Bullet Info — Flushing Line

7 Flushing Local

Status In Use
Line Terminals North: Main Street-Flushing, Queens.
South: Times Square, Manhattan
Equipment where this bullet can be found All IRT equipment from R26 through R62A. On some R62/62A's, the word "Local" is seen below the 7, where the bottom part of the circle would be.

7 Flushing Express

Status In Use
Line Terminals See 7, above.
Used to show express service, which operates during rush hours, middays, and early evenings.
Equipment where this bullet can be found All IRT equipment from R26 through R62A. On most R62/62A's, the word "Express" is seen below the 7, where the bottom part of the diamond would be.

11 Flushing Line

Status Not In Use
Possible Uses Alternate express service, or skip-stop service
Last Known Use None
Equipment where this bullet can be found R62 and R62A only
Places you'll most likely see it. Shuttles (when the sign is set to "Upside-down S" on the inside, an upside-down 11 appears on the outside Check out an example.)

& Flushing Line

Status Internet Creation
Origin On U.S. keyboards, the SHIFT-7 key combination produces an ampersand character (&). It is the habit of typists to hold the SHIFT key to type a letter for a subway line, as the majority of the lines are named with letters. Additionally, the character representation for a circle bullet is to enclose the letter/number in parentheses, which, on U.S. keyboards, requires the use of a SHIFT key (and pressing the 9 or 0 key). Occasionally, some talking about the (7) line either types the number 7 as if it were a capital letter, or, forgets to release the SHIFT key to type the number 7, producing a reference to this fantasy subway line.
Equipment where this bullet can be found None