Finding the New York Transit Museum turned out to be a challenge. I was expecting it to be a building with a sign in the front like most museums. The entrance of the New York Transit Museum however, actually looks like a regular train station leading to the small museum underground. Once I got there the first thing that drew my attention were the vintage turnstiles. Parts of it were completely wooden, unlike the metal ones of today. They had large gaps in between each turnstile that allowed many people to squeeze through without paying. I found out that the loss in profit was so large that the turnstiles were redesigned with all the gaps fully closed. Jumping the turnstiles was still a problem, but at the time simply closing the gap resulted in more revenue for the stations.

The rest of the museum is set up like a vintage train station, with red, yellow, and green railings.  They  have also preserved the transportation itself. I was able to go on and sit down in the old trains and buses. The signs were interesting as well. Some explained old laws like one that said spitting was illegal. Others showed the street names and the price of a ride. At one point it only cost five cents to get on a train. One exhibit described how transportation, especially the Fulton Ferry, helped Downtown Brooklyn evolve. This exhibit was interesting to me because I live in Downtown Brooklyn and used to go near the riverside with my friends where we could still see all the ships still moving through and the old train tracks that used be there. Most of the tracks are gone now and have been constructed over, but in some places the metal tracks still pop out along with brick tiles.