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🥁 #DidYouKnow the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) once had a thriving marching band? Learn more at "The Subway Is...", on view now at the #NYTransitMuseum in Downtown Brooklyn. We are open Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm. Plan your visit at nytransitmuseum.org.
February 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
🥁 #DidYouKnow the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) once had a thriving marching band? Learn more at "The Subway Is...", on view now at the #NYTransitMuseum in Downtown Brooklyn. We are open Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm. Plan your visit at nytransitmuseum.org.
Led by Chief James H. Williams, the Red Caps, a group of mostly Harlem-based, college-bound Black men, formed an essential workforce at Grand Central Terminal in the early 20th-century. These #NYTMCollection objects include Red Cap badges and baggage tickets.
February 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Led by Chief James H. Williams, the Red Caps, a group of mostly Harlem-based, college-bound Black men, formed an essential workforce at Grand Central Terminal in the early 20th-century. These #NYTMCollection objects include Red Cap badges and baggage tickets.
#BlackHistoryMonth: When the doors to Grand Central Terminal opened to the public in 1913, passengers were greeted by dozens of African American baggage porters, each donning a uniform complete with a red cap. These #NYTMCollection photos show some of the Red Caps at Grand Central Terminal.
February 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth: When the doors to Grand Central Terminal opened to the public in 1913, passengers were greeted by dozens of African American baggage porters, each donning a uniform complete with a red cap. These #NYTMCollection photos show some of the Red Caps at Grand Central Terminal.
🐴 Happy #LunarNewYear to all who celebrate from the #NYTransitMuseum! Today begins the Year of the Horse.
February 17, 2026 at 1:25 PM
🐴 Happy #LunarNewYear to all who celebrate from the #NYTransitMuseum! Today begins the Year of the Horse.
Connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island, the bridge allowed bus service between the two boroughs, and became a catalyst for the rapid development of Staten Island and Northern New Jersey.
February 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island, the bridge allowed bus service between the two boroughs, and became a catalyst for the rapid development of Staten Island and Northern New Jersey.
#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.
#BlackHistoryMonth: #DidYouKnow basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar grew up in Brooklyn, NY, the son of a Transit Police officer?
February 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth: #DidYouKnow basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar grew up in Brooklyn, NY, the son of a Transit Police officer?
❤️ 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.
❤️ Need a #valentine for your transit lover? We got you. If you don't find the right match here, we'll be sharing even more Valentines tomorrow! Stay tuned for part 2.
Images: #NYTMCollection, and via @mta: Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin.
#ValentinesDay
Images: #NYTMCollection, and via @mta: Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin.
#ValentinesDay
February 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
❤️ Need a #valentine for your transit lover? We got you. If you don't find the right match here, we'll be sharing even more Valentines tomorrow! Stay tuned for part 2.
Images: #NYTMCollection, and via @mta: Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin.
#ValentinesDay
Images: #NYTMCollection, and via @mta: Marc A Herman, Patrick Cashin.
#ValentinesDay
🍕🐀 Join us Thursday, February 26 for “Pizza Rat Debunked” at the #NYTransitMuseum in Downtown Brooklyn! Learn more about the science of rodent behavior.
Purchase tickets at nytransitmuseum.org/program/pizza-rat-debunked/
February 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
🍕🐀 Join us Thursday, February 26 for “Pizza Rat Debunked” at the #NYTransitMuseum in Downtown Brooklyn! Learn more about the science of rodent behavior.
Purchase tickets at nytransitmuseum.org/program/pizza-rat-debunked/
Built by Kawasaki, R143 cars were the first fully automated fleet in the subway system. The cars feature Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) technology, which uses a moving signal system. CBTC reduces the space between trains, allowing more trains to run and making travel more efficient.
February 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Built by Kawasaki, R143 cars were the first fully automated fleet in the subway system. The cars feature Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) technology, which uses a moving signal system. CBTC reduces the space between trains, allowing more trains to run and making travel more efficient.
#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 2002, R143 cars entered revenue service in the #NYCsubway system. The R143 began its tenure on the L line and was the first NTT "New Technology Train" series order by the "B" Division.
February 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 2002, R143 cars entered revenue service in the #NYCsubway system. The R143 began its tenure on the L line and was the first NTT "New Technology Train" series order by the "B" Division.
This 1972 #NYTMCollection photograph shows an aerial view of Roosevelt Island (known then as Welfare Island) looking south with #Manhattan at right and Queens at left. No Roosevelt Island Tramway is visible as it did not open until 1976.
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This 1972 #NYTMCollection photograph shows an aerial view of Roosevelt Island (known then as Welfare Island) looking south with #Manhattan at right and Queens at left. No Roosevelt Island Tramway is visible as it did not open until 1976.
These bus lines began in 1932 and replaced street car service originally operated by the Second Avenue Railroad. Although the conversion from street cars to buses changed the landscape of Manhattan's East Side, it meant that New Yorkers still had access to transit on York, First and Second Avenues.
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
These bus lines began in 1932 and replaced street car service originally operated by the Second Avenue Railroad. Although the conversion from street cars to buses changed the landscape of Manhattan's East Side, it meant that New Yorkers still had access to transit on York, First and Second Avenues.
#TokenTuesday: This 1933 #NYTMCollection token was used to transfer between buses within the service area of the East Side Omnibus Corporation. The token is punched out with the initials “E” and “S,” indicating “East Side.”
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
#TokenTuesday: This 1933 #NYTMCollection token was used to transfer between buses within the service area of the East Side Omnibus Corporation. The token is punched out with the initials “E” and “S,” indicating “East Side.”
📣 Inspired by MetroCard
📅 Opens March 16. Admission is free.
📍#NYTransitMuseum Grand Central Gallery & Store
⏰ Monday-Friday, 10am-7:30pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am-6pm.
Plan your visit at nytransitmuseum.org
📅 Opens March 16. Admission is free.
📍#NYTransitMuseum Grand Central Gallery & Store
⏰ Monday-Friday, 10am-7:30pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am-6pm.
Plan your visit at nytransitmuseum.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
📣 Inspired by MetroCard
📅 Opens March 16. Admission is free.
📍#NYTransitMuseum Grand Central Gallery & Store
⏰ Monday-Friday, 10am-7:30pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am-6pm.
Plan your visit at nytransitmuseum.org
📅 Opens March 16. Admission is free.
📍#NYTransitMuseum Grand Central Gallery & Store
⏰ Monday-Friday, 10am-7:30pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am-6pm.
Plan your visit at nytransitmuseum.org
“Inspired by MetroCard” combines objects from the Museum’s extensive collection with contemporary works by painters, sculptors, collage artists, fashion designers, and more.
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
“Inspired by MetroCard” combines objects from the Museum’s extensive collection with contemporary works by painters, sculptors, collage artists, fashion designers, and more.
🎨 #DidYouKnow the #MetroCard is beloved by a generation of artists and designers?
Opening March 16 at our Grand Central Gallery, the Transit Museum's new exhibit, “Inspired by MetroCard,” explores how an everyday transit object evolved into an artistic medium.
Opening March 16 at our Grand Central Gallery, the Transit Museum's new exhibit, “Inspired by MetroCard,” explores how an everyday transit object evolved into an artistic medium.
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🎨 #DidYouKnow the #MetroCard is beloved by a generation of artists and designers?
Opening March 16 at our Grand Central Gallery, the Transit Museum's new exhibit, “Inspired by MetroCard,” explores how an everyday transit object evolved into an artistic medium.
Opening March 16 at our Grand Central Gallery, the Transit Museum's new exhibit, “Inspired by MetroCard,” explores how an everyday transit object evolved into an artistic medium.
#BlackHistoryMonth: 🥇 #DidYouKnow that one of the first Black bus operators in #NYC was also an Olympic gold medalist?
Edward “Ed” Lansing Gordon began working for the New York City Omnibus Corporation in 1942, driving routes along Eighth Avenue and Lexington Avenue.
Edward “Ed” Lansing Gordon began working for the New York City Omnibus Corporation in 1942, driving routes along Eighth Avenue and Lexington Avenue.
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth: 🥇 #DidYouKnow that one of the first Black bus operators in #NYC was also an Olympic gold medalist?
Edward “Ed” Lansing Gordon began working for the New York City Omnibus Corporation in 1942, driving routes along Eighth Avenue and Lexington Avenue.
Edward “Ed” Lansing Gordon began working for the New York City Omnibus Corporation in 1942, driving routes along Eighth Avenue and Lexington Avenue.
The graceful brickwork, ornamental ceramics, and striking metalwork and lighting fixtures in these stations far surpassed the practical elements needed to orient and inform riders.
What's your favorite style of subway entrance globe?
What's your favorite style of subway entrance globe?
February 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The graceful brickwork, ornamental ceramics, and striking metalwork and lighting fixtures in these stations far surpassed the practical elements needed to orient and inform riders.
What's your favorite style of subway entrance globe?
What's your favorite style of subway entrance globe?
#ObjectSpotlight on this circa 1915 cast-iron lamp and its contract drawing with installation instructions.
Lamps like these were placed at the entrance to stations on the New York Municipal Railway, a subsidiary of the BRT. This one was used either on the Broadway Line or the Fourth Avenue Line.
Lamps like these were placed at the entrance to stations on the New York Municipal Railway, a subsidiary of the BRT. This one was used either on the Broadway Line or the Fourth Avenue Line.
February 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
#ObjectSpotlight on this circa 1915 cast-iron lamp and its contract drawing with installation instructions.
Lamps like these were placed at the entrance to stations on the New York Municipal Railway, a subsidiary of the BRT. This one was used either on the Broadway Line or the Fourth Avenue Line.
Lamps like these were placed at the entrance to stations on the New York Municipal Railway, a subsidiary of the BRT. This one was used either on the Broadway Line or the Fourth Avenue Line.
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.
Metro-North has had several public safety initiatives over the years, including the friendly robot “Metro Man.”
Metro Man joined the team in 1983, and was originally sent into communities to teach children about the difference between diesel service and third rail power.
Metro Man joined the team in 1983, and was originally sent into communities to teach children about the difference between diesel service and third rail power.
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Metro-North has had several public safety initiatives over the years, including the friendly robot “Metro Man.”
Metro Man joined the team in 1983, and was originally sent into communities to teach children about the difference between diesel service and third rail power.
Metro Man joined the team in 1983, and was originally sent into communities to teach children about the difference between diesel service and third rail power.
#BlackHistoryMonth: In 1971, a group of Black women employees at the MTA broke two glass ceilings when they were promoted the Assistant Train Dispatcher. Retha Cholson, Eleanor McBean, Clovis D. Washington, and Velma Newton were the first-ever women and the first Black women to have this role.
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth: In 1971, a group of Black women employees at the MTA broke two glass ceilings when they were promoted the Assistant Train Dispatcher. Retha Cholson, Eleanor McBean, Clovis D. Washington, and Velma Newton were the first-ever women and the first Black women to have this role.
🌆 Thanks to photographer John D. Woolf, the #NYTransitMuseum has detailed documentation of elevated station entrances and structures in 2025. Each month, "What's New in the Archive” keeps you on the forefront of the Museum's acquisitions with our Registrar, Elise. #WhatsNewinTheArchive
February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
🌆 Thanks to photographer John D. Woolf, the #NYTransitMuseum has detailed documentation of elevated station entrances and structures in 2025. Each month, "What's New in the Archive” keeps you on the forefront of the Museum's acquisitions with our Registrar, Elise. #WhatsNewinTheArchive