Manhattan bound train approaches Shea Stadium platform as it crosses over the former LIRR Whitestone Branch.

Wooden elevated gate cars in the unnatural setting of the Columbus Circle IND station

IRT museum train in passenger service on the 42nd Street shuttle

IRT museum train in passenger service on the 42nd Street shuttle: interior

IRT museum train in passenger service on the 42nd Street shuttle

IRT museum train in passenger service on the 42nd Street shuttle

IRT museum train in passenger service on the 42nd Street shuttle

Southbound G train between Bay Parkway and Avenue N on the F Culver line, with the World Financial Center and Empire State Building looming on the horizon

Northbound N train between Kings Highway and Bay Parkway on the Sea Beach express track

Northbound G train leaving West 8th Street on the F Culver line

Southbound D train approaching 9th Avenue

Northbound D train leaving 9th Avenue

R-4 and wooden gate car pose on adjacent tracks at Brighton Beach

101-year-old elevated gate cars pose on the middle track at 9th Avenue on the West End line