New York Yankees

Yankees take old-school transportation on trip to Boston

Published Aug. 8, 2016 12:39 p.m. ET

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The New York Yankees might be purging their "elderly" assets in favor of a youth movement, but the team made sure the blossoming, young squad got a history lesson in old-school baseball travel on Sunday.

Hours after the Yankees' most senior player, Alex Rodriguez, announced his retirement, the Bronx Bombers boarded an Amtrak charter train for their road trip to Boston.

The MTA tweeted photos of the team boarding their charter train at the Metro-North Railroad's Yankees-E. 153rd Street station.

Delighted to host the @Yankees today at Yanks-E 153 @MetroNorth station as they board an @Amtrak charter to Boston. https://t.co/RvKThEUWml
— MTA (@MTA) August 7, 2016

The Yankees will spend Monday's off day in Beantown before starting a three-game set against the A.L. East-rival Red Sox on Tuesday.

While the Yankees, like all MLB teams, normally charter a private plane for road trips, someone apparently thought the throwback trek would be beneficial for the team.

Whether it was intended to be a team-building trip or just a blast into the past for the younger players, the (roughly) four-hour ride likely provided plenty of much-needed bonding time for a group in the midst of a pretty radical transition period.