Subway lights. Broadway Junction, Brooklyn ... By the time the first subway opened, the lines had been consolidated into two privately owned systems, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT), and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT). The city built most of the lines and leased them to the companies. The first line of the city-owned and operated Independent Subway System (IND) opened in 1932; this system was intended to compete with the private systems and allow some of the elevated railw

5.4K views · 21 reactions | The MTA hosted its first open house in Queens to share updates on the long-awaited Interborough Express, a light rail project that would connect Brooklyn and Queens without passing through Manhattan. The proposed 14-mile line would run along underused freight tracks from Bay Ridge to Jackson Heights, linking 17 subway lines and the Long Island Rail Road. #nyc #queens #brooklyn #interboroughexpress #commute #travel | FOX 5 NY | Facebook