Join Associate Curator Jodi Shapiro at our Grand Central Terminal gallery for a discussion of Changing Signs, Changing Times: A History of Wayfinding in Transit, an exhibition that examines the evolution of New York City transit signage through the years as it strives to convey information quickly, clearly and efficiently in a manner that is also pleasing to the eye.
Join Associate Curator Jodi Shapiro for a discussion of Flight of the Redbirds, an exhibition that examines the 1,410 subway cars that captured the imaginations of millions, and still evoke expressions of love to this day, especially as part of the Transit Museum’s fleet of vintage subway cars.
Join us at the Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn for an after-hours boogie for the ages! Triple-step your way through our 1936 decommissioned subway station with live jazz bands, the hottest swing dancing, and the slickest vintage outfits! To create more time for music and dancing, the entire event will take place at the Transit Museum this year. Ticket price includes admission to the party at the Museum and a complimentary drink. Additional drink tickets will be available for a cash-only donation of $5 each.
Join Associate Curator Jodi Shapiro for a discussion of Reign of the Redbirds, an exhibition that examines the 1,410 subway cars that captured the imaginations of millions, and still evoke expressions of love to this day, especially as part of the Transit Museum’s fleet of vintage subway cars.
The General Overhaul Program (GOH) was a mid-life overhaul program for neglected subway cars, largely Redbirds, which involved thorough rebuilding of the fleet. Since the completion of the GOH program, the new Scheduled Maintenance System (SMS) program has replaced the GOH program by ensuring that trains do not reach a state in which they would need such an overhaul.
Join us for a panel discussion with William Allcot, MTA Superintendent of Car Equipment, William Wall, MTA Train Service Supervisor and Joseph Tassiello, who retired from the MTA as the General Superintendent for the East Side Lines-A Division-IRT, to learn the ins and outs of the program, including its extraordinary impact on the current fleet of trains that moves millions of New Yorkers daily.
Go behind the scenes at the East 180th Street yard, the home of the 5 train, with Raymond Delvalle, Jr., General Superintendent of Millennium Lines and the 239th Street, Jerome, East 180th Street, and Corona Shops. The E. 180th Street Yard has 8 storage tracks and a 12-track shop building where all new IRT type cars are tested upon delivery. Originally constructed in 1924, the shop was renovated in the 1990s, just in time for acceptance of new R-142 cars that replaced the historic fleet of Redbird trains.
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With exclusive access through the New York Transit Museum, explore the elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves of this decommissioned subway station. The tour begins above ground, where you will learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall. Then, head downstairs and be transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.
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With exclusive access through the New York Transit Museum, explore the elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves of this decommissioned subway station. The tour begins above ground, where you will learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall. Then, head downstairs and be transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.
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Join Associate Curator Jodi Shapiro for a discussion of Streetscapes & Subways: Photographs by Pierre P. and Granville W. Pullis , an exhibition that provides a rare view of the last days of “old New York” through the lenses of two of the earliest photographers of subway construction.
Historian Eric K. Washington will discuss his new book, “Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal”, a long-overdue biography of the head of Grand Central Terminal’s Red Caps, James H. Williams, who flourished in the cultural nexus of Harlem and American railroads. Examining the deeply intertwined subjects of class, labor, and African American history, Washington chronicles Williams’s life, showing how the enterprising son of freed slaves successfully navigated the segregated world of the northern metropolis, and in so doing ultimately achieved financial and social influence. With this biography, Williams must now be considered, along with Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jacqueline Onassis, one of the great heroes of Grand Central’s storied past.
With exclusive access through the New York Transit Museum, explore the elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves of this decommissioned subway station. The tour begins above ground, where you will learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall. Then, head downstairs and be transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.
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With exclusive access through the New York Transit Museum, explore the elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves of this decommissioned subway station. The tour begins above ground, where you will learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall. Then, head downstairs and be transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.
Sold Out!
With exclusive access through the New York Transit Museum, explore the elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves of this decommissioned subway station. The tour begins above ground, where you will learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall. Then, head downstairs and be transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.
Sold Out!
Join the New York Transit Museum for a behind the scenes tour of the Michael J. Quill Bus Depot! Located in Hell’s Kitchen, the multi-floor Quill Bus Depot is New York City’s largest depot and houses the fleet for 18 Manhattan bus routes including crosstown Select Bus Service (SBS) routes.
Explore the rich history of New York City, past and present, one neighborhood at a time. Through the lens of transportation, discover new places, share stories, and connect with communities. Join Senior Museum Educator Katherine Reeves at the end of the 7 line, the ‘International Express’, in Flushing, Queens, for a virtual transit walk and explore this vibrant neighborhood.
Explore the rich history of New York City, past and present, one neighborhood at a time. Through the lens of transportation, discover new places, share stories, and connect with communities. Join Senior Museum Educator Katherine Reeves at the end of the 7 line, the ‘International Express’, in Flushing, Queens, for a virtual transit walk and explore this vibrant neighborhood.
