Lionel Electric Trains and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have unveiled the first-ever MTA-licensed New York City Subway Lionel Trains. The trains will be part of the New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at the Grand Central Terminal Holiday Train Show running from Nov. 24 through Jan. 19. Photos by Kathleen Maloney
R-27 Subway Car Set
Lionel has created an exact replica of the R-27 Subway Cars which were first put into use by the MTA in 1960 and continued to serve NYC riders into the early 1990s.