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Starting today, the MTA will give you a chance to step back in time. A vintage subway train--the "Nostalgia Train"-- will be running every Sunday through December on the V. In the words of the MTA, "With a little bit of luck and good timing, you can catch a ride on this classic subway car at stations along the V line between Queens Plaza and 2 Ave."
Above are some photographs of past "Nostalgia Train" rides and here are the V stations you can catch try to catch the "Nostalgia Train": Queens Plaza; 23 St-Ely Av; Lexington Av/53 St; 5 Av/53 St; 47-50 Sts Rockefeller Center; 42 St Bryant Park; 34 St Herald Sq; 23 St (6 Av); 14 St (6 Av); W 4 St Wash Sq; B’way-Lafayette St; Lower East Side 2 Av.
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I hope they have someone on the train who can spot and stop a glass etcher.
Chicago has a holiday train too
http://www.transitchicago.com/news/whatsnew2.wu?action=displaynewspostingdetail&articleid=112928
www.forgotten-ny.com
Yeah so this is cool and all, but again I have to wonder how much money it took that MTA riders will eventually have to pay for.
Anyone got a real figure on that?
Does it include the classic derailments, junkies and layers of graffiti of yesteryear?
I just got back from a trip to Chicago where my friends were all bragging about their Holiday train. This isn't quite as festive, but pretty cool. Now I'm-a have to go out of my way to catch the damn V train.
Last Thursday, I got to ride on a "nostalgia" train on the E line. The thing was covered in rust and scratchitti and it felt like it was going to fall the fuck apart when it picked up speed in the tunnel under the East River. 1992 all over again!
I seem to remember those old trains always had a strange, sort of musty smell inside them.
This seems like a big waste of money. Next time, try to get someone to sponsor it, to get some revenue. Say the Nostalgia Train sponsored by [insert name of company here].
Do they have any trains all tagged up with graffiti?
@ #8
Yeah, the solution to everything is more advertising.
*facepalm*
I think those trains were retired pre-graffiti. I remember in the summer, those wicker seats would leave an imprint on the back of everyone's legs. And the wicker had a lacquer-ish finish so it was really sticky. ANd it was 100+ degrees. Ah! Memories...
those are pre graffiti days,
I too remember the rattan wicker seats when I went on a class trip and dislodged one of the cushions.
also remember the candy and ice cream vending machines in the subway.
I wish I had more memories but I was too young.
"...service into the 1970s." I remember that train being in service on the L line in 1985.
this is cool & all but i wish the mta would focus on the nostalgic trains that i prefer, the much-missed "running normally and on time #4 train" and the "doesn't stink like pee at 9 in the morning #6 train"