100 Days on the A Train: DAY 4

DAY 4

Nothing major. In the afternoon a category 4 FOP entered the downtown train at 168th street. He sat down right next to me and I was trapped on the inside of those two front-facing seats. Even breathing through my mouth didn't help. I twisted my head around in vain to find clean air. The bile rose in my throat and I felt like I was suffocating. Until he got off at 42nd street.

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A Train Fun Facts

It is the longest subway line in the world: 31 miles with 65 stations
The A was the first subway route operated in NYC as part of the IND subway system
A typical type of train on the A line is the R32, which was built in 1964-65. They are the oldest cars in the system.
The longest gap between stations is on the A from Howard Beach to Broad Channel
It was the inspiration for the hit song, “Take the A Train” by Billy Strayhorn, a Duke Ellington standard
The A and the AA were the first services in the IND Eighth Avenue Line when it opened in 1932.
Identity crisis: the AA was renamed the K in 1985 and in 1989 it was replaced by the C.

DAY 4

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