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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 13h

Running since 1888, the Myrtle Avenue Elevated Line provided an important connection between Downtown Brooklyn and Queens.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#TodayInHistory: 🎬 #OnThisDay 52 years ago, the film “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” opened in theaters. Now heralded as a classic, the 1974 action crime caper flick is the original film by this name. It was also remade in 1998 for TV and as a major motion picture in 2009.“

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Look 🆙! Secret no. 34 is on the ceiling. One woman's obsession with Grand Central Terminal became a hunt for the truth. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum. Join us as we pull back the curtain on New York's transportation system.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#DidYouKnow that double-lettered nomenclature was used in the #NYC subway system until 1985? The purpose of repeated letters was to denote that the train was running via the local line of its express counterpart, marked by the same single letter.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🪧 Taken #OnThisDay in 1969, these #NYTMCollection images show protestors making a last-ditch effort to keep the Myrtle Avenue Elevated Line open. Slated to end service three days later, “Old Myrt” as it was known, was beloved by many.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#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.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MysteryMonday: Have you ever noticed these colorful strips of flooring at the Jay Street–MetroTech station in Downtown Brooklyn? They are called "Tactile Guideways" and are one of a host of strategies that the @MTA.info is testing  to broaden #accessibility in the #NYC transit system.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Once you see it, you'll never stop seeing it. Secret no. 33 breaks the code. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum. Join us as we pull back the curtain on New York's transportation system.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 2012, arguably the biggest quirk of the #NYCsubway system was resolved when an uptown transfer finally opened between the 6 train at Bleecker Street station and the B/D/F/M trains at Broadway–Lafayette Street station.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#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.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Have you checked out our "Ode to the Orange Seats" exhibit yet? Meet some of the artists involved in the show and hear from the Museum's curator Jodi Shapiro in this new video piece from @abc7ny.bsky.social: abc7.com/videoClip/19...

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As their last stop nears, NYC's orange subway seats get artsy sendoff

The New York City subway will never look the same.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1978, the JFK Express, known as “The Train to The Plane,” began operation. The goal was to make it fast and easy to reach JFK Airport from Manhattan, and, later, Queens. The JFK Express ran on the Sixth Avenue line above West Fourth Street-Washington Square.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#MetroCardMonday: It's #ClimateWeek. Instead of the usual blue typeface, this special 2010 #MetroCard used green in honor of Climate Week. 🌎

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Did you join us for #BusFestival on Saturday? What was your favorite bus? Frank Farrell, Exec. Vice President of Department of Buses/@MTA.info Bus Company, picked Bus 303. 🎟️ We've got lots more fun events coming up! Head to nytransitmuseum.org/programs to learn about fall Nostalgia Rides and more.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#StatenIsland's forgotten ferry token is secret no. 32. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum. Join us as we pull back the curtain on New York's transportation system, revealing hidden spaces, untold stories, and the people who keep our city moving.

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Doctor Professional @doctorprofessional.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I have most of my notifications turned off. But I leave the ones for the @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social turned on because they are always such a delight!

A screenshot of a notification from the New York Transit Museum. It says, " Honk if you love buses! Bus Festival is TODAY, 10am-3:30pm, at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Climb aboard historic vehicles, play trivia, and take on a special scavenger hunt.

It's just so delightful and wonderful. I smiled when it came up on my screen.

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S.J. Pearce @homophonous.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Whoever parked Bus #3100 on Emily Roebling Plaza for the @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social’s bus festival lined it up just right. This was the view out of the back window.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

⏰ Tomorrow is #BusFestival! Presented by the #NYTransitMuseum and @MTA.info New York City Transit, Bus Festival is FREE and runs rain or shine: 🚌 BUS FESTIVAL 2026 📆 Saturday, September 19, 10am-3:30pm 📍 Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park 🎟️ FREE Learn more at nytransitmuseum.org.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🚍 #MeetTheBuses coming to #BusFestival! Bus 3865 is an example of the Rapid Transit Series, or RTS, whose sloping windshield and rounded contours became a familiar sight on New York City streets. Bus 3865 operated in Queens from 1994 to 2010.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

💃 Put on your dancing shoes! Announcing Subway Swing 2026: Friday, November 13. Join us at the #NYTransitMuseum in Downtown Brooklyn for an after-hours boogie for the ages!

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1964, the R32s officially entered service in the #NYCsubway system, beginning on the Brighton Line. This #NYTMCollection photograph from 1970 shows an R32 #NYCsubway train on the northbound platform of the Avenue J station in Midwood, Brooklyn.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🎂 Happy 11th birthday to the 34 St-Hudson Yards station!

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

📺This clip, from the iconic 1992 #Seinfeld episode “The Subway,” shows the perennial struggle to find a seat on rapid transit. While the situation is familiar to many, the setting is inaccurate. Seinfeld was filmed in Los Angeles, and, as you may be able to tell, this is not a real #NYCsubway car.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years. #NeverForget. Secret no. 31 is a story of rebirth and resilience. 🇺🇸 Bus 2185 will appear next Saturday, September 19 at #BusFestival. Join us to visit this historic vehicle and remember those we lost. Learn more at nytransitmuseum.org/bus-festival.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1932, the IND Eighth Avenue Line opened as the first line of the new city-owned Independent Subway System. These #NYTMCollection photographs show R1 cars being delivered to the 207th Street Yard in June of 1931 for eventual service on the A line.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📕 #NYC goes #BackToSchool today! We wish all students a great year of learning.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚌 Restored and ready for its #BusFestival debut, Bus 303 is secret no. 30. Welcome to the #NYTMCollection, Bus 303! This 1918 wooden-bodied, open-top double-decker bus is now our newest (and oldest) bus. It was restored by a dedicated team of body maintainers at @MTA.info New York City Transit.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🪏 #LaborDay: Digging tunnels for the early #NYCSubway was dangerous work. Decompression sickness threatened laborers who worked in compressed air which was used to keep unfinished tunnels from caving in.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy #LaborDay! ⛏️ Today, we’re celebrating the thousands of workers, past and present, who built our transit system and keep it running 24/7.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SurfaceSunday: 🚍 #MeetTheBuses coming to #BusFestival! Most recently seen las year at Bus Festival 2025, these vintage buses will be returning again for 2026:

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#ParkSlope 115 years ago! Taken in 1910, this #NYTMCollection cyanotype photograph shows Fourth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets in Park Slope / #Gowanus, #Brooklyn during the construction of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line (today’s R train).

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#ThenAndNow: This 1980 #NYTMCollection photograph shows riders taking an escalator down to the platform level at Lexington Av/53 St station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line (currently E and F trains). These escalators have moved thousands of people each day for decades.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📺 This 1989 TV commercial from the #NYTMCollection was one of a series called “The Subway. We're Coming Back, So You Come Back!” The slate of @MTA.info ads touted the revitalization of the transit system and featured real New Yorkers talking about the improvements they had noticed so far.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🤫 Until now, his identity was a secret! Secret no. 29 reveals the voice of the bus. You've been hearing his voice for years on @MTA.info New York City Transit buses. His name is Mark Groce and now you get to meet him. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#DidYouKnow that the neighborhood of Marble Hill used to be part of the island of Manhattan? Though Marble Hill sits on the other side of the Harlem River, connected to the mainland and the #Bronx, it wasn’t always that way. The old Spuyten Duyvil Creek once separated Marble Hill from the Bronx.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

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.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🪩 Have you gotten your tickets yet for "Return to '76"? We are teaming up with Vinyl Nights to host an epic one-night-only disco dance party, celebrating 50 years of the Transit Museum in #NYC on Saturday, September 26! 🕺

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#DidYouKnow that the Q train was once designated with the color orange? From 1988 to 2001, the Q ran along the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan. This destination sign from #NYTMCollection would have been seen in subway cars during that time.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#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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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🐕 Happy #NationalDogDay! Secret no. 28 is a canine railfan. No matter how you spell his name, this dog was a baller. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum. Join us as we pull back the curtain on New York's transportation system, revealing hidden histories.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#DidYouKnow Suffolk County used to have a trolley that ran across it from north to south? #TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 1909 the Cross-Island Trolley opened from Halesite to Amityville in #LongIsland, connecting the villages of #Farmingdale, #Melville, #Huntington, and #Amityville.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 1966, R38 cars entered service in the #NYCsubway, debuting on the E and F lines at Queens Plaza. This 1970 #NYTMCollection photo shows a "married pair" of R38 cars sporting the classic 1960s "TA" (Transit Authority) logo and an AA (Eighth Avenue local) designation.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🚝 Monorails in #NYC?! That's secret no. 27. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum. Join us as we pull back the curtain on New York's transportation system, revealing hidden spaces, untold stories, and the people behind the scenes who keep our city moving.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 1989, the 9 train was introduced to help speed up the commutes of Bronx and Upper Manhattan residents. It ran for only 16 years.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In the hot days of August 1955, demolition began on the Third Avenue Elevated Line. Sid Kaplan, then 17 years old, knew he was witnessing history. He took out his camera, and, with that, launched a nearly 70-year career in photography.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🍂 Join us for a fall Nostalgia Ride! Take an afternoon ride to Green-Wood Cemetery on October 3 or hop aboard our Redbird cars on November 7. Learn more and purchase tickets at the link in our bio. nytransitmuseum.org/nostalgia-rides.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🎂 Happy 20th Birthday to the R160! #TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 2006, the R160B entered service, followed by the R160A exactly two months later.

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