Every year on Sundays between Thanksgiving and New Years, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority reinstates vintage trains in Manhattan. The fleet consists of three main cars, which have been refurbished by the NY Transit Museum.
The three cars are:
Subway Car No. 100 which was manufactured by American Car & Foundry, this R1-type car was the first car in the initial order of 300 placed in service for the opening of the Independent (IND) subway. IND was one of the original subway lines constructed in 1932 as part of the Eighth Avenue line before becoming a part of the current NYC subway system.
Subway Car No. 484 was part of a 500-car order of R4 cars manufactured by American Car & Foundry. In 1946, this car received a retrofit of bulls-eye lighting and a public address system.
Subway Car No. 1575 was originally manufactured as an R7, this car was sent to the American Car & Foundry factory and rebuilt as prototype of the next generation R10 subway car.
STATION STOPS
The train makes stops at:
2nd Avenue (F line)
Broadway – Lafayette Street / Bleecker Street
West 4th Street – Washington Square
34th Street – Herald Square
42nd Street – Bryant Park
47th-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center
7th Avenue
59th Street – Columbus Circle
125th Street (A/C/D lines)
SCHEDULE
Every year on Sundays between Thanksgiving and New Years:
Depart 2nd Avenue on the F line in Lower Manhattan at:
10 am
12 pm
2 pm
4 pm
Depart 125th Street on the A/C/D line in Harlem at:
11 am
1 pm
3 pm
5 pm
There is roughly a 30-minute stop at the end of the line before it starts its journey again; there is no need to get off the train, more than enough time to wander around the inside and get better stationary photos from the outside.
There is no additional cost to ride this train, besides the regular fare rate required to ride a NYC subway.
Each car contains vintage advertisement and public service announcements from the era the train was in service.
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