All Aboard NYC's Secret Vintage Holiday Train (PHOTOS)

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It's a trip back in time through holiday nostalgia.

ByNicole Bonaccorso•December 20, 2016

A woman dressed in period costume sits in a vintage New York City subway. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) runs vintage subway trains from the 1930's-1970's each Sunday along the M train route from Manhattan to Queens throughout December.
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The holidays often elicit a feeling of nostalgia for winters past. The warmth of a fireplace and the coziness of family gatherings bring back memories of traditions passed down for generations.

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Costumed revelers ride an antique subway train in New York City. New York City Transit is runs a special subway train with cars in service from the 1930's-1970's every year during December Sundays.
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New York has the perfect solution for lovers of all things vintage. The MTA runs the Shoppers Special every holiday season, which features eight subway cars from different eras.

Costumed revelers ride an antique subway train in New York City. New York City Transit runs a special vintage subway train with cars in service from the 1930's-1970's every Sunday this month from Manhattan to Queens complete with period correct ceiling fans and wicker seats.
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Riders often dress up in vintage garb for the trip. Some weekends, musicians play live music and patrons dance as the train heads from Manhattan's Second Avenue stop to the Queens Plaza stop in Queens.

People dance in a vintage New York City subway car as it moves along the tracks on a Sunday in December. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) runs vintage subway trains from the 1930's-1970's each Sunday from Manhattan to Queens through the first of the year.
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People dance to live music in a vintage New York City subway car as it sits in the Second Ave. station. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) runs vintage subway trains from the 1930's-1970's each Sunday along the M train route from Manhattan to Queens through the first of the year.
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The cars are period-correct down to the wicker seats, lightbulbs and ceiling fans.

People sit in a vintage R4 New York City Subway car, which was manufactured in the 1930s. New York City Transit will be runs vintage subway trains that operated from the 1930s to 1970s every Sunday during December along the M line from Second Avenue to the Queens Plaza stop in the Queens borough of New York City.
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"We owe a great deal to these City Cars, because they were durable work horses that remained in our fleet for 40 years," Wynton Habersham, NYC Transit's Senior Vice President of Subways says on the MTA website.

A more modern, albeit still vintage New York City subway car sits in the Queens Plaza station on December 16, 2012 in Queens borough of New York City. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) runs vintage subway trains from the 1930's-1970's each Sunday along the M train route from Manhattan to Queens through the first of the year.
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The train runs Sundays between the weekend after Thanksgiving and the weekend before Christmas. Throughout the rest of the year, the vintage train is on display at the New York Transit Museum.