Subway FAQ: Subway Train Marker Lights
From nycsubway.org
NYCTA subway trains (and elevated trains, for that matter) had marker lights on the front indicating route and destination. The practice is now mostly discontinued (although the PATH system still uses them). Thanks to a nyc.transit post by "marcm" we have a list of IND/BMT Division marker combinations from 1976. The format for each line is destination-cab marker-opposite side marker.
| Line | Destination | Cab Marker | Opposite Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Lefferts | Green | Green |
| 207th | Red | Green | |
| Far Rockaway | Red | Green | |
| Rockaway Park | Yellow | Green | |
| Round Robin | Red | Red | |
| AA | Chambers | Green | Red |
| 168 | Green | Red | |
| B | Coney Island | White | Yellow |
| 168 | Green | Yellow | |
| Bay-Parkway | Yellow | Yellow | |
| 57 | White | Yellow | |
| W4 | Green | Yellow | |
| 2-Ave | Red | Yellow | |
| CC | Rockaway Park | Yellow | Red |
| Bedford-Park | White | Red | |
| Euclid | White | Red | |
| Rockawy-Shuttle | Red | Red | |
| D | Coney Island | White | White |
| 205 | Green | White | |
| Brighton-Beach | Yellow | White | |
| E | Chambers | Green | White |
| 179 | Green | White | |
| F | Coney-Island | White | Green |
| 179 | Green | Green | |
| Kings-Hwy | Yellow | Green | |
| GG | Smith-9 | White | Red |
| Continental | White | Red | |
| J | Broad | Yellow | Yellow |
| 168 | Yellow | Yellow | |
| Eastern-Pkway | White | Yellow | |
| LL | 8-Ave | Green | Red |
| Canarsie | Green | Red | |
| Atlantic | White | Red | |
| Bway-Jcn | Yellow | Red | |
| M | Coney-Island | Green | Red |
| Metropolitan | Yellow | Red | |
| Brighton-Beach | Yellow | Red | |
| Bway-Myrtle | Red | Red | |
| N | Coney-Island | Red | White |
| Continental | White | White | |
| Kings-Hwy | Green | White | |
| 57 | Red | White | |
| Whitehall | White | White | |
| QB | Coney-Island | Red | Yellow |
| Astoria | Green | Yellow | |
| 57 | Red | Yellow | |
| RR | 95-St | Green | Green |
| Astoria | Green | Green | |
| 36-St | Red | Green | |
| Chambers | White | Green |