From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 10:51:11 PM UTC-4, Phil Kane wrote:   
   > On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 11:46:08 -0700 (PDT), hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   >   
   > >New Yorkers (and myself) don't know from A or B division.   
   > >We go by the route letter/number, route name (e.g. Lexington   
   > >Avenue Express), or IND/BMT/IRT.   
   > >   
   > >A quick search of the NYT shows many references to IND/BMT/IRT,   
   > >as does the MTA's own website.   
   > >   
   > >So, proper usage would be IND, BMT, IRT, not "A" or "B".   
   > >   
   >   
   > Much as I hate to admit it, the Electric Railroaders Association, the   
   > primary transit railfan organization, uses the A and B designations in   
   > their monthly Bulletin in spite of a large number of the members being   
   > "old time NY subway nuts" like myself.  At one time they had a "New   
   > York Division" which was very NYCTA-centric but it was merged into the   
   > main organization a while back even though of the leadership came from   
   > the NY Division and/or worked for the TA.   
      
   "TA"? How long ago did that go out of use?   
      
   > An organization which may be of interest for folks here....   
   > www.erausa.org   
      
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