On a cold December Sunday morning, travelers in period-appropriate costume stand alongside passengers in contemporary fashion, forming a delightfully anachronistic mix.
Latoya Fulton, a 40-year-old Bronx native who brought her daughter along to share the experience, savors the nostalgia.
“I remember riding the train with my mom, going to Yankee Stadium,” she told AFP. “I remember just being, just happy looking out the window when we went outside for the outside stop.”
Paddle ceiling fans swirl overhead and incandescent light bulbs lend a theatrical vibe.
With no public address system on the vintage trains, a volunteer crewmember is left to call out the approaching stops.
– ‘Test of time’ –
Rider Fox Hutson dons a military cap and camouflage jumpsuit for the journey, dressing as if he were a US soldier returning from war.
“The past is going away, but this is the only way to preserve it and see some nice people,” the 53-year-old photographer said. “It’s a test of time, and these things still work.”
Though the R1-9 train cars were widespread for decades since being introduced in the 1930s, they were fully withdrawn from service by 1977.
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