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Historic use as station

Service pattern and closure

Abandonment

Station layout

Exhibits and programs

Railway artifacts

Bus fleet and artifacts{{Anchor|Bus fleet}}

• 3100 (built 1956) was the first air-conditioned bus in use in any American transportation system. An experimental bus of the Fifth Avenue Coach Company, it had rear exit doors that passengers pushed to open; seats wrapping around the back of the bus; soft seats; and fluorescent lights. It last saw passenger service in the mid-1970s, having been used later for the New York City Transit Police.
• 236 (built 1980) was the first of the advanced design - high-tech bus for its age, having wheelchair-accessible lifts and electronic marquees. The fleet had many mechanical/structural problems and was pulled from service after four years.
• 2969 (originally 4789; built 1948) was custom-made for the city’s transit system and was one of the first {{convert|40|ft|adj=on}} buses. Its front door was twice as wide as other buses’ front doors at the time. It was renumbered after the bus that Jackie Gleason’s character in The Honeymooners, Ralph Kramden, was pictured in.
• 3865 (built 1993) was operated by Queens Surface Corporation during its first years of service, but in May 2000, the bus became under the operation of Jamaica Buses. Twelve of the former Queens Surface buses (including 3865) replaced some 1980s-era buses that Jamaica Buses operated.
• 100 (built 1959) was a “New Look” bus built by GMC. In total, 190 “New Look” buses operated in New York City. Each had a curved windshield with a one-piece overhead route sign and windows shaped like parallelograms.
• 621 (built 1979) was a “Fishbowl” bus built by General Motors of Canada and one of ten such buses used in New York City until the 1990s.
• 3006 (built 1988) was a “Classic” bus operated by Liberty Lines Transit and used from 1982 to 2006.
• 1502 (built 1982) was a “New Look” bus. The 25 buses were operated by New York Bus Service. These buses had seats that faced forward; overhead racks and lights; and one door at the front.
• 5227 (built 1971 and rebuilt 1985) was one of 350 “New Look” buses that were rebuilt in Chicago. The buses, which had hard, blue lengthwise seating, were the last NYCT buses without a wheelchair lift.
• 1201 (built 1981) was one of ultimately 4,877 Rapid Transit Series buses used by the MTA Regional Bus Operations companies from 1981 to 1999. These buses all had wheelchair lifts, making MTA the first agency in the United States to have a fully accessible bus fleet.
• 8928 (built 1969) was one of 133 buses that replaced an earlier, 1956 fleet. Thirteen buses were operated on Staten Island express buses and were later used as buses between John F. Kennedy International Airport and the JFK Express at Howard Beach–JFK Airport.

Current exhibits

• “Steel, Stone & Backbone: Building New York’s Subways” highlights the challenges and labor involved in subway construction during the period 1900–1925.WEB,web.mta.info/mta/museum/, MTA - Transit Museum General Information, mta.info, April 2, 2016,
• “Moving the Millions” chronicles the history of the subway system from the private operators to the MTA New York City Transit of today. Located on the platform level, it is designed to supplement a visitor’s experience exploring the various subway cars on display in the museum.
• “Fare Collection” explains different methods New Yorkers have used to pay subway fare over the years, and displays authentic subway turnstiles which visitors can traverse.{{Rp|1}} In addition, there is a small display of the various token designs that were used in the past before they were completely discontinued.
• “On the Streets” exhibits a comprehensive history of New York City’s street transportation (horsecars, cable cars, streetcars, buses, etc.), as well as two bus installations visitors can sit in, including the driver’s seat.
• “Clearing the Air” discusses modern street transportation and its impact on the environment, and highlights steps that the MTA is taking to reduce its carbon footprint.
• “Stop Look and Listen” allows visitors to enter a working subway signal tower dating from 1936, to see how trains are kept a safe distance apart and supervised.
• “Bringing Back The City: Mass Transit Responds To Crisis” explains planning and emergency services, and their role in preventing or recovering from service disruptions.
• “No Spitting on the Platform” displays historic way-finding and etiquette signage.
• “Dr. George T.F. Rahilly Trolley and Bus Study Center” displays over 50 scale models of streetcars and work cars, with a focus on Brooklyn.

Turnstiles and fare collection

Rolling stock