13 FULTON ST 13 14TH STREET R1 end rollsigns

13 was the BMT

Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation

The Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation was an urban transit holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, and incorporated in 1923. The system was sold to the city in 1940 and today, together with the IND subway system, form the B Division of the New York City Subway...

's designation for service on the BMT Fulton Street Line (not to be confused with today's IND Fulton Street Line

IND Fulton Street Line

The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it. It forms part of the A...

, which uses a portion of the old BMT line at its east end).

When the BMT assigned numbers in 1924, 13 was assigned to trains between Park Row

Park Row (BMT station)

Park Row was a major elevated railway terminal constructed over the New York end of the Brooklyn Bridge, across from New York City Hall in Manhattan that served as the terminal for BMT services operating over the Brooklyn Bridge from the BMT Fulton Street Line, BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and their...

 in Manhattan and Lefferts Avenue – 119th Street, via the Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...

 and BMT Fulton Street Line. Service patterns were rather complicated, with the following services running:

Morning rush hours:

• Trains beginning at Lefferts Avenue or Grant Avenue
  Grant Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line)
  Grant Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. It was the eastern terminal of the line until September 25, 1915, when Hudson Street–80th Street opened. The next stop to the west was Crescent Street. It closed on April 26,...
  
   ran express from Atlantic Avenue
  Atlantic Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)
  Atlantic Avenue is a rapid transit station on the BMT Canarsie Line, a part of the New York City Subway system. Built in 1916, it was reconfigured in 2002–04. This station is a good example of the Dual Contracts architecture. Much of the period woodwork and ironwork is intact. The fare control...
  
   to Franklin Avenue, and then local to Park Row.
• Trains beginning at Atlantic Avenue ran local to Park Row, or used the spur to Fulton Ferry
  Fulton Ferry (BMT Fulton Street Line)
  Fulton Ferry was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The next stop to the south was Court Street. The station closed on May 31, 1940.-References:http://stationreporter.net/fultonel.htm...
  
   in downtown Brooklyn.

Afternoon rush hours:

• Trains from Park Row to Lefferts Avenue ran express from Sands Street
  Sands Street (BMT station)
  Sands Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It was a large complex with 2 levels. The upper level served trains going to Park Row. It had 4 tracks and 2 island platforms with the outside of the platforms serving streetcars. The lower level had a terminal and a loop for...
  
   (on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge
  Brooklyn Bridge
  The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...
  
  ) to Lafayette Avenue and Grand Avenue
  Grand Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line)
  Grand Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had two tracks and two offset side platforms. It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line. The next stop to the east was Franklin Avenue . The next stop to the west was...
  
   to Atlantic Avenue.
• Trains from Park Row to Grant Avenue ran express from Sands Street to Boerum Place
  Boerum Place (BMT Fulton Street Line)
  Boerum Place was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line.It had 2 tracks and 2 offset side platforms. It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line. The next stop to the east was Elm Street-Duffield Street. The next stop to the...
  
   and Flatbush Avenue
  Flatbush Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line)
  Flatbush Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line.It had 2 tracks and i island platform. It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line. The next stop to the east was Cumberland Avenue. The next stop to the west was Elm...
  
   to Franklin Avenue.
• Trains from Fulton Ferry ran local.
• Extra trains ran from Franklin Avenue to Lefferts Avenue, express to Atlantic Avenue.

By 1925, local morning trains were added from Grant Avenue to Fulton Ferry or Park Row. Between 1925 and 1931, afternoon rush hour service was changed to the following:

• Express trains from Park Row to Lefferts Avenue ran express from Sands Street to Atlantic Avenue; local trains made all stops.
• Trains from Fulton Ferry ran local.
• Extra trains ran from Sands Street to Lefferts Avenue, running express from Franklin Avenue to Atlantic Avenue.

Between 1931 and 1937, local morning trains were shifted from beginning at Atlantic and Grant Avenues to beginning at Grant and Lefferts Avenues. Afternoon service became the following:

• Some express trains from Park Row to Lefferts Avenue ran express from Sands Street to Franklin Avenue; others from Franklin Avenue to Atlantic Avenue.
• Local trains from Park Row ended at Grant Avenue or Lefferts Avenue.
• Trains from Fulton Ferry ran local.
• Extra trains ran from Sands Street to Lefferts Avenue, running express from Franklin Avenue to Atlantic Avenue.

Extra service during all rush hours and Saturday mornings ran only from Lefferts Avenue to Atlantic Avenue.

Also at this time, special 14th Street-Fulton Street rush hour and Saturday morning trains were added between Lefferts Avenue and Eighth Avenue on the BMT 14th Street-Canarsie Line, switching lines at Atlantic Avenue.

Between 1937 and 1939, local morning trains were truncated at Sands Street (with some still going to Fulton Ferry).

The BMT Fulton Street Line was closed west of Rockaway Avenue

Rockaway Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line)

Rockaway Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line, served by the 13 train throughout its existence. It had two tracks and two side platforms, and a center island platform...

 on May 31, 1940, with free transfers to the IND Fulton Street Line

IND Fulton Street Line

The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it. It forms part of the A...

. Service from then on was limited to trains running the remaining length, as well as 14th Street-Fulton Street trains and the new Fulton-Lexington Avenue service (provided by 12

BMT 12

12 was the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation's designation for trains that used the BMT Lexington Avenue Line. This number was used on service listings on company maps, but was never displayed on train equipment, nor were trains referred to as "12 trains" in the manner of the current system,...

trains).

On April 26, 1956, the BMT Fulton Street Line was abandoned west of Hudson Street; the rest became part of the IND Fulton Street Line

IND Fulton Street Line

The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it. It forms part of the A...

on April 29.