MTA, New York Yankees seek resolution of Stadium 'Great New York Subway Race' train name dilemma

Fans of the scoreboard segment, in which three animated trains race through the city in a season-long battle on the giant scoreboard screen, have noticed the absence of the familiar B, D and 4 markings on the front of the subways, representing the three lines that go to the Stadium.

Instead, the trains have been dubbed "Road Gray," "Midnight Blue" and "Pinstripes," leaving many die-hards wondering where the regular trains have gone.

According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Yankees, that could all change soon, once a financial misunderstanding between the MTA and the Yankees is cleared up.

While some assumed that the MTA had ordered the Yankees to cease the use of the names, a spokesman from the authority told the Daily News that couldn't be further from the truth.

"We considered the video subway race to be a great method of promoting taking mass transit to games," MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said. "We're disappointed that the Yankees decided to change the look of the trains."

The decision to pull the labels off the trains was the Yankees' alone, although it sounds as if the MTA would be thrilled to see them return to the Stadium's massive scoreboard.

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