TIL the first official subway train pulled out to head uptown on Oct. 27, 1904. The mayor, George B. McClellan Jr., was on hand to start the train, but was so enthralled that he held onto the silver controller handle and drove the train all the way to Broadway and 103rd Street. timesmachine.nytimes.com Submitted by mankls3 t3_10iqitn on January 22, 2023 at 6:32 PM in nyc 6 comments 31
VinnyDaBoi t1_j5gde0y wrote on January 22, 2023 at 8:41 PM Sounds like some shit Eric Adams would do Permalink 15 mankls3 OP t1_j5hetul wrote on January 23, 2023 at 12:46 AM lmao Permalink Parent 2
coffeeshopslut t1_j5g9jqi wrote on January 22, 2023 at 8:18 PM I wanna ride on that open air train Permalink 3
Manacit t1_j5hhdm7 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:04 AM Imagine being able to do something cool like this today. The MTA union would probably chase you off of the train Permalink 2
spoil_of_the_cities t1_j5gg6bn wrote on January 22, 2023 at 8:59 PM Let Eric Adams drive the train Permalink 1
VinnyDaBoi t1_j5gde0y wrote
Sounds like some shit Eric Adams would do