The Transit Line

Historical marker location:

15546 Ridge Road West, Murray, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Ridge Road West (New York State Route 104) and Transit Road (County Route 64), on the right when traveling east on Ridge Road West.)

Marker installed: 1927

The New York City subway system, which opened in 1904, was the first rapid transit system in the world. The original line ran from City Hall to 145th Street in Harlem.