Writer James Yoshimura based Subway of the HBO hidden-camera series Taxicab Confessions, in which a New York City detective discussed a memorable real-life instance of a man trapped between a platform and a subway train. A clip of the scene can be found on YouTube under the title "New York Stories - Taxicab Confessions - Part 1".
Vincent D'Onofrio (John Lange) will go on to play another character within the Homicide/Law & Order universe. He will play Detective Robert Goren on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
This episode won a prestigious Peabody Award.
On the DVD's this is episode 604 which is shown in the order it was produced instead of when it was originally aired on NBC.