Taking a Trip Back in Time

My Facebook profile is littered with horror stories from my subway commute. In fact, the "My Top Status Words of 2010" app returned the word "Subway" at Number 1, and believe me, they were all rants, not raves. So imagine my surprise when this Sunday the MTA delivered this delightful holiday surprise: a vintage train from the 1930's running on the M track. It turned a dreaded Queens-to-Brooklyn trek, usually spent waiting and cursing, into a magical trip back in time. I had no idea that the MTA has been doing this for years, calling it the "Nostalgia Shoppers’ Special Train."

Let me emphasize this is not a reproduction, it's the real deal - a working antique train complete with vintage ads, wicker seats and ceiling fans, and it makes all the stops on the M line from Queens Plaza to 2nd Ave. Knowing that the best camera is the one you have with you, I snapped some pics with my iPhone that you can see here. New Yorkers, you have one last chance to catch the nostalgic train this year - on Sunday, Dec. 26. Don't miss it! Oh, and as for MTA, I'll take a little holiday sabbatical and then continue ripping them a new one on January 2. Until then, Happy Holidays! Choo-choo!