New York Transit Museum Excursion With Budd R32s: Celebrating The Brightliners
On November 8, 2025, the New York Transit Museum (NYTM) operated a pair of ticketed "Celebrating The Brightliners" excursions, celebrating the 61st Anniversary of the debut of the Budd R32 cars. Both trips brought passengers round-trip between 96 Street/2 Avenue on the Q Line to Crescent Street on the J Line. The train changed ends at the siding near Crescent Street, and was routed via a through track in the East New York Yard, giving attendees a rare opportunity to travel over these normally non-revenue tracks. This was also the final ticketed NYTM excursion for the year, but Holiday Nostalgia Rides (no additional fare) are right around the corner, operating every Sunday in December.
YouTube Video:
https://youtu.be/vZDIlJZXhck Full resolution pics and prints:
https://www.riverrailphoto.com/nostalgiaspecials/ebcf58ebf Full resolution R-32 pics from the "Road" and the "Farewells" -
https://www.riverrailphoto.com/r32farewell https://www.riverrailphoto.com/subway https://www.riverrailphoto.com/nostalgiaspecials Upcoming Holiday Nostalgia Rides:
https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/holidaynostalgiarides/ Consist - North to South: 3646-3647-3938-3939-3895-3894-3889-3888
