Catch A Ride On The MTA’s Nostalgia Train This Weekend

If you’re looking for fun outside of the neighborhood this weekend, and have a young (or old) train fan in your life, be sure to catch the MTA’s Holiday Nostalgia Train, running along the M line between 2nd Avenue and Queens Plaza on Sundays (10am to 5pm) through December 28.

The cars, originally in service between the 1930s and 1970s, ran along the lettered lines from the Grand Concourse to Coney Island and have everything from ceiling fans and padded seats to incandescent light bulbs and vintage advertisements.

It’s definitely a great (and inexpensive…there’s no admission outside of your normal subway fare) family activity to check out this holiday season.

For more information on the nostalgia train, and other special events taking place this month, visit the MTA website. And, if you’re like us and can’t get enough of photos of old subway cars, check out these photos of the trains in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Or, if you want to relive the days of the graffiti-filled subway cars of the 1980s, these incredible photos show the cars in all their gritty glory.

Photos via Marc A. Hermann/the MTA.