General information
TRANSIT MUSEUM DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
Set in the beautiful old New York Subway station, this is truly a journey back in time. Wheelchair accessible, with a shop membership available, the Museum hosts a brilliant list of events, sketch workshops, tours and much much more. With a fleet of Vintage Buses, and seven Vintage Subway Cars, this is also a treat for any photography/Transport History fan. The Vintage Subway cars are listed below:
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BMT Q CAR NUMBER 1612C (1908, REBUILT 1938)
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BRT BROOKLYN UNION ELEVATED CAR NUMBER 1407 (1907)
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IRT R-15 CAR NUMBER 6239 (1950)
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IRT R-12 CAR NUMBER 5760 (1948)
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R-11 PROTOTYPE / R-34 CAR NUMBER 8013 (1949)
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IRT R-17 CAR NUMBER 6609 (1955)
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IND R-1 ‘CITY-CAR’ NUMBER 100 (1930)
Seems like an awesome journey down through the New York Transit systems history. Keep an eye out for their upcoming events, as Tickets seem to sell out fast!
Image: By Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York – PLATFORM at New York Transit Museum, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33086715
If the image is blurry, we are awaiting images from the Museum.
Number of exhibited items
Trains: 1-10, Train Inventory link
Items Exhibited at the Museum
General Museum Links
Available in the following languages:
English
Services / Facilities:
On-line Shop
Museum Contact Info
Contact Email: No information available
Contact Form: Link
Getting to the Museum
Address: 99 Schermerhorn St, NY 11201, Brooklyn, New York State (NY), USA, North America
Coordinates: 40.690545, -73.989986
Detailed Map
Overview
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Disclaimer
Note: This information was accurate October, 2019 when it was published/updated, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.