HOLIDAYS 2010 NYC

A fun thing the NYC transit authority does every year during the holidays is to run some historic bus and subway trains on their regular bus routes. These historic vehicles are usually on view at their museum in Brooklyn Heights. I spotted this bus running on the M42 line yesterday on 42nd street. See the official press release and scheduled lines below from the MTA. Look for these historic "rides" if you plan to visit NYC during the holidays!!!!

FROM THE MTA WEBSITE/http://www.mta.info/news/stories/?story=152

Just in time for the holidays, NYC Transit is also running buses and subway cars from its historic fleet. Bus customers will once again have the opportunity to ride buses from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and this year, the nostalgia fleet will operate along routes in all five boroughs. Vintage buses will operate along the B1 and B65 in Brooklyn; S61 in Staten Island; Q13 and Q46 in Queens; M34 and M42 in Manhattan and the Bx7 and Bx30 in the Bronx.

Subway customers may also take a ride back in time between Queens and Lower Manhattan along the M line through the holiday season. The "Nostalgia Train" is made up of subway cars in service from 1932 until 1977. Ceiling fans, padded seats and incandescent light bulbs were state-of-the-art when these cars were first placed in service.

Many New Yorkers bear fond memories of the trains, which served the lettered lines throughout the system. However, with the cars having been out of service for more than 30 years, many New Yorkers have never experienced the charm of wicker seats and ceiling fans. The holiday "Nostalgia Train" will operate on Sundays only, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., from November 28th to December 26th.