The BRT / BMT Monthly was the employee newspaper published by the company. Some of the pages are dedicated to company business or information on developments on the line but there are also pages that give insight into the lives of the employees. Definitely a must read.
Articles on Cab Signals and The meaning of blue lights in the subway from the 1916 BRT Monthlies
January 1918 – includes special feature on Women Conductors (yes in WWI)
February 1920 – Includes articles on how the BRT handles the Blizzard of 1920
January 1923 – Includes article on the demolition of Culver Depot at Coney Island
November 1923 – Better Metropolitan Transit and what it means to the BMT
Article on the Coney Island Shops from June 1928
October 1936 – Includes a special article on the then new PCC Car
