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Transit After Hours: Green and Sustainable Transit
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  • Transit After Hours: Green and Sustainable Transit

    Wednesday, Apr 20, 2022
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Celebrate Earth Day with a special presentation on the MTA’s state of the art sustainability initiatives.

    Digital Discussion: Tokens and Turnstiles – Subway Fare through Time Tokens, 1991; New York Transit Museum, NYCT Photo Unit Collection
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  • Digital Discussion: Tokens and Turnstiles – Subway Fare through Time

    Thursday, Apr 28, 2022
    1pm
    - 2pm ET

    From tickets, nickels, dimes and tokens to MetroCards to OMNY. Join us to learn how Fare Collection has evolved over time.

    Nostalgia Ride: Catch The IRT From Old South Ferry Station Lo-V Train on tracks. Photo from NYTM Collection.
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  • Nostalgia Ride: Catch The IRT From Old South Ferry Station

    Saturday, Jun 4, 2022
    9:30am
    - 4pm ET

    SOLD OUT Join us for a Nostalgia Ride on the Lo-V from South Ferry Station!

    Virtual Museum Tour: Highlights from the Court Street Station To All Trains Sign and Museum Platform Stairs
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  • Virtual Museum Tour: Highlights from the Court Street Station

    Tuesday, Jun 7, 2022
    2pm
    - 3pm ET

    Join a virtual walk along the Museum's Court Street Station platform for a look at a some of our favorite train cars and objects.

    The History of Transportation on Roosevelt Island Roosevelt Island Tram above NYC skyline.
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  • The History of Transportation on Roosevelt Island

    Thursday, Jun 16, 2022
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Discover Roosevelt Island’s geography, how it came it be inhabited, and possibilities for the future.

    Sixth Avenue IND Subway: A Challenging Subway Project
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  • Sixth Avenue IND Subway: A Challenging Subway Project

    Friday, Jun 24, 2022
    1pm
    - 2pm ET

    Join volunteer, CUNY instructor, and historian Andrew Sparberg for a digital discussion on the history of the Sixth Avenue line.

    Nostalgia Ride: Beach Bound-Coney Island
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  • Nostalgia Ride: Beach Bound-Coney Island

    Sunday, Jul 10, 2022
    10am
    - 5pm ET

    SOLD OUT: Join us for a Nostalgia Ride on our vintage 1930s R1-9 trains and 1910s BMT "Standard" cars to Coney Island!

    Underground Heroes – New York Transit in the Comics
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  • Underground Heroes – New York Transit in the Comics

    Tuesday, Jul 12, 2022
    2pm
    - 3pm ET

    Museum Curator Jodi Shapiro will lead a virtual tour of transit's role in comics and graphic novels.

    Virtual Summer Escape to Coney Island 1950 Subway Sun Ad - You Too Can Reach the Beach by Subway
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  • Virtual Summer Escape to Coney Island

    Wednesday, Jul 27, 2022
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    The Transit Museum is partnering with the Coney Island Museum/Coney Island USA to celebrate summer!

    Virtual Book Talk: Boss of the Grips
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  • Virtual Book Talk: Boss of the Grips

    Thursday, Aug 4, 2022
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Join Eric K. Washington to discuss his book Boss of the Grips, an exploration of an influential Black railway labor figure.

    Nostalgia Ride: To The Rockaways By Rail Vintage Subway Sun Advertisement, reads "Go Subway to Rockaway! Take IND "A" Train"
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  • Nostalgia Ride: To The Rockaways By Rail

    Saturday, Aug 13, 2022
    10am
    - 5pm ET

    SOLD OUT Join us on a Nostalgia Ride to the Rockaways on our vintage 1930s R 1-9 train!

    Parade of Trains
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  • Parade of Trains

    Saturday, Sep 17, 2022
    11am
    - 4pm ET

    Join us at Brighton Beach station between 11am - 4pm to hop on and off a selection of our vintage fleet!

    Parade of Trains
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  • Parade of Trains

    Sunday, Sep 18, 2022
    11am
    - 4pm ET

    Join us at Brighton Beach station between 11am - 4pm to hop on and off a selection of our vintage fleet!

    Virtual Museum Highlights Tour To All Trains Sign and Museum Platform Stairs
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  • Virtual Museum Highlights Tour

    Thursday, Sep 22, 2022
    5pm
    - 6pm ET

    Join a virtual live tour of the Museum's Court Street Station home for a look at some of our favorite train cars and objects.

    Express Train to the Afterworld Railroad tracks in front of a cemetery
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  • Express Train to the Afterworld

    Wednesday, Oct 12, 2022
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Join Allison Meier for a digital discussion exploring the relationship between cemeteries and public transportation.

    Virtual Book Talk: Exploring the World of Elizabeth Jennings Graham
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  • Virtual Book Talk: Exploring the World of Elizabeth Jennings Graham

    Thursday, Nov 3, 2022
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Jerry Mikorenda will share the story of Elizabeth Jennings Graham from his book, America's First Freedom Rider.

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