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    • THE SECRET SUBWAY

    • Event Date Friday, October 17, 2025

    • Time:
      2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
      ET
      • Series:
      THE SECRET SUBWAY
    • New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
    • Free with Museum Admission

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     

    The streets of New York City in the 1860s were overcrowded with streetcars, horses, and people, prompting inventor Alfred Ely Beach to secretly construct a brand new, air-powered train underground! Join Beach on opening day of his revolutionary “Broadway Pneumatic Railway” and discover the excitement of traveling via subway for the very first time!

    Showtimes: 11:00am / 11:30am / 12:00pm / 12:30pm / 2:00pm

    For all ages.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     

    The streets of New York City in the 1860s were overcrowded with streetcars, horses, and people, prompting inventor Alfred Ely Beach to secretly construct a brand new, air-powered train underground! Join Beach on opening day of his revolutionary “Broadway Pneumatic Railway” and discover the excitement of traveling via subway for the very first time!

    Showtimes: 11:00am / 11:30am / 12:00pm / 12:30pm / 2:00pm

    For all ages.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     

    The streets of New York City in the 1860s were overcrowded with streetcars, horses, and people, prompting inventor Alfred Ely Beach to secretly construct a brand new, air-powered train underground! Join Beach on opening day of his revolutionary “Broadway Pneumatic Railway” and discover the excitement of traveling via subway for the very first time!

    Showtimes: 11:00am / 11:30am / 12:00pm / 12:30pm / 2:00pm

    For all ages.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     

    The streets of New York City in the 1860s were overcrowded with streetcars, horses, and people, prompting inventor Alfred Ely Beach to secretly construct a brand new, air-powered train underground! Join Beach on opening day of his revolutionary “Broadway Pneumatic Railway” and discover the excitement of traveling via subway for the very first time!

    Showtimes: 11:00am / 11:30am / 12:00pm / 12:30pm / 2:00pm

    For all ages.

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