Comments on: Bus advertising

By: Roxanne Robertson

Roxanne Robertson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:09:17 +0000

November 25, 2009 – January 18, 2010
8th ANNUAL GRAND CENTRAL HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW
New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store at Grand Central Terminal (mid-town Manhattan next to the Station Master’s Office)

Celebrate the holiday season with the New York Transit Museum’s annual Holiday Train Show. On a two-level 34-foot long layout, Lionel trains travel through a miniature Manhattan to the North Pole. A new Long Island Rail Road train joins Metro-North, New York Central, and Pennsylvania Railroad cars on the elevated track, while New York City Transit’s R-27 subway cars run below. Vintage Lionel trains from the Museum’s collection are also on view. And for your holiday shopping the Museum’s store and booth at the Holiday Gift Fair in Vanderbilt Hall offer a wide array of subway and railroad gifts. http://www.mta.info/museum

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:33:59 +0000

@minus five:

is the nyc transit museum still open? i’m bicoastal (l.a. and nyc) and while i’m in new york for the holidays, i’d like to stop by the transit museum gift store and see what kind of schwag they’ve got these days.

fun fact: my shower curtain is an nyc subway map. but i got it at bed bath & beyond.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:54:52 +0000

I’ve got some other select words to say to the CEOs of the ‘Big Three’ right now!!!

By: minus five

minus five — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:19:22 +0000

this is a great post. i wish ny had cooler subway crap.

By: Alissa

Alissa — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:09:19 +0000

Tom, can you recommend to the Big Three that instead of using a bailout to make more cars, they're put to work building the most awesomest public transit system ever for their own city??? And mar, the bag, buttons (and a matching shirt) are coming soon to the Metro store, although I did see the buttons at last night's GOOD event...so you can get them if you stop by there this month.

By: mar

mar — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:44:26 +0000

thanks for the post. i immediately went to the metro store upon reading this to buy some stuff for my friend who is leaving LA (and loves the train). where’d you get the buttons and bag? they didn’t have either and i ended up getting her a keychain and notecards.

ps- yay for gelato.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:16:02 +0000

Be glad that the option of taking public transportation exists there in L.A…. here in Detoilet, we only have a poorly orchestrated bus system and a ‘People Mover’ tram that pretty much exists just to get people from their parking spots to the hockey game. I once looked into taking the bus from my house to my (former) place of employment (23 miles away) and it would have taken over 3.5 hours, which would have included 3 transfers and a 3/4 mile walk. Detroit is one of the least-densely populated cities, so mass transit is not high on the list of priorities here.

We’re more focused on trying to keep our entire economy from disappearing into the abyss!