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Remember that the subway was new and, except for the construction crews and IRT employees, most people didn’t know how to “use” it. The Times published a sort-of subway FAQ that answered most people’s fears and most commonly asked questions about the new subway.

• What is the fastest way to reach any given point along the subway? Take an express train to the nearest express station and there change to a local train.
• If the motorman should die, what would become of the train? It would stop automatically.
• Is subway travel injurious to the eyes? A well known occulist says that looking at the rows of white columns is very straining. Therefore, don’t look at them.
• Don’t try to stick your head out of the window of a subway train. The lower windows are fastened down.
• Don’t walk across the tracks between station platforms. You would have to cross four deadly third rails.