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lapsedmodernistDoes anyone know why MTA trains skip certain letters? like, there is the A, B, C, D, E, F, G but not H or I, there is a J but then it skips K
Basically these are the letters that have trains...named after them, i guess? can you name something after a letter that is a purely arbitrary Saussurian sign?
Anyway: Letters featured on New York Subway trains:
A B C D E F G J L M N Q R S (but i don't know if it is just "S" or if it stands for Shuttle) V W Z
Missing letters:
H I K O P T U X Y
It seems random; I can't figure out any sort of underlying principle. I have tried googling it, but although I am usually very good at node-hopping (TM William Gibson), I was unsuccesful this time.
Similarly, why is there no "8" train? Every other 1 through 9 number is utilized. Is "8" like the train equivalent of a 13th floor in a hotel room?
Someone please enlighten me.
Basically these are the letters that have trains...named after them, i guess? can you name something after a letter that is a purely arbitrary Saussurian sign?
Anyway: Letters featured on New York Subway trains:
A B C D E F G J L M N Q R S (but i don't know if it is just "S" or if it stands for Shuttle) V W Z
Missing letters:
H I K O P T U X Y
It seems random; I can't figure out any sort of underlying principle. I have tried googling it, but although I am usually very good at node-hopping (TM William Gibson), I was unsuccesful this time.
Similarly, why is there no "8" train? Every other 1 through 9 number is utilized. Is "8" like the train equivalent of a 13th floor in a hotel room?
Someone please enlighten me.
