New York City's subway system is one of the oldest metro systems in the world, and it's come a long way since its opening in 1904 . But in one significant way, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) subway system has stood frozen in time, and it's causing major headaches for commuters. Here's a look inside the outdated system that commuters will have to live with in the meantime:Graham Rapier contributed to a previous version of this article. In the past 100+ years, ridership on New York City's subway system has grown to about six million daily riders, and commuters can now get on and off at 472 stations throughout the four boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Part of the problem is that the MTA subway system still operates using an antiquated signaling system called block signaling , which only allows MTA employees to see an imprecise location of where a train might be, and much of the technology that operates the trains is more than 100 years old.
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"Pregnant riders, seniors and those with disabilities often need seats more than others but their condition may not always be visible," Ronnie Hakim, MTA interim executive director, said in a statement . "We hope this campaign will help their fellow riders to be more willing to offer them a seat without having to ask a personal question first."
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