News & Reviews News Wire Vintage New York subway equipment set for Parade of Trains

Vintage New York subway equipment set for Parade of Trains

By Trains Staff | September 7, 2022

| Last updated on February 19, 2024

Brighton Beach station will host shuttle rides of equipment from New York Transit Museum

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Lineup of vintage subway equipment
Parade of Trains equipment in 2016. (Ron Yee; courtesy Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

NEW YORK — Equipment from New York Transit Museum’s collection of vintage subway cars will be operation Sept. 17-18 at the Brighton Beach station in Brooklyn as part of the museum’s Parade of Trains, offering round-trip shuttle rides with a regular subway admission.

The Parade of Trains will operate each day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with continuous shuttle trips between the Brighton Beach and Kings Highway stations. Each round trip will be approximately 20 minutes, with all rides beginning and ending at Brighton Beach B/Q platforms. Riders can expect a wait time of no more than 15 minutes for each ride.

The Transit Museum is the largest museum in the U.S. devoted to urban public transportation. It is housed at a historic station in downtown Brooklyn. For more information, visit the museum website.

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