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This holiday season, we continue the annual tradition of Holiday Nostalgia Rides on the New York Transit Museum’s 1930s R1/9 train cars! Operating between 2nd Avenue – Houston Street on the uptown F line and 96th Street – 2nd Avenue on the Q line, the Holiday Nostalgia Train will transport straphangers back in time every Sunday in December.
Don’t miss your chance to travel through time – for just the cost of a MetroCard swipe or OMNY tap!
This year, the Holiday Nostalgia Train will operate on Sundays in December. Catch the vintage train between 10 am and 5 pm on Sunday, December 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th.
The Holiday Nostalgia Train departs from the 2nd Avenue – Houston Street on the uptown F line in lower Manhattan at:
- 10 am
- 12 pm
- 2 pm
- 4 pm
The Holiday Nostalgia Train departs from the 96th Street – 2nd Avenue on the Q line at:
- 11 am
- 1 pm
- 3 pm
- 5 pm
Consisting of eight cars from the 1930s, the Holiday Nostalgia Train is a charming reminder of New York City’s transit history. These vintage Independent Subway System (IND) cars were once the pride of the first subway company operated by the City of New York. Modern for their time, the R1/9s complemented the IND’s Depression-Era Art Deco aesthetic. Featuring rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements, the R1/9s are the cars that inspired Billy Strayhorn’s iconic “Take the A Train.” They entered service on the Eighth Avenue line (today’s A/C/E) in 1932 and ran until 1977. Today, they are preserved as part of the New York Transit Museum’s collection.
