The NYC Transit Museum has just announced their Calendar of Events for Spring / Summer 2008. There are three "Nostalgia Train Rides"; 50 Years to Far Rockaway, Coney Island Bound, and Multi-Anniversary Tour of IRT. There are many other lectures and tours available.

http://www.ibrooklyn.com/site/newsevents/communityeventscalendar/current/5006

" Sunday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Coney Island Bound! Our Coney Island Nostalgia Train, consisting of vintage R1/9 cars, departs midtown Manhattan for New York City’s famous resort. Visit the amusement park, take a dip in the ocean, and enjoy all the area has to offer, or stay on the train for an additional ride to Whitehall Street in Manhattan. The train will then proceed back to Coney Island. At 4 p.m. the train leaves Coney Island, via the F line, to 42nd Street - our final destination.

Reservations and advance payment required. Museum Members: $25, Non-members: $30, Children 3-17 $10. (Become a Museum member when you reserve and save $5 on your adult ticket!) For more information call 718-694-1867. "

What a great idea! Of course, the CTA lines I'd like to ride don't exist anymore...

I have my reservations in for the IRT trip on 8/2. I hope they give us chances to get off and get ahead of the train to get pictures. They used to do that on the MOD trips, but the last couple of these types of trips I have been on they didn't give us those opportunities.

Last years R1 to Coney gqave us the photo op at Stillwell Weren't you with us?

Yeah, I guess we did get that one, but the MOD trips used to give us a list of stops. We'd get off, jump on a road train to get ahead and photo the train coming into the station - quite a few times giving us many photo ops.

A few of us are on the Sunday CI trip. Can't wait, I love those trains.



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The R1 trip to Coney Island was nice, the weather was good, the food was good, the trip was good. These were taken with the phone, not the best. This was the trip:

07/13----

Nostalgia Train leaves Coney Island Yard at 0900hrs

Proceed lite via the D West End and Q Bway Routes to track A4 at 57th St

Guests board the train at 57th St

The Nostalgia Special begins; leaving 57th St, travel via the R Line to Queens Plaza and relay on D5 n/o of the station

Leaving QP, operate to Stillwell Ave via G Crosstown Route

Options at Stillwell: 1) Take Lunch 2) Take an additional ride to 36th St-4th Av via the N Sea Beach Route. Return trip to Stillwell will be on the West End (D) Line

Train lays up to Stillwell Yard after the additional trip to 36th St is complete

1600hrs----

Pick up guests at Stillwell and travel via the Brighton (Q) Line

Make a station stop at DeKalb Av to discharge passengers

Continue on the Q Route to 57th St where the trip will end

The Special will operate lite via the Q and D Lines to Coney Island Yard to lay up

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So when you fixing the pics

So how did you find Joe without a Hawaiin shirt

they're up, some problem with the caps...

Our Motorman:

Great shots Brian! Where is this one taken from?

Looks like McDonald and Ditmas

Ben must be taking his medicine again. (correct)



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That is some climb. You sure it's not Mount Washington?