These photographs from the #NYTMCollection show some of the hard work that went into transit in #NYC over the years.
September 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
These photographs from the #NYTMCollection show some of the hard work that went into transit in #NYC over the years.
#ThenAndNow: This #NYTMCollection photograph shows the corner of Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue in #Brooklyn in 1956. The tracks and overhead catenary for the Church Avenue Line and McDonald Avenue Line are both visible, as is PCC trolley car 1002 traveling on the Church Avenue Line.
September 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#ThenAndNow: This #NYTMCollection photograph shows the corner of Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue in #Brooklyn in 1956. The tracks and overhead catenary for the Church Avenue Line and McDonald Avenue Line are both visible, as is PCC trolley car 1002 traveling on the Church Avenue Line.
This 1976 #NYTMCollection photograph from the Ralph Curico Collection shows a view of the former 168 Street station on the BMT Jamaica Line in #Queens one year before the station closed for good.
September 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This 1976 #NYTMCollection photograph from the Ralph Curico Collection shows a view of the former 168 Street station on the BMT Jamaica Line in #Queens one year before the station closed for good.
🌎 Happy #EarthDay! These #NYTMCollection images show retired #Redbird subway cars being pushed into the Delaware Bay in 2001, as part of an artificial reef ecological project.
April 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
🌎 Happy #EarthDay! These #NYTMCollection images show retired #Redbird subway cars being pushed into the Delaware Bay in 2001, as part of an artificial reef ecological project.
❤️ Happy #ValentinesDay from the #nytransitmuseum! Here's part 2 of our 2026 transit valentines.
Images: #NYTMCollection, and via @MTA.info: Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin.
Images: #NYTMCollection, and via @MTA.info: Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin.
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
❤️ Happy #ValentinesDay from the #nytransitmuseum! Here's part 2 of our 2026 transit valentines.
Images: #NYTMCollection, and via @MTA.info: Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin.
Images: #NYTMCollection, and via @MTA.info: Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin.
🎂 Happy birthday, #NYCSubway! 121 years ago #OnThisDay in 1904, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway opened with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street. This #NYTMCollection silent film, shot just months after the subway opened, shows its early days.
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🎂 Happy birthday, #NYCSubway! 121 years ago #OnThisDay in 1904, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway opened with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street. This #NYTMCollection silent film, shot just months after the subway opened, shows its early days.
#MetroCardMonday: This 2014 #NYTMCollection #MetroCard was issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. When it opened, the majestic Verrazzano featured the longest suspension span in the world at 4,260-feet.
February 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
#MetroCardMonday: This 2014 #NYTMCollection #MetroCard was issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. When it opened, the majestic Verrazzano featured the longest suspension span in the world at 4,260-feet.
This 1976 #NYTMCollection photograph from the Ralph Curico Collection shows a view of the former 168 Street station on the BMT Jamaica Line in #Queens one year before the station closed for good.
September 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
This 1976 #NYTMCollection photograph from the Ralph Curico Collection shows a view of the former 168 Street station on the BMT Jamaica Line in #Queens one year before the station closed for good.
These #NYTMCollection photographs from the 1920s document construction on the BMT Canarsie line. The earliest part of the line opened #OnThisDay in 1906.
December 28, 2024 at 6:30 PM
These #NYTMCollection photographs from the 1920s document construction on the BMT Canarsie line. The earliest part of the line opened #OnThisDay in 1906.
🎭 Happy #WorldTheatreDay! This 1977 #NYCsubway poster from the #NYTMCollection shows a dozen actors from concurrent Broadway shows posing together in costume. The group is photographed on an R44 subway car for the "MTA gets you there" campaign. It's a star-studded line up. Can you name the actors?
March 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
🎭 Happy #WorldTheatreDay! This 1977 #NYCsubway poster from the #NYTMCollection shows a dozen actors from concurrent Broadway shows posing together in costume. The group is photographed on an R44 subway car for the "MTA gets you there" campaign. It's a star-studded line up. Can you name the actors?
🍾 🍾 We're 50 today!!! This #NYTMCollection footage comes from 1987 and shows school children experiencing the Museum when it was still called the "New York City Transit Exhibit."
July 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
🍾 🍾 We're 50 today!!! This #NYTMCollection footage comes from 1987 and shows school children experiencing the Museum when it was still called the "New York City Transit Exhibit."
This 1914 #NYTMCollection photograph shows a portion of Montague Street in #BrooklynHeights that no longer exists, plus a streetcar line that once travelled on it.
August 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This 1914 #NYTMCollection photograph shows a portion of Montague Street in #BrooklynHeights that no longer exists, plus a streetcar line that once travelled on it.
👀 These 1966 images from the #NYTMCollection show a model of R40 #NYCsubway cars. Crafted by industrial designers Raymond Loewy and Associates, and William Snaith, Inc, the aesthetic of the R40 was innovative and modern. It incorporated a “new look” that featured futuristic slanted front ends.
August 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
👀 These 1966 images from the #NYTMCollection show a model of R40 #NYCsubway cars. Crafted by industrial designers Raymond Loewy and Associates, and William Snaith, Inc, the aesthetic of the R40 was innovative and modern. It incorporated a “new look” that featured futuristic slanted front ends.
#BlackHistoryMonth: The annual Miss Transit contest sought out the “most beautiful, intelligent and talented girl in Harlem.” These #NYTMCollection photos show some of the contestants and winners over the years.
February 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth: The annual Miss Transit contest sought out the “most beautiful, intelligent and talented girl in Harlem.” These #NYTMCollection photos show some of the contestants and winners over the years.
Today is #WinterSolstice! Happy first day of winter! These #NYTMCollection photographs show New Haven locomotive #2019 on a snowy hillside in 2001.
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today is #WinterSolstice! Happy first day of winter! These #NYTMCollection photographs show New Haven locomotive #2019 on a snowy hillside in 2001.
Happy #ValentinesDay from the #NYTransitMuseum! Here are some more transit pun Valentines for you. Send them to your sweetheart.
Images: #NYTMCollection & @MTA.info Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin
Images: #NYTMCollection & @MTA.info Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin
February 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy #ValentinesDay from the #NYTransitMuseum! Here are some more transit pun Valentines for you. Send them to your sweetheart.
Images: #NYTMCollection & @MTA.info Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin
Images: #NYTMCollection & @MTA.info Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin
These #NYTMCollection photographs were taken at Worth Street station in 1947. Do you remember Worth Street station?
February 22, 2026 at 2:20 PM
These #NYTMCollection photographs were taken at Worth Street station in 1947. Do you remember Worth Street station?
🗺️ This circa 1925 #NYTMCollection map was the first to show #NYC's full rapid transit network after the system’s expansion in the 1920s.
October 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🗺️ This circa 1925 #NYTMCollection map was the first to show #NYC's full rapid transit network after the system’s expansion in the 1920s.
#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 2023, Grand Central Madison officially opened, and today it turns 3! From the #NYTMCollection comes this 1968 artist’s rendering by John Gould, which shows the vision for a future 63rd Street Tunnel.
January 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 2023, Grand Central Madison officially opened, and today it turns 3! From the #NYTMCollection comes this 1968 artist’s rendering by John Gould, which shows the vision for a future 63rd Street Tunnel.
#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1955, #RosaParks refused to give up her seat. Today's anniversary reminds us that mass transit can be a powerful vehicle for social justice. This #NYTMCollection "BusTalk" poster from 2005 explained the significance of her activism to riders.
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1955, #RosaParks refused to give up her seat. Today's anniversary reminds us that mass transit can be a powerful vehicle for social justice. This #NYTMCollection "BusTalk" poster from 2005 explained the significance of her activism to riders.
Do you remember Checker Cabs? This #NYTMCollection photograph from the Ralph Curcio Slide Collection shows a Checker Cab on Park Avenue, between 41 and 42 Streets in 1976.
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Do you remember Checker Cabs? This #NYTMCollection photograph from the Ralph Curcio Slide Collection shows a Checker Cab on Park Avenue, between 41 and 42 Streets in 1976.
From the #NYTMCollection, this "Know Trains at a Glance" sign helped commuters remember the changes to service designation nomenclature that the Transit Authority implemented in 1960.
August 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
From the #NYTMCollection, this "Know Trains at a Glance" sign helped commuters remember the changes to service designation nomenclature that the Transit Authority implemented in 1960.
Eventually his territory included Metro-North’s entire service area and his talks covered a broad range of safety issues.
Metro Man is still on staff at Metro-North, but is now portrayed by a human in a robot suit. Vintage Metro Man is shown in this #NYTMCollection poster and these photographs.
Metro Man is still on staff at Metro-North, but is now portrayed by a human in a robot suit. Vintage Metro Man is shown in this #NYTMCollection poster and these photographs.
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Eventually his territory included Metro-North’s entire service area and his talks covered a broad range of safety issues.
Metro Man is still on staff at Metro-North, but is now portrayed by a human in a robot suit. Vintage Metro Man is shown in this #NYTMCollection poster and these photographs.
Metro Man is still on staff at Metro-North, but is now portrayed by a human in a robot suit. Vintage Metro Man is shown in this #NYTMCollection poster and these photographs.
👋 Goodbye #MetroCard! This 1996 #NYTMCollection instructional video gave riders detailed directions on how to use MetroCard, including the correct way to swipe and to check the card’s balance. The video played continuously on @MTA.info MetroCard buses.
October 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
👋 Goodbye #MetroCard! This 1996 #NYTMCollection instructional video gave riders detailed directions on how to use MetroCard, including the correct way to swipe and to check the card’s balance. The video played continuously on @MTA.info MetroCard buses.
This 1993 #NYTMCollection video introduced employees of the @MTA.info New York City Transit Authority to Automatic Fare Collection — the system and equipment designed to accept #MetroCard.
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This 1993 #NYTMCollection video introduced employees of the @MTA.info New York City Transit Authority to Automatic Fare Collection — the system and equipment designed to accept #MetroCard.