MetroCard Gold is the yellow MetroCard we recognize today. #DidYouKnow that the MetroCard was originally a different color?
#TransitTrivia: What color were MetroCards from 1994 to 1997?
#TransitTrivia: What color were MetroCards from 1994 to 1997?
November 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
MetroCard Gold is the yellow MetroCard we recognize today. #DidYouKnow that the MetroCard was originally a different color?
#TransitTrivia: What color were MetroCards from 1994 to 1997?
#TransitTrivia: What color were MetroCards from 1994 to 1997?
🎬 #TransitTrivia: In the film "Gloria” (1980), Gloria Swenson (Gena Rowlands) is on the run from mobsters and successfully evades them, saying “You let a woman beat ya, huh?!”
October 22, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🎬 #TransitTrivia: In the film "Gloria” (1980), Gloria Swenson (Gena Rowlands) is on the run from mobsters and successfully evades them, saying “You let a woman beat ya, huh?!”
#TransitTrivia: 🎬 In the 1995 film “Die Hard with a Vengeance,” John McClane (Bruce Willis) and Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) attempt to foil a plan by East German terrorist “Simon” (Jeremy Irons) to set off bombs around #NYC.
September 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#TransitTrivia: 🎬 In the 1995 film “Die Hard with a Vengeance,” John McClane (Bruce Willis) and Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) attempt to foil a plan by East German terrorist “Simon” (Jeremy Irons) to set off bombs around #NYC.
#TransitTrivia: What other colors, shapes, or route designations from #NYCsubway history have been associated with the letter Q?
August 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
#TransitTrivia: What other colors, shapes, or route designations from #NYCsubway history have been associated with the letter Q?
#TransitTrivia: Filmed in a #NYCsubway station and featuring subway cars that ran at the time, this scene from the 1990 film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” follows reporter April O’Neil, who is investigating a crime wave in #NYC. April heads down into the subway, where she is attacked.
August 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
#TransitTrivia: Filmed in a #NYCsubway station and featuring subway cars that ran at the time, this scene from the 1990 film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” follows reporter April O’Neil, who is investigating a crime wave in #NYC. April heads down into the subway, where she is attacked.
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August 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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#TransitTrivia: 🎬 The #NYCsubway is featured in the film “Ghost,” which was released #OnThisDay in 1990. As the ghost of Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) follows his killer seeking answers, he leaps and floats through various subway cars and across moving trains.
July 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
#TransitTrivia: 🎬 The #NYCsubway is featured in the film “Ghost,” which was released #OnThisDay in 1990. As the ghost of Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) follows his killer seeking answers, he leaps and floats through various subway cars and across moving trains.
#TransitTrivia: 🎬 In this clip from the 1981 film “Nighthawks,” two police officers, played by Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams, chase after international terrorist Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer), first aboard an #NYCsubway train, and then through a station.
June 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
#TransitTrivia: 🎬 In this clip from the 1981 film “Nighthawks,” two police officers, played by Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams, chase after international terrorist Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer), first aboard an #NYCsubway train, and then through a station.
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June 22, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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June 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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New York City’s streetcar lines were dismantled over the course of the 1930s-50s, with the final streetcar line ending service in 1957. #TransitTrivia: Do you know which line was the last to go?
May 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM
New York City’s streetcar lines were dismantled over the course of the 1930s-50s, with the final streetcar line ending service in 1957. #TransitTrivia: Do you know which line was the last to go?
The R38s were retired between 2008 and 2009, but cars 4028 and 4029 live on as a treasured part of the Transit Museum’s vintage fleet.
#TransitTrivia: How do you tell an R38 from an R32?
#TransitTrivia: How do you tell an R38 from an R32?
March 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The R38s were retired between 2008 and 2009, but cars 4028 and 4029 live on as a treasured part of the Transit Museum’s vintage fleet.
#TransitTrivia: How do you tell an R38 from an R32?
#TransitTrivia: How do you tell an R38 from an R32?
#TransitTrivia: This #NYTMCollection photograph shows an aerial view of the East New York Yard in May of 1983. It is one of three New York City subway yards equipped with hand-operated switches. Can you name the other two yards?
March 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
#TransitTrivia: This #NYTMCollection photograph shows an aerial view of the East New York Yard in May of 1983. It is one of three New York City subway yards equipped with hand-operated switches. Can you name the other two yards?
#TransitTrivia: This clip from the final scene of the 1986 film "Crocodile Dundee" shows a game of "telephone" taking place between actors Linda Kozlowski and Paul Hogan in what is supposed to be the 59th Street–Columbus Circle station in #Manhattan. Do you know where it was actually filmed?
March 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
#TransitTrivia: This clip from the final scene of the 1986 film "Crocodile Dundee" shows a game of "telephone" taking place between actors Linda Kozlowski and Paul Hogan in what is supposed to be the 59th Street–Columbus Circle station in #Manhattan. Do you know where it was actually filmed?
#TransitTrivia: 🎬 The opening credits of the 1977 film "Saturday Night Fever" begin with a shot of a #NYCsubway train on elevated tracks in #Brooklyn. Can you name the car model or the station the train pulls into? Hint: Though the train is labeled "B," this station is now served by the D train.
February 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
#TransitTrivia: 🎬 The opening credits of the 1977 film "Saturday Night Fever" begin with a shot of a #NYCsubway train on elevated tracks in #Brooklyn. Can you name the car model or the station the train pulls into? Hint: Though the train is labeled "B," this station is now served by the D train.
The R46s are best known for their visually striking orange and yellow plastic bucket seats; the tan wallpaper, however, is more subtle.
#TransitTrivia: Can you name which other train models feature city or state seals? There’s more than one!
#TransitTrivia: Can you name which other train models feature city or state seals? There’s more than one!
February 23, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The R46s are best known for their visually striking orange and yellow plastic bucket seats; the tan wallpaper, however, is more subtle.
#TransitTrivia: Can you name which other train models feature city or state seals? There’s more than one!
#TransitTrivia: Can you name which other train models feature city or state seals? There’s more than one!
#TransitTrivia: In this clip from the 1974 comedy “For Pete's Sake,” Henrietta (Barbra Streisand) dips into the #NYCsubway on the run from the police and finds herself being pursued by a dog. Do you know the name of the station where this scene was filmed? Hint: it's not actually Clark Street.
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
#TransitTrivia: In this clip from the 1974 comedy “For Pete's Sake,” Henrietta (Barbra Streisand) dips into the #NYCsubway on the run from the police and finds herself being pursued by a dog. Do you know the name of the station where this scene was filmed? Hint: it's not actually Clark Street.
This #NYTMCollection postcard from 1925 shows a color illustration of the Manhattan Bridge on one side.
#TransitTrivia: When the Manhattan Bridge opened, it was the third longest suspension bridge in the world. Do you know what the other two were?
#TransitTrivia: When the Manhattan Bridge opened, it was the third longest suspension bridge in the world. Do you know what the other two were?
December 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This #NYTMCollection postcard from 1925 shows a color illustration of the Manhattan Bridge on one side.
#TransitTrivia: When the Manhattan Bridge opened, it was the third longest suspension bridge in the world. Do you know what the other two were?
#TransitTrivia: When the Manhattan Bridge opened, it was the third longest suspension bridge in the world. Do you know what the other two were?
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December 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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#TransitTrivia: 🎬 Poking fun at New Yorkers’ typically unflappable attitude, this scene from In the 2002 film “Men in Black II” shows Agent J (Will Smith) being outright ignored by subway passengers until almost too late. Can you name the car model shown? What transit inconsistencies do you notice?
December 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#TransitTrivia: 🎬 Poking fun at New Yorkers’ typically unflappable attitude, this scene from In the 2002 film “Men in Black II” shows Agent J (Will Smith) being outright ignored by subway passengers until almost too late. Can you name the car model shown? What transit inconsistencies do you notice?
Recognize this area? It’s Jamaica Bay in 1956. The #NYTMCollection aerial image shows part of the Rockaway peninsula, Howard Beach, Hamilton Beach, Broad Channel and Idlewild Airport, later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1963. #TransitTrivia: What transit infrastructure do you see?
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Recognize this area? It’s Jamaica Bay in 1956. The #NYTMCollection aerial image shows part of the Rockaway peninsula, Howard Beach, Hamilton Beach, Broad Channel and Idlewild Airport, later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1963. #TransitTrivia: What transit infrastructure do you see?
#TransitTrivia: The film "Inside Llewyn Davis" was released #OnThisDay in 2013. It follows a week in the life of a folk singer in 1961 #NYC. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen recreated the Manhattan of that era, including all forms of transportation.
December 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#TransitTrivia: The film "Inside Llewyn Davis" was released #OnThisDay in 2013. It follows a week in the life of a folk singer in 1961 #NYC. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen recreated the Manhattan of that era, including all forms of transportation.
#TransitTrivia: These scenes from “Working the A Train” (1981) show the #NYCsubway system in action. The film was, at one time, part of the New York State Museum's subway exhibit — including R9 car #1801, which is still on view today. How many different stations and car models do you notice?
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
#TransitTrivia: These scenes from “Working the A Train” (1981) show the #NYCsubway system in action. The film was, at one time, part of the New York State Museum's subway exhibit — including R9 car #1801, which is still on view today. How many different stations and car models do you notice?
#TransitTrivia: In the film "Gloria” (1980), Gloria Swenson (Gena Rowlands) is on the run from mobsters and successfully evades them, saying “You let a woman beat ya, huh?!” The film includes this classic #NYCsubway scene. What car model appears in the scene and what station does Gloria escape to?
October 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#TransitTrivia: In the film "Gloria” (1980), Gloria Swenson (Gena Rowlands) is on the run from mobsters and successfully evades them, saying “You let a woman beat ya, huh?!” The film includes this classic #NYCsubway scene. What car model appears in the scene and what station does Gloria escape to?
Commercial mapmakers, including this map's creator, August Ohman, produced integrated maps showing all the competing lines together.
#TransitTrivia: What current lines are missing on this map? What lines that are shown here no longer exist?
#TransitTrivia: What current lines are missing on this map? What lines that are shown here no longer exist?
October 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Commercial mapmakers, including this map's creator, August Ohman, produced integrated maps showing all the competing lines together.
#TransitTrivia: What current lines are missing on this map? What lines that are shown here no longer exist?
#TransitTrivia: What current lines are missing on this map? What lines that are shown here no longer exist?