The MTA's Holiday Trains Are Coming To The Upper East Side

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Traveling through time this holiday season will be as easy as hopping on the Second Avenue Subway.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority is bringing its annual tradition of the "Holiday Nostalgia Train" to the Upper East Side, the MTA announced. On the five Sundays between Thanksgiving and Christmas, 1930s-era R1-9 cars will transport passengers along the city's newest subway line on Second Avenue.

No detail was overlooked in the reconstructions of the historic trains. The refurbished R1-9 cars feature orange rattan seats, ceiling fans, incandescent bulb lighting, drop-sash style windows, vintage roll signs and original advertisements, the MTA said.

The nostalgia train will pick up its passengers at the East 96th Street and Second Avenue subway station at four time slots: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. When the train arrives at the Lexington Avenue and East 63rd Street station it will switch over to the F line and continue its journey down to the Second Avenue F line station.

The MTA chose to run the nostalgia trains on the Second Avenue Subway line to celebrate its first year of operation.

"Celebrate the magic of New York City during the holidays with a ride back in time on our vintage fleet of subway cars and buses," the New York Transit Museum said on its website. "This holiday season, we continue the tradition of placing our vintage R1-9 train cars and a selection of our vintage buses from decades past in regular service. Don’t miss your chance to travel through time – for just the cost of a MetroCard swipe!"

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