Events and festivals · Midtown East, New York City
New York Transit Museum Holiday Train Show at Grand Central
New York Transit Museum Gallery & Store, Shuttle Passage, Grand Central Terminal, 89 E 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017
November 13, 2026 to February 21, 2027
The Transit Museum’s free Holiday Train Show opens Friday, November 13, 2026 in the Grand Central Gallery off the Main Concourse Shuttle Passage and runs through February 21, 2027. Lionel Metro-North, vintage subway, and Polar Express sets loop a 34-foot, two-level layout that starts at a miniature Grand Central and ends at the North Pole.
Weekdays are 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; weekends 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed major holidays. New this year are Danny Cortes miniature streetscapes, including a Crazy Eddie storefront and a South Williamsburg bodega with Puerto Rican flags under the awning.
No ticket and no timed entry, so ten minutes with a toddler between trains can be enough. Pair it with Vanderbilt Hall’s Holiday Fair if adults want shopping in the same building.
Cost: Free
Checked Nov 10, 2026