"ElectriCity: Powering New York’s Rails"

Transportation

New York Transit Museum

Until Tue Dec 31

Photograph: Robert Lobenstein

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Time Out says

Thu Mar 15 2012

Commuters who take the subway for granted got a taste of the system’s complexities during Hurricane Irene, when the MTA revealed that it would take eight hours to power down the system, and another substantial chunk of time to get the trains back up and running. The massive effort to keep mass transit moving is explored in this exhibit, where visitors will learn how subway cars are powered, from the early steps of producing an electric current to the cars finally traveling along the track.

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Name:
New York Transit Museum
Address:
New York Transit Museum Downtown
Brooklyn
11201

Cross Street:
at Schermerhorn St
Phone:
718-694-1600
Website:
mta.info/mta/museum
Opening hours:
Tue–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat, Sun 11am–5pm
Transport:
Subway: A, C, F, R to Jay St–MetroTech; 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall
Price:
$7, seniors and children 2–17 $5; Wednesdays seniors free
Map
1. New York Transit Museum
  - Downtown
    Brooklyn
    11201
  - 718-694-1600
  - mta.info/mta/museum
  - 40.689755,-73.990235

Event phone:
718-694-1600
Event website:
mta.info/mta/museum

Categories:
Museums & Attractions. Transportation
Good for:
Feed your brain. History buffs. Kids. Hands-on for kids
Event type:
Exhibitions

"ElectriCity: Powering New York’s Rails" 2013

Date Time Price information
Sun May 26

11:00am

$7, seniors and children 2–17 $5
"ElectriCity: Powering New York’s Subways Rails"
Tue May 28

10:00am

$7, seniors and children 2–17 $5
"ElectriCity: Powering New York’s Subways Rails"
Wed May 29

10:00am

$7, seniors and children 2–17 $5
"ElectriCity: Powering New York’s Subways Rails"
Thu May 30

10:00am

$7, seniors and children 2–17 $5
"ElectriCity: Powering New York’s Subways Rails"
Fri May 31

10:00am

$7, seniors and children 2–17 $5
"ElectriCity: Powering New York’s Subways Rails"