Holiday Nostalgia Train
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 [http://www.mta.info/news-holiday-nostalgia-ride-bus-subway/2014/11/21/nostalgia-trains-buses-return-holidays] , running along the M line between 2nd Avenue
nostalgia train
Whether you think the MTA has been naughty or nice [/blog/transportation/what-were-your-best-worst-mta-moments-of-2013] this year, you might want to clear some time this Sunday, December 22, to hop on the Holiday Nostalgia Train [http://mta.info/nyct/service/RidetheHolidayNostalgiaTrain.htm] running over the M line from 2nd Avenue to Queens
nostalgia train
In 2009, some riders dressed up to ride the nostalgia train. Hubba-hubba. (Photo by Allan Rosen)THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: It’s time to take a break from cleaning Superstorm Sandy’s remains out of your basement. It’s time to forget your problems and take a brief, cheap vacation
nostalgia train
The exterior view of a 1932 R9 subway train. Source: NY Daily NewsThe MTA has brought back the Nostalgia Shoppers’ Special Train for the holidays. You can ride the classic R1/9 subway [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R1_%28New_York_City_Subway_car%29], which was the city’s
historic buses
An ad on the nostalgia trainby Allan Rosen If you think you saw an ancient bus this month along Brighton Beach Avenue or Ocean Parkway, the good news is that you were not hallucinating. The MTA is running a few retired buses from its fleet [/mta-deploys-vintage-trains-buses-for-holidays/] along select routes as