Traveling to New York City for the holidays means long lines, crowds everywhere and cold weather. BUT...it also means really excellent, unique diversions like what we've twice now run into underground on the city subway lines: the "Nostalgia Shoppers' Special Train." Since the end of November, this vintage subway train (think 1930s through 1950s) has been again plying the tracks every Sunday, clanking between the Queens Plaza and 2nd Avenue stops.
A ride on the train costs the same as every other MTA ride—$2.25—and you can find it's arrival/departure schedule here. This upcoming Sunday—December 26—is its last run for the season, and we highly highly recommend it. It's the first time we've smiled on the subway in a long time, thanks in part to the awesome crowds who get dress up in period clothing for the occasion, and turn the train into their own personal vintage Christmas party (complete with cheery musical trio).
Here's more from the two journeys we've taken on it:
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