Happy 119th Subway Day! On October 27, 1904, a new era of modern travel began in New York City when the Contract One Subway of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) operated its first revenue train. The line operated from the City Hall Station north up Park Avenue, across 42 Street, up Broadway to 145 Street, offering both local and express service. Subsequent extensions would bring the IRT to the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, along with the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation and the Independent Subway System. Later consolidation would bring all three separate operations under the umbrella of the modern day Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA NYC Subway. While the original City Hall Station is closed to the public except for on board viewing and tours with the New York Transit Museum, the nearby Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station serves the same area. For Opening Day At Yankee Stadium on March 30, 2023, the Lo-Vs were operated as a Nostalgia Special. Similar to the all steel cars that served on the day the subway opened, these cars featured the addition of a center door and lower voltage directly to the control handle, and are the oldest operating subway cars on the system today.
