207th Street Shop Tour

Saturday, August 5, 2017

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Join the ERA at NYC Transit’s 207th Street Shop

The ERA is pleased to announce a free visit to the NYC Transit 207th Street Yard and Heavy Maintenance Shop in Inwood. This will be a guided visit and our first tour of the location since 2009. Representatives from NYC Transit will be our hosts to point out all of the interesting features of the shop. You will see how the B-division subway car fleet is kept in good repair from the wheels up. It is also where museum fleet restorations occur.

Schedule

We will meet no later than 11:00 a.m. at the main entrance to the complex, located at 3961 10th Avenue. The complex can be reached by taking the to 207 Street and then walking north to the shop entrance on the east side of 10th Avenue between 211 and 212 Streets (there is also an stop at 207 Street and Broadway, four blocks west of 10th Avenue). It is expected that the visit and tour will last approximately 1.5 hours. Please wear sturdy shoes — sneakers and open shoes will not be allowed in this active work environment.