Evolution of the NYC Subway Cars From the R1s to R211s

This video pays homage to a video originally made by ‪@BroadwayNexp‬ nearly 15 years ago. I've faithfully made a recreation of that video, complete with the same music and sound effects used in the video. In this video, I go through all the Revenue Contract subway cars that have run through the tracks and tunnels of the now 120+ year old NYC Subway from the R1s in the Depression Era 1930s to the currently brand new R211s still making their way into the subway system as of making this video.

Hope you'll enjoy! If there are any facts that are incorrect, please do let me know! As it says in the video, feel free to pause at any point in the video to read any information about the subway cars in this video!

See the original video by ‪@BroadwayNexp‬ here:    • NYC subway 1962-2010  

Special thanks to ‪@andrevwzbve‬ and others for giving feedback on the video before the final version was published to the channel!

Interesting video from the Electric Railroader's Association while working on the video:
   • February 16, 2024 - Eric Oszustowicz  

Interesting SubTalk archive from 1998:
https://www.nycsubway.org/articles/ta...

In case you aren't sure what the abbreviations are in the video, here's a list for you here:

IRT - Interborough Rapid Transit Company (Numbered Lines 1-7)
BMT - Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation (Lettered Lines J-Z)
IND - Independent System (Lettered Lines A-G)
ERA - Electric Railroader's Association
LIRR - Long Island Railroad
SIR/SIRR/SIRT - Staten Island Railroad
SMEE - Self-Lapping Mechanical Electrical Equipment/Straight Air - Motor Car - Emergency Feature - Electric
WH - Westinghouse
GE - General Electric
NYTM - New York Transit Museum

MUSIC
Stan LePard - Velkommen (more commonly known as the Windows XP installation music)
https://archive.org/details/isk-3k-3/...

Music I was jamming to as I was making this video:
   • GET HOT！ ゲット・ホット  

SOUND EFFECTS
If there are any Legend of Zelda fans out there, these might be familiar to you:
   • The Master Sword - The Legend of Zelda: Oc...  

   • Game Over - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind ...  

SOURCES
https://sites.google.com/view/makinga... (I happen to have a copy of Volume One. We're all waiting patiently for Volume Two)

https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/exhib...

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/They_M...

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Curren...

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Retire...

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/fantri... (1987 Greenbird R33 ERA Fantrip)

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/fantri... (1987 Redbird R17 ERA Fantrip)

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/fantri... (1989 Greenbird R10 ERA Fantrip)

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/fantri... (1993 R30 ERA Farewell Fantrip)

  / designers_masamichi_udagawa_sigi_moeslinge...  

https://www.erausa.org/pdf/vintage/co...

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/A_Hist...

All pictures, music, and sound effects in this video do not belong to me. No copyright infringement intended!

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