In New York, subway cars from the 1930s take passengers back in time | AFP

[@8avexp]

LOVE those old timers! Moans, groans, grunts, snarls, hisses and musical spur-cut gears. A cacophony of sounds!

[@DudeFrom1972]

What a treat to watch those vintage subway cars and the passengers who made an effort and dressed to the occasion added some extra spice to the event.

[@fr3dr02]

I guess no subway performances featuring dudes doing handrail acrobatics since the ceiling fans could give you a nice haircut 😂😂

[@davidthaler7018]

Every Sunday in Dec 2024. Runs between Second Av-Houston (F) and 96th-2nd Av (Q)

[@mikeklinger1712]

I like the classic design of the subway car! It has alot of character!

[@mikhaiIs]

must be a most civilized day in new york subway in the entire year

[@carlos.a.sanchez201]

I was just there! Loved it!

[@verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin]

I love it, when historical subway trains are in use. In Berlin Germany we have also historical rolling stock, but not the so called "tunnel owl", a subway train with two oval-shaped front windows. But it is nice, sometimes doors, you have to close manually, leather seets, brass bars, an extra seet for the person, who tells the driver when to drive.

[@obelic71]

Mechanical relays clacking, howling of straith gearing, that specific ozon smell due to arcing between the contact points. Those old electric trains have that specific smells and feelings no modern train has anymore

[@verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin]

@obelic71 Some smell is graphite, used to minimize track noise in curves.

[@piccalillipit9211]

AS A BESPOKE TAILOR of mens historical suits - THANK YOU to the people who made an effort to dress in vintage style, you made my day...

[@MrCraft_SO2]

why do those look better than the current ones?

[@sword3349]

Its a publicity train and I imagine you'd want to take better care of a machine from 100 years ago than one from 20-30

[@kevina5472]

As a child of the 80s (ten years old in 1981) the subway line CC had the old subways cars..so any one rode the CC train ^then^...they rode the cars of tge 50s/60s

[@Kaizerzydeco1]

Only in NYC. I miss the place.

[@8August1988]

紐約市有一種我在其他地方找不到的獨特氛圍。

[@t-m3689]

最新型車両と保安装置は共通なんですか？ 実際に営業列車として走る動体保存とは凄い！

[@charlespiper9291]

How did they stop Pookie or Hose B from robbing the passengers?

[@Stanf954]

I rode those R1-9 in regular service on the CC 8th Av LCL from Bedford Pk into Manhattan going to College during the 70s and the Lo Vs in Brooklyn on the #4 line at Utica Av.

[@kevina5472]

So we [grew] up around same time (if you were ten years old in 1981

[@jackthediscoverer]

U'know these subway cars with compressed air whistles reminds me of the Red Rattlers

[@mmmch7]

@1:18 bro doesn’t look or sound 51 at all. 😮

[@micosstar]

yay

[@BrokenBonesRBLX]

fr

[@matteo7867]

He is 51?

[@PlutoTheSynth]

That's very true, new yorkers have been too arrrrgh recently

[@Leonardo-or1ll]

If you want to make it really authentic, put the black guy in a separate car.

[@mmmch7]

@1:18 bro doesn’t look or sound 51 at all. 😮