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   John Levine to All   
   Re: "W" service returning; changes for S   
   23 Feb 16 17:27:21   
   
   From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >> Somewhere I read that the T stands for "teal".   
   >   
   >"T" is one of few letters not recently (ever?) used for another route.   
   >   
   >Teal (#008080) is quite a bit darker and greener; take a look at:   
   >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_cyan   
      
   The Times thinks it's teal, or at least they did in 2011:   
      
   http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/nyregion/the-color-teal-is-cho   
   en-for-t-train-signs.html   
      
   It says they reused the color from the old JFK Express.   
      
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