| Back in the 1970s, there were several shuttle operating on the NY subway system. One of them was a vestige of the BMT that ran from the Prospect Park station on the Brighton Line(D, M, and QB trains) to Fulton St. Originally, it connected with the BMTs Fulton St elevated line. When that line was replaced in 1940 with the IND subway, the line from Prospect Park remained, the transfer along with it, but now to the underground A train. To facilitate the transfer, you used a ticket. It was acquired by pulling a lever on a machine, which spit out the ticket. At the other end, you dropped the ticket in a collection box. The large number indicated the day of the month the ticket was issued. I do not know if this system is still in place, though I imagine the Metrocard has eliminated it. I picked this one up Sep 20 1973. |