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Inside the MTA nostalgia train

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  • Tiffany Rae Knight of Queens stands between the cars in 1940's attire.
    Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon
  • Mary Alice Ladd of the Bronx is dressed in vaguely early 1900's attire on the holiday vintage 1930's R1-9 train car. She has participated every year since 2008 with different outfits every weekend. It's a "chance to travel back in time and actually enjoy the subways."
    Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon
  • Darlene Elkanick of Brooklyn, left, wearing 1930's attire, and Laura Kimsey of Manhattan ride in a vintage 1930's R1-9 train. "It's our holiday tradition, we try and come every year," Elkanick said.
    Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon
  • Silvia Gerber of Manhattan with her daughter Ashley Gerber of Manhattan, both in 1930s attire on the holiday vintage 1930's R1-9 train car.
    Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon
  • Maury Englander of Manhattan, Shannon Harris of Manhattan and Howard Fein of Queens on the holiday vintage 1930s R1-9 train car. Englander, of Manhattan, said he is pretty sure he used to ride this train with his girlfriend when he was 19.
    Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon
  • Stewart Svendsen of Brooklyn, in 1918-1920s attire, sits with Mary Dove dressed in 1940s clothing and Eddie Abreu of Queens.  Svendsen has been doing this for about seven years but for Dove, it's her first time. "As a vintage fan that wants to experience the old school ... for me is a very exhilarating experience," Abreu said. "The nostalgia trains are the best in the world."
    Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon
  • The Holiday Nostalgia Trains will roll through Manhattan every Sunday through New Year's Eve. Talia Milgrom-Elcott and her daughter Sela Milgrom-Dorfman, 8, both from of Brooklyn, and her grandmother Shira Milgrom of White Plains on the holiday vintage 1930's R1-9 train car on Sunday.
    Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon
  • Passengers disembark the holiday vintage 1930's R1-9 train cars.
    Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon

The Holiday Nostalgia Train will roll through Manhattan every Sunday through New Year’s Eve.

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