New York Transit Museum2d ago
🏟️ Sliding into Yankee Stadium on a train? Secret no. 15 of #50SecretsofTransit explains this #NYCsubway oddity. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum. Join us as we pull back the curtain like never before on New York's transportation system.
Rob Vincent 🎙️3d ago

This is a good interview with Im Lynde (NYC Pride Executive Director) and Bernie Wagenblast (NYC Pride Parade Grand Marshal, MTA announcement voice) about this year's Pride event, personal journeys, and the general state of things.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/full-interview-with-bernie-wagenblast-and-nyc-prides-im-lynde-the-point-6-14-26/

#Pride #NYCPride #BernieWagenblast #ImLynde #NYC #NYCSubway

Full interview with Bernie Wagenblast and NYC Pride's Im Lynde | The Point 6.14.26

Bernie Wagenblast is one of the grand marshals of the 2026 New York City Pride March and Im Lynde is executive director of NYC Pride.

New York Transit MuseumJun 11
📕 In 1970, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) began a new era of visual communication with its Graphics Standards Manual. The Manual, by Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda, of the firm Unimark International, created guidelines for an updated and coherent visual system for the #NYCsubway.
New York Transit MuseumJun 10
#DidYouKnow the Bowery once had an elevated train line running over it? This #NYTMCollection photograph shows the Bowery in 1896. Before the #NYCsubway traveled underground, these elevated lines or "els" were the city's first rapid transit system.
New York Transit MuseumJun 9
#ObjectSpotlight on these #NYTMCollection 1980s #NYCsubway car cards directing passengers on best practices for boarding trains.
Show threadNew York Transit MuseumJun 8
The #NYCSubway reefing program deployed cars to locations off the coasts of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia. Before reefing, the shells of the subway cars were cleaned, undergoing diligent protocols approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
New York Transit MuseumJun 5
Bring your own 🪑! This summer, take the #NYCsubway with you anywhere. Just in time for our new exhibit, "Ode to the Orange Seats" (opening June 17), you can purchase your own inflatable subway seating in our store! Shop in store or online: nytransitmuseumstore.com.
Show threadNew York Transit MuseumJun 4
R1 through R9 cars (known collectively as "arnines" or R1/9s) operated in the #NYCSubway system from 1930 to 1977. D-Type cars were in service between 1925 and 1965 and were the first cars to feature an articulated design.
New York Transit MuseumJun 4
R1 through R9 cars (known collectively as "arnines" or R1/9s) operated in the #NYCSubway system from 1930 to 1977. D-Type cars were in service between 1925 and 1965 and were the first cars to feature an articulated design.
New York Transit MuseumJun 3
To prepare for #ParadeofTrains this weekend, some of our vintage #NYCsubway cars have been moved out of the Museum’s platform level. They’ve been temporarily replaced by R38 cars 4028 and 4029 and Redbird cars 9206 and 9207!