New Yorkers Can Take Nostalgia Rides Aboard 1930s Train Cars This Fall

BROOKLYN, NY — The New York Transit Museum’s fall Nostalgia Rides will offer New Yorkers a chance to explore the city aboard vintage subway trains, with excursions planned to Green-Wood Cemetery and the long-closed Old South Ferry station.

The season begins Saturday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m. with a ride aboard the Museum’s 1930s IND R1/9 cars. Departing from the 96 St–2 Av station in Manhattan, the train will travel to Brooklyn for an afternoon at Green-Wood Cemetery, where guests can take part in a guided tour highlighting notable people buried at the cemetery. Guests may also bring a picnic.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, rides at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. will feature the Museum’s Redbird subway cars, which were in service from 1959 to 2003. The round-trip excursion will begin and end at the historic Old South Ferry station, which opened in 1905 and has been closed to the public since 2017.

The 90- to 100-minute trip will travel to the Bronx and through an MTA maintenance yard before returning downtown.

Tickets are on sale through the New York Transit Museum here.

Proceeds support the Museum’s exhibits, educational programs and maintenance of its vintage subway fleet.