2024 Update!

This year, the Holiday Nostalgia Train will operate on Sundays in December. Catch the vintage train between 10am and 5pm on Sunday, December 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th. These rides are "free" with a paid regular subway fare (Metrocard swipe or OMNY tap). Northbound, the Holiday Nostalgia Train departs from the 2nd Avenue – Houston Street on the uptown F line in lower Manhattan at: 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm. Southbound, the Holiday Nostalgia Train departs from the 96th Street – 2nd Avenue on the Q line at: 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm.

The New York Transit Museum has posted their Holiday Gift Guide with something for every subway buff on your shopping list! Christmas tree ornaments, model trains, clothing... and get your MetroCard swag before OMNY takes over!

Also, beginning November 14, 2024, the Holiday Train Show returns to the New York Transit Museum Gallery & Store.

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Posted on 11/27/2024

The Transit Museum’s vintage train cars return to the Brighton Line on Saturday, September 9th and Sunday, September 10th, 2023. Rides are free with a paid subway fare (MetroCard swipe or OMNY tap). Trains will shuttle between Kings Highway and Brighton Beach as in past years, but this year for the first time passengers may board at either station. (Note that Kings Highway Station is ADA accessible!) The Parade will include a number of cars from the Transit Museum's vintage fleet. Visit the Transit Museum site for official details.

Posted on 8/11/2023