A New York City subway train (the Eighth Avenue Express) mentioned in Duke Ellington's signature song "Take the A Train" and famously performed by Ella Fitzgerald. The A Train passes through Harlem, stopping at 145th Street ("Sugar Hill"), a center of African American culture during the "Harlem Renaissance" between the world wars.
You must take the A Train / To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem / If you miss the A Train / You'll find you've missed the quickest way to Harlem ...
"Take the A Train"
Billy Strayhorn
"Take the A Train"
Billy Strayhorn
by JerseyJohn February 01, 2007
the name that native new yorkers refer to the NYC subway system. its is rare that you will here a native new yorker or someone who has lived in nyc for year call it "the subway". it is only called the subway when they refer to it to set it aside from metro-north or long island railroads all three are operate the MTA
by redmagic55 June 12, 2011
It's a transportation vehicle.
by babtothebone May 16, 2011
Doing two lines of cocaine simultaneously, one in each nostril. Also known as "riding the rails" or "skiing"
by alpha1 March 12, 2014
by kevinache October 14, 2011
A person who has the aids virus
by Jack de wack May 08, 2008
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