Vintage Trains on the New York Subway: Parade of Trains 2023

On September 10, 2023 I made my first ever visit to New York City to see the annual Parade of Trains, where the New York Transit Museum shows off some of their operating historic subway cars. This year rides were being offered between Kings Hwy and Brighton Beach stations in Brooklyn aboard the BRT Gate Cars, BMT Standards, and R1/R9s. The event looked like a huge success, with crowds of people turning out at every station along the line to watch the trains go by, with passengers packed in tight as if it were a weekday rush hour. After the event concluded, I went back to Manhattan to see the sights and then took the ferry to Staten Island hoping to do some filming of the R44 trains before they are replaced next year - however I had thoroughly exhausted all of my camera batteries and wasn't able to do much. All in all despite some patchy weather it was a fantastic day in the Big Apple and I look forward to returning someday.

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

the New York Central my railroad.

[@BrandonPowellGrant2000]

Hey, I see me at 6:24 on the left right next to the stairs

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This is different, and a nice change of scenery. But, because of the cost of everything rising, you might never get another chance. The Subway Units are nice, their horns sound too much like an American steam engine's chime whistle. The steam engine videos are what you create best, no Subway Unit could possibly surpass the steamies in my book. Rest up, you've had enough excitement for one day. Recharge the camera batteries too. It's nice to see a different part of America, but even nicer to come back to more familiar surroundings.