Source: Atlas Obscura
Atlas Obscura and Chase Sapphire® took cardmembers on an exclusive trip aboard the MTA’s historic trains.
It takes something special to get New Yorkers to look up from their phones while they’re commuting.
But on October 19, 2018, Atlas Obscura and Chase Sapphire® achieved the near-impossible by taking a vintage train for a ride through active transit stations.On subway platforms, onlookers’ jaws dropped before giving way to smiles and waves at the surreal vision. A vintage train car packed with partygoers jamming to sounds from big band to electronic music is not something you see often, even in New York.
As Dan Daly, a Chase Sapphire cardmember put it, “It’s not just that we were part of a spectacle, we were creating one for New York City.”
The night began at the New York City Transit Museum , where visitors can explore antique train cars during museum hours. On special occasions, the Transit Museum will take them for a ride, but “New York Through Time” represented the first time the museum partnered with outside organizations to create an unforgettable evening.
The event was exclusive to Chase cardmembers, who were greeted at the entrance with glasses of sparkling wine. A short reception gave them the rare opportunity to explore the current Navigating New York exhibit and permanent collection after-hours.
Then, it was time for the train to depart. Over the course of a little over an hour, it made its way from downtown Brooklyn and through East New York before traveling back to Manhattan.
In homage to New York’s vibrant nightlife in the 20th century, each car reflected the entertainment of its time. An army green-hued, wicker-seated car with a 1940s aesthetic hosted George Gee, a swing bandleader with over 36 years’ of experience, plus dancers who gracefully sidestepped the train’s twists and turns.
Psychedelic projections inspired by Andy Warhol’s Factory screen tests filled the next car, conceived and executed by artist Sean Dack. It was a fitting segue into the next, a 1970s inspired-scene filled with musicians led by trombone player Dave “Smoota” Smith, playing funky covers from the era. “If you’re…
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