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NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM

DISCOVER THE STORIES THAT MOVE NEW YORK

From our 1936 subway station in Brooklyn to Grand Central Terminal, explore the past, present and future of mass transit.

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It’s Our 50th Anniversary!

Founded in 1976 as part of America’s Bicentennial, the New York Transit Museum began as a temporary exhibition proposed by NYC Transit employees. Housed in a decommissioned 1936 subway station in Brooklyn, the exhibition was meant to last only a few months but became the largest museum in North America dedicated to mass transit and a beloved cultural institution. Today, it connects New Yorkers and visitors alike to transit history through exhibitions, educational programs, and one-of-a-kind experiences.

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Support the Vintage Train Fund for a Chance to Win Yankees Tickets!

Make a donation for a chance to win four tickets to a New York Yankees game during the 2026 regular season (non-premium game, $620 value). Your contribution helps maintain the Museum’s historic fleet so our vintage trains can continue operating for Nostalgia Rides and special events.

Entry levels:

  • $10 = 1 entry
  • $20 = 3 entries
  • $50 = 10 entries

The winner will be notified by email by June 9, 2026. Winner need not be present. The game date will be coordinated with the New York Yankees Community Relations team. Must be 18 or older to enter.

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Exhibits

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The New York Transit Museum: 50 Years of Stories
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OPENING JUNE 17, 2026

The New York Transit Museum: 50 Years of Stories

Drawn from the Museum’s vast collection of photographs and objects, the special anniversary exhibition highlights unusual transit experiments, bold proposals for improving the system, and the memorable personalities who shaped it.

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Now On View

FAREwell, MetroCard

As OMNY becomes the new way to pay, this exhibition invites visitors to explore the MetroCard’s origins, its systemwide rollout, the technology behind it, and the many ways it became a cultural icon for a generation of riders.

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Interior of New York Transit Museum Exhibit

On View Through May 31, 2026

The Subway Is…

Using images and objects from the Museum collection, this exhibit explores some of the endless ways to complete the sentence, “The Subway Is…”

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Now On View

Ticket To Ride

Through archival photographs, ephemera, and objects from the Transit Museum’s extensive collection, Ticket to Ride shows the evolution of fare collection across all of New York’s modes of transportation.

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Now On View

Moving the Millions

Home to twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1907, and a working signal tower, the Museum’s working platform level spans a full city block.

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Transit bus exhibit

PERMANENT

On the Streets: New York’s Trolleys and Buses

Explore the story of above ground mobility and surface transit from the early 1800s to the present.

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Join our community of transit fans, history lovers, and curious New Yorkers. Your membership or gift helps keep the Museum a place where everyone can connect with the city’s past, present, and future.

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