New York Transit Museum *GIVEAWAY Below!* All aboard! Have you visited one of NYC’s most unique museums? Located in a decommissioned subway station, The New York Transit Museum is a NYC gem. Walk down the subway entrance and through the turnstile to find exhibits that highlight the city’s transit system history, including commuter rails, buses, and subways. The star of the museum is the twenty different vintage subway cars dating back to 1907. The cars span an entire block (and YES, you can step

On Saturday, September 14, the New York Transit Museum will pull a train of R32 "Brightliner" cars out of retirement for a celebratory 60th-anniversary trip, beginning and ending at 96 St-Second Av, including a turnaround through the Coney Island Yard! Tickets go on sale to Museum members on August 7 and to everyone on August 9. Don’t miss this opportunity to ride the Brightliners again! Learn more: nytransitmuseum.org/nostalgiarides/ | Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA

🎂 Happy birthday, #NYCSubway! The subway turns 121 today. 🎈 #TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 1904, New York City’s first rapid transit subway, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway opened. NYC's first subway line ran along a 9.1 mile route extending from City Hall to 145 Street, and had 28 stations. The line ran under Park Avenue South to Grand Central, across 42 Street to Times Square, and up Broadway to 145 Street. This #NYTMCollection silent film, shot just months after the subway opene

New! This 1 train #NYCsubway car is great for kids and collectors alike. It has motorized wheels, working headlights, and working doors, plus buttons to play subway sounds! Find the "MTA Motorized Subway Car" in the #NYTransitMuseumStore at the #NYTransitMuseum in Downtown Brooklyn, or our locations at Grand Central and 2 Broadway, or shop online at nytransitmuseumstore.com. | New York Transit Museum

😍 Here you can step into the subway cars throughout NYC history! In the New York Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn, which is open to the public. Curator Jodi Shapiro gives us an inside look. | Urbanist Ariel