Overview
- The New York Transit Museum, working with the MTA, will run an eight‑car Redbird to Citi Field on Thursday and a 1917 Lo‑V plus Redbird consist to Yankee Stadium on April 3 at 11 a.m.
- The Mets train leaves 34th Street–Hudson Yards on the 7 line and makes multiple stops, including Times Square, Grand Central, and Queensboro Plaza, with the trip taking about 35 minutes to Mets–Willets Point.
- The Yankees special departs the uptown 4 platform at Grand Central at 11 a.m. and runs non‑stop to 161st Street–Yankee Stadium in about 25 minutes.
- Riders board with standard subway fare and step into period cars featuring rattan seats, ceiling fans, drop‑sash windows, and vintage ads.
- The Lo‑V cars first ran in 1917 and the Redbirds come from 1959–1964 fleets later painted bright red, and both can also be seen at the Transit Museum’s restored 1936 station in Downtown Brooklyn.