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