tracks of the Staten Island Rapid Transit and underground portions of the PATH system in New York and New Jersey and the JFK AirTrain. Also included are route separation home signals and details of the system's most complicated interlockings (like DeKalb Avenue, 47-50th St, West 4th Street, East New York, Atlantic Avenue, 125th St./Lexington Ave. and many more). There is an exhaustive description of track signaling, an expanded introduction and three pages of colour signals. The book also includes details on abandoned tracks and stations, radio frequencies, whistle and buzzer codes and many other useful goodies. It's a must for any serious subway buff, railfan or straphanger who loves to know about the operations of the world's largest subway system.