Take a ride back to the future on a nostalgia ride aboard one of New York Transit Museum’s vintage fleet of trains on July 1, 29, and Aug. 12.
On July 1, Lo-V cars stop at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, then continue to the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The Lo-V (low voltage) trains were built in 1916 and sported kerosene lamps on the ends of the trains as running lights. The journey starts at the Grand Central Shuttle Train (S) Track 1 at Grand Central Station at 10 am. Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=4996
July 29 finds riders on the R1/9 cars that make a trip to Coney Island. R1/9 trains were built between 1932 and 1939 and offered greater speed and capacity for its riders. Coney Island-bound trekkers begin their trip at the New York Transit Museum, located at the corner of Boerum Place and Shermerhorn Street in Downtown at 10 am. Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=4994
On Aug. 12 participants enjoy a ride on the R1/9 car and vintage buses that will travel through Jamaica Bay to Rockaway Park where guests can then hop aboard a vintage bus to Gateway National Park. Riders meet at the New York Transit Museum, located at the corner of Boerum Place and Shermerhorn Street in Downtown at 10 am. Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=4995
All tours return to the original meeting spot and last for approximately seven hours. Tickets for each event are $50 for adults ($35 members), $25 for children 5 to 17 years old ($20 for members).
New York Transit Museum [130 Livingston St. between Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street in Downtown, (718) 694–1600, www.mta.info/mta/museum].
