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A transit history story so incredible, it’s hard to believe, but we promise it’s true! #TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 1916, a 28-year old construction laborer named Marshall Mabey was digging an underwater subway tunnel when he unexpectedly went on the adventure of lifetime and ended up riding a geyser in the middle of the East River! Mabey told the The New York Times, "As I struck the mud it felt as if something was squeezing me tighter than I had ever been squeezed... I am a good swimmer and I

The 2025 NY Transit Museum “Parade of Trains” is Back on June 7 & 8! They’re bringing out a selection of historic train cars for a special weekend celebration on the BMT Brighton Line. More info: https://www.nytransitmuseum.org / @nytransitmuseum #NYCSubway #NYTransitMuseum #ParadeofTrains #VintageTrains #NYC #MTA #NewYorkCitySubway #LIRR #SubwayTrain #NewYork #NewYorkCity | NYC Subway Life

#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1904, New York City’s first rapid transit subway, the Interborough Rapid Transit subway opened with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street. The four-track line ran under Park Avenue South to Grand Central, across 42nd Street to Times Square, and up Broadway to 145th Street. This #NYTMCollection archival video, shot just months after the subway opened, shows a train pulling into 14 St Station and continuing uptown. From those earl

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A piece of #NYC transit history that is NOT in the #NYTransitMuseum!? This original wooden fare booth from 1905 is still inside the Wall Street Station where it would have been found 120 years ago, when the station opened. The fare booth comes from an era where passengers used paper tickets to access the subway. Tickets cost 5 cents and could be purchased at a ticket booth like this one. See this relic for yourself at the Wall Street Station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line (today’s 4/5 trains)