The MTA's Holiday Nostalgia Rides are back for another holiday season—and this year they're taking you to the Upper East Side instead of Harlem.
The vintage trains are operating on the F and Q lines, starting at 2nd Avenue – Houston Street and ending at 96th Street – 2nd Avenue. In previous years they snaked up the West Side to 145th Street in Harlem.
The rides, which kicked off on December 1, are scheduled for four more Sundays: December 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th.
As usual, they cost the same as a regular Metrocard swipe or OMNY tap.
To take the vintage trains from the Upper East Side, get on at the 96th Street – 2nd Avenue station on the Q line at 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.
Or you can start downtown and catch the train from 2nd Avenue – Houston Street on the F line at 10am, noon, 2pm and 4pm.
Per tradition, the rides feature the R1/9S cars from the 1930s—which inspired Billy Strayhorn’s legendary jazz standard “Take the A Train.”
