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Nostalgia Rides

New York Transit Museum Nostalgia Rides transport straphangers to another age, using the same equipment that city dwellers rode more than a century ago. After a 2-year hiatus, one of the Museum’s most treasured traditions is back. Nostalgia Rides are here.

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Historic Ride to Woodlawn Cemetery

Vintage Train of Lo-V Cars on Transit Museum Nostalgia Ride

HISTORIC RIDE TO WOODLAWN CEMETERY
Saturday, October 22nd, 12pm – 5pm
$60 / $40 – Adult / Child
$40 / $30 – Museum Members Adult / Child
*Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult

Venture uptown on our WWI-era IRT Lo-V subway cars for an afternoon ride to explore the Gilded Age Mausoleums and Monuments of The Woodlawn Cemetery.  Our nostalgia ride will depart Old South Ferry Station at noon for a 60-90 minute ride, traveling uptown to The Woodlawn Cemetery and arriving at approximately 1:30pm. During a 2-hour visit, join a guided tour featuring Woodlawn’s art, architecture, stained glass, and gravesites of some of the most famous jazz musicians, suffragists, civic leaders, and business moguls that “reside” there.  Guests are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and restrooms are available onsite. Our train will depart Woodlawn Station at 4pm and return to Old South Ferry Station at approximately 5pm.

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Timing, routes, and equipment are subject to change.

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  • Masks are encouraged, but not required on vintage trains. 
  • Members: To receive the member ticket price, existing members must first sign in on the ticketing page to verify membership. Not a member? Join now to access all the perks of membership! Members can buy as many tickets at the member rate as there are people covered by your membership. To purchase additional tickets, you may upgrade to a higher level of membership or purchase general public tickets at full price. See all levels of membership here. Please note: Museum guest passes, special caregiver and child add-ons are valid only for Museum admission, not special tours.
  • Accessibility: For accessibility inquiries please email [email protected].
  • Refunds are not available for ticketed programs. If you cannot attend, the total price of unused tickets will be treated as a donation to the Transit Museum and is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
  • Passengers ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Nostalgia Rides run rain or shine. Equipment and route are subject to change.