A train to nowhere for those in wheelchairs.

As long as I'm writing about things that read like bad jokes, how about this?

Not too many stations in the New York Subway have access for the disabled--about 60 out of 400+, and some of those don't have access to all areas of the station. The two busiest stations (according to the 30-year-old stats I have from "Urban Rail in America") in the system are pretty good, however--Times Square, for instance, has access for all trains except the Shuttle, and Grand Central has access for all trains.

The bad joke is something those familiar with the subway may have spotted already: the shuttle only goes to two stations--Grand Central and Times Square. Basically, according to the map, you can get on the shuttle at Grand Central, but if you're in a wheelchair, you can't use it to actually go anywhere. Why they don't say "except the shuttle" for both stations, I don't know. (I thought you had to use stairs to get to the Shuttle platforms at both locations, but I'm far from certain that there isn't a ramp at either station; though the map strongly supports my memory for Times Sq..)

On the bright side, wheelchair-bound riders can at least use the 7 Train between those two stations.