The trains in the basement/lower level are a blast to the past, with interesting exhibits, classic advertisements, and interactive exhibits.
Great place to spend some time and learn about the history of the modern day Subway in New York City. This museum takes you through the journey of digging the tunnels, blasting rock, laying tracks, running electrical cables and signal systems to the very Subway cars themselves each preserved beautifully from the early 1900s BRT wooden cars to the R-44s used on the A line through the 2000's. This is a comprehensive chronicling of the NYC Subway. Interactive displays are excellent as well and help build a better understanding of the workings behind buses and trains. This is a must experience place!
i'm a big fan when it comes to history. I am just at awe when it comes to the NYC Transit subway system. One of the oldest city in America with one of the oldest subway lines. What better place to visit then the Transit Museum. You definitely feel like a little kid when entering, the museum is actually set on a old transit terminal. They have actual old vintage subway cars as far back as 1907. It gives you rich history of how the transit system started. Simply amazed at the photos exhibit of how it all started and the tools they used back then. Ticket price is affordable. It can get a bit hectic with kids during their field trips . I will come back again.
A fantastic museum for all ages and interests. If you're interested in history, transportation, American politics, or just trains and automobiles, you'll enjoy a visit here.
One of my favorite museums in the city. The museum covers no only the construction of the underground lines but also the development in the various transit technologies from trains and buses to turnstiles. The various tokens (and things used to fake tokens) are interesting. The museum being build in an old station means that there are old train cars on the lower levels which are neat in their own right but made even better by the vintage subway ads and notices.
$10 tickets are a great rate to support this museum. The entrance is like a subway entrance, so keep your eyes peeled.
Great museum for New Yorkers that want to experience these nostalgia trains from the 1900s. The oldest train found is an BRT car built in 1904, and then goes on and on. All nostalgia fleets and the platform itself are very clean, shiny, and, especially inside of these cars. Staffs are very nice in this area. These tracks in this museum actually leads to the A line (at Hoyt-Schermerhorn.) This place served as a station from 1936 to 46, closed until 1976 to be reopened as a transit museum. It was exciting to learn and noticed the differences of these subways displayed, their appearance and the way they were built, as the years steadily progress during the early and mid 1900s. It's best to visit during Tuesdays-Saturdays, since Sundays can be crowded sometimes. Recommend anyone for subway and historian lovers to visit here! It's worth paying there to experience and view.
New York Transit Museum is a US Museum based in Brooklyn, New York. New York Transit Museum is located at Boerum Pl & Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
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