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NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM

DISCOVER THE STORIES THAT MOVE NEW YORK

From our 1936 subway station in Brooklyn to Grand Central Terminal, explore the past, present and future of mass transit.

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Family exploring the 2025-2026 Holiday Train Show at Grand Central Terminal

ON VIEW THROUGH FEBRUARY 22

HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW AT GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL

Keep the holiday magic going! The Holiday Train Show is on view through February 22 at the New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Gallery & Store, so there is still time to experience this beloved seasonal tradition before it closes. Capturing the wonder of miniature trains and New York City during the holidays, the exhibit features Lionel model trains including Metro-North, the whimsical Polar Express, and vintage subway sets traveling along a 34-foot, two-level “O” gauge layout. Beginning at a miniature Grand Central Terminal, the trains wind past iconic New York landmarks on their journey to the North Pole.

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FAREwell, MetroCard
Gold MetroCard on pale yellow background

ONGOING

FAREwell, MetroCard

As OMNY becomes the new way to pay, this exhibition invites visitors to explore the MetroCard’s origins, its systemwide rollout, the technology behind it, and the many ways it became a cultural icon for a generation of riders.

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Interior of New York Transit Museum Exhibit

THROUGH May 31, 2026

The Subway Is…

Using images and objects from the Museum collection, this exhibit explores some of the endless ways to complete the sentence, “The Subway Is…”

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ONGOING

Ticket To Ride

Through archival photographs, ephemera, and objects from the Transit Museum’s extensive collection, Ticket to Ride shows the evolution of fare collection across all of New York’s modes of transportation.

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Subway Train Platform exhibit at the New York Transit Museum

ONGOING

Moving the Millions

Home to twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1907, and a working signal tower, the Museum’s working platform level spans a full city block.

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Transit bus exhibit

PERMANENT

On the Streets: New York’s Trolleys and Buses

Explore the story of above ground mobility and surface transit from the early 1800s to the present.

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