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{{quote| ''Although it was constructed in 1536, the New York subway system boasts an annual maintenance budget of nearly $8, currently stolen, and it does a remarkable job of getting New Yorkers from Point A to an indeterminate location somewhere in the tunnel leading to Point B. It's also very easy for the "out-of-towner" to use, thanks to the logical, easy-to-understand system of naming trains after famous letters and numbers. For directions, all you have to do is peer up through the steaming gloom at the informative signs, which look like this:''}}
{{quote| ''Although it was constructed in 1536, the New York subway system boasts an annual maintenance budget of nearly $8, currently stolen, and it does a remarkable job of getting New Yorkers from Point A to an indeterminate location somewhere in the tunnel leading to Point B. It's also very easy for the "out-of-towner" to use, thanks to the logical, easy-to-understand system of naming trains after famous letters and numbers. For directions, all you have to do is peer up through the steaming gloom at the informative signs, which look like this:''}}
{| class="wikitable"
||align=center border=0 width=50%

|| <small>A 5 N 7 8 C 6 AA MID-DOWNTOWN 7⅜</small> ||
|-
|| <small>EXPRESS LOCAL ONLY LL 67 </small> ||
|| <small>DDD 4 1 K AAAA 9 ONLY</small> ||
| <small>A 5 N 7 8 C 6 AA MID-DOWNTOWN 7⅜</small>
|-
|| <small>EXCEPT CERTAIN DAYS BB <sup>KK</sup> 3</small> ||
|| <small>MIDWAY THROUGH TOWN 1 7 D</small> ||
| <small>EXPRESS LOCAL ONLY LL 67 </small>
|-
|| <small>WALK REAL FAST AAAAAAAAA 56</small> ||
|| <small>LOCALIZED EXPRESS -6</small> ||
| <small>DDD 4 ♠ 1 K ☆ AAAA 9 ONLY</small>
|-
|| <small>“YYâ€\x9D ♣1,539</small> ||
|| <small>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA</small> ||
| <small>EXCEPT CERTAIN DAYS BB <sup>KK</sup> 3</small>
|-
| <small>MIDWAY THROUGH TOWN 1 7 D</small>
|-
| <small>WALK REAL FAST AAAAAAAAA 56</small>
|-
| <small>LOCALIZED EXPRESS -6</small>
|-
| <small>“YYâ€\x9D ♣1,539</small>
|-
| <small>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA</small>
|}

{{quote|''If for some reason you are unsure where to go, all you have to do is stand there looking lost, and within seconds a helpful New Yorker will approach to see if you have any "spare" change.''|'''[[Dave Barry]]''', "Can New York Save Itself?"}}
{{quote|''If for some reason you are unsure where to go, all you have to do is stand there looking lost, and within seconds a helpful New Yorker will approach to see if you have any "spare" change.''|'''[[Dave Barry]]''', "Can New York Save Itself?"}}


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 Although it was constructed in 1536, the New York subway system boasts an annual maintenance budget of nearly $8, currently stolen, and it does a remarkable job of getting New Yorkers from Point A to an indeterminate location somewhere in the tunnel leading to Point B. It's also very easy for the "out-of-towner" to use, thanks to the logical, easy-to-understand system of naming trains after famous letters and numbers. For directions, all you have to do is peer up through the steaming gloom at the informative signs, which look like this:

A 5 N 7 8 C 6 AA MID-DOWNTOWN 7⅜
EXPRESS LOCAL ONLY LL 67 ♦
DDD 4 ♠ 1 K ☆ AAAA 9 ONLY
EXCEPT CERTAIN DAYS BB KK 3
MIDWAY THROUGH TOWN 1 7 D
WALK REAL FAST AAAAAAAAA 56
LOCALIZED EXPRESS -6
“YYâ€\x9D ♣1,539
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
If for some reason you are unsure where to go, all you have to do is stand there looking lost, and within seconds a helpful New Yorker will approach to see if you have any "spare" change.
Dave Barry, "Can New York Save Itself?"