Sounds of the Subway

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  • čas přidán 14. 02. 2023
  • Feel like you're riding the New York City Subway from anywhere.
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Komentáře • 172

  • @nycfanner_205
    @nycfanner_205 Před rokem +219

    the trains propulsion and clickity clack and squeaky screech, the ambience of the tunnels, the trains announcement and other sounds are so iconic

    • @jaydenbai8127
      @jaydenbai8127 Před rokem +3

      I agree

    • @platinumautofirm2903
      @platinumautofirm2903 Před rokem

      Lol theres nothimg "ambiance" about it when youre down there though lol

    • @automation7295
      @automation7295 Před 9 měsíci

      NYC subway stations are smelly and ugly, full with cracked tiles and very often have broken or burnt fluorescent lights. They should've renovated the stations 20 years ago.
      Even my country's metro system have platform screen doors on all stations.
      Also despite their modern appearance, NYC subway trains still looks outdated because of it's exposed stainless steel, they could at least paint their trains. US just like their tasteless trains.

    • @mleonee
      @mleonee Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@automation7295the stainless look is iconic. Painting the trains would ruin it.

    • @automation7295
      @automation7295 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@mleonee Stainless look might be iconic, but painting the trains wouldn't necessarily ruin it.
      Stainless look makes sense in cities like NYC and Chicago, but would look out of place outdated certain environment. Also NYC used to have red trains, nicknamed Redbirds.
      Modern trains have black on their front-ends

  • @RapidTransit1941
    @RapidTransit1941 Před rokem +82

    The subway is magical, it is a world which allows yourself to go back in time to an era mostly forgotten and abandoned. If you close your eyes hard enough, the golden age of 1920's-1950's rapid transit is still alive. This despite it almost 100 years. To think those same screeching sounds were the ones generations of people in the past also heard. Then to think those are the same rail paths the original IRT's and BMT's cars took. Lastly the stations original tiling, support beams, designs, and mosaics on the wall. Generations of people past seen those as well. Every time I get goosebumps. Riding the subway allows me to fulfill an impossible dream, to time travel to the best era in history. Artie Shaw's Begin the Beguine is ALIVE!! LONG LIVE THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE ELEVATEDS, SUBWAYS, AND TROLLEYS.

  • @bombarde1701a
    @bombarde1701a Před rokem +23

    If these sounds were on CD Id buy it

  • @redhook1961
    @redhook1961 Před rokem +56

    This is the soundtrack of my high school years. I’ve been in Connecticut for nearly 40 but the sweetest subway sounds to me will always be the Lexington Express Redbirds at top speed between 14th St and Grand Central 🥰

    • @ilttpvvm
      @ilttpvvm Před rokem +1

      The Lexington Avenue express-which I hope you will someday use to get to Grand Central Madison (a great place, by the way).

  • @IndigoFei
    @IndigoFei Před rokem +105

    The sound of my childhood and life. Beautiful memories that nearly left me crying. Thank you.

    • @avimo2565
      @avimo2565 Před rokem +4

      Same

    • @strwbrrysoda
      @strwbrrysoda Před rokem +2

      Me too

    • @ilttpvvm
      @ilttpvvm Před rokem +13

      Me, three.
      However, I was lucky enough to become a station agent for MTA New York City Subway.
      And-I must admit-dealing with rude and obnoxious passengers was quite a challenge.
      And I was forced to leave for health reasons.
      But I enjoyed, as I like to put it, “playing with the world’s biggest electric train set.”

    • @hudsonrailfaner
      @hudsonrailfaner Před rokem

      Crying over some sounds😂

    • @Sivah_Akash
      @Sivah_Akash Před rokem +9

      @@hudsonrailfaner, or rather happy crying over the memories those sounds bring. :)

  • @Elevatorelectricgate
    @Elevatorelectricgate Před rokem +28

    This needs more sounds of the closing doors.

  • @yvetteorvis2404
    @yvetteorvis2404 Před 11 měsíci +16

    I used to live in Chicago when it was a beautiful city. I rode the trains daily....now I'm disabled and alone in a house in North Carolina. Many years have passed and this makes me yearn for being able to run up those stairs again and board the train! The subway was cool in the hot summer but I loved the above ground trains! I was so active and now I haven't been able to leave my home in a year. My consolation is knowing I'll be flying with Jesus someday 😊

    • @Majaen22
      @Majaen22 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Sorry for your disability 😢

    • @coastaku1954
      @coastaku1954 Před 3 dny

      Why did you move to a car infested hellscape? You should have stayed in Chicago or NYC where you could get around without a car

  • @liteprotoss
    @liteprotoss Před rokem +13

    2:22 there's a distinct sound of the R68's climbing onto the Manhattan bridge that I can't put my finger on but even when I'm in a slumber I can tell where I am when I hear that clear rumble.

  • @ivanrodriguez7863
    @ivanrodriguez7863 Před rokem +12

    My favorite noise was when the subway started to move

  • @thecalamitysanta6927
    @thecalamitysanta6927 Před 4 měsíci +11

    you know whats even better than the sound of the subway? *the smell.*

    • @emptyspace2240
      @emptyspace2240 Před 3 měsíci +1

      bro the smell brings back so many memories

    • @reode__
      @reode__ Před 2 měsíci +2

      its either piss or the iconic subway smell

    • @KikiGotchu
      @KikiGotchu Před 2 měsíci +1

      OMG THE SMELL

  • @rvlaar
    @rvlaar Před rokem +20

    The New Yorkest of soundscapes....

  • @ArthurTheQuasar
    @ArthurTheQuasar Před rokem +17

    The subways I have here, in Germany, are nothing compared to the New York City Subway, despite some of the sounds being the same, like the screeching trains when they hit a tight curve. Man, I want to go there one day and take a ride on one of the most famous subway systems in the world (maybe my first ride will go to Yankee Stadium?) 🙂

    • @bryanmontas7225
      @bryanmontas7225 Před 13 hodinami

      Come thru man! As a native nyc we welcome you bro

  • @katgzd
    @katgzd Před měsícem +1

    This takes me back to NYC memories every time ❤ I miss this city

  • @windows3572
    @windows3572 Před rokem +89

    guys the MTA went railfanning for the first time ☹️

  • @mriz7258
    @mriz7258 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I just came back from NYC. Came here to get a throwback to the subways I took daily from Queens to Manhattan.

  • @coolboss999
    @coolboss999 Před rokem +16

    Gonna be away from NYC for the next 4 years as I am attending college. This gives me such nostalgia and yearning I have to go back to the city

    • @rizars77
      @rizars77 Před rokem +1

      Why didn't you study in New York?

    • @theamback
      @theamback Před 6 měsíci

      @@rizars77Also studying away from the city - it’s a love hate relationship I got away to pay attention more

  • @strwbrrysoda
    @strwbrrysoda Před rokem +18

    Thank you for making this. These sounds were such a big part of my time living in NYC and listening to/watching this brought back so many memories + feelings.

  • @nicholaszubrinitz6050
    @nicholaszubrinitz6050 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Absolutely beautiful! So thankful I discovered this video! 🥰

  • @franard4547
    @franard4547 Před rokem +3

    such a gorgeous sounds

  • @edprior2821
    @edprior2821 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Finally got to visit New York City after wanting to for so long, and this video brought back great memories. Yes, the subway is noisy and dirty and crowded, but the way it transports you through the city is magic, and there is so much history. We found the station agents to be tremendously helpful. Can't wait to go back.

  • @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624

    Now that is what I called, soothing ASMR noises from the NYC Subways of the MTA. : )

  • @chuck1728
    @chuck1728 Před rokem +5

    So, when I can't get to sleep, I play this video.

  • @Burnout3D
    @Burnout3D Před 10 měsíci +3

    I wish I seen this video sooner. I turned my headphones up to the max and just enjoyed the hell out them sounds. Despite me never being in NYC before, I find the sounds of it is so soothing. This video is certainly getting added to my favorites. Thank you MTA for the ASMR experience there. I hope to see you people soon. :)

  • @snackwrap2011
    @snackwrap2011 Před rokem +18

    I love the sound the vibrations the smell nyc subway will forever be in my heart even though I don’t live in New York no more

    • @christophersideratos7096
      @christophersideratos7096 Před rokem

      Something abt it bro, anyone outside of nyc would think the smells disgusting but for us New Yorkers it’s an aroma so pleasing

    • @rizars77
      @rizars77 Před rokem

      where do you live now?

  • @williamscoufaras7045
    @williamscoufaras7045 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Being someone who’s been on the NYC Subway several times throughout his life and enjoys it so much, this is amazing ASMR! I can relax to this! Nice work MTA! Love this!

  • @glamslamcam
    @glamslamcam Před rokem +14

    This is so awesome. Perfect ASMR material!

  • @itsmejamesss
    @itsmejamesss Před rokem +3

    We used to live in the bronx and my dad worked at manhattan and the clickity clackity sounds of the train was so annoying back then but when we went home to our home country, i never realized how much i miss riding the subway

  • @west43rdst6
    @west43rdst6 Před rokem +3

    lived in NYC for one year 2005-2006 (from UK but NYC in my heart forever).

  • @vishnureddy3977
    @vishnureddy3977 Před rokem +6

    Why am I watching this when I can just walk outside and experience it myself

  • @mannysavage88
    @mannysavage88 Před 11 měsíci +7

    This is going to be vintage footage someday.

  • @yulathh
    @yulathh Před 3 měsíci +1

    it really gives you feeling to be in the NY metro, and very well mixed, and recorded of course

  • @OliseForel
    @OliseForel Před rokem +20

    Very amazing! You should have added in one fight and one crackhead screaming to really make it authentic.

  • @Beast9894
    @Beast9894 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Takes me back. Thanks!

  • @adinrichter6034
    @adinrichter6034 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Weird to think that I would have an emotional connection with a train system, but wow. I miss living in NYC.

  • @OvercastDays
    @OvercastDays Před rokem +18

    I love the Alstom propulsion noises!

    • @AshmewStudios
      @AshmewStudios Před rokem

      Sounds kinda creepy though!

    • @Bobby_Duku
      @Bobby_Duku Před rokem +1

      @@AshmewStudios it's not creepy to me lol it sounds average

    • @VinceHere98
      @VinceHere98 Před rokem +2

      I kinda think the Alstom ONIX propulsion sounds pretty weird. I’m usually not a big fan of screechy noises to be honest, and I do hope the R142’s have their ONIX propulsion (and their unnecessarily loud HVAC as well) replaced when they undergo their mid-life overhaul. The R160’s can keep their propulsion tho, both Alstom ONIX and Siemens SITRAC, when the time comes for their mid-life overhaul.

  • @coastaku1954
    @coastaku1954 Před 3 dny

    I'm from Toronto, Toronto has a pretty good subway system with great noises (Look up the T1 subway train)... but theres just something about the NYC Subway that's more iconic... I yern to go back to NYC

  • @Thamsdwolfnycofficial_8420

    Incredible video.

  • @myrabf2340
    @myrabf2340 Před 8 měsíci +1

    these are the sounds of long ago and far away, it is not like that anymore. I used to love the train & the sounds & fall asleep to them, no more, you can't rest, fall asleep, read or anything else, every minute on the minute they are telling you things you don't need to know - like watch your belongings, over & over & over again. If I could hear the sounds on this video I wouldn't have any complaints, but this is not IT anymore. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. this is already an antique.

  • @bombarde1701a
    @bombarde1701a Před rokem +1

    I love this!!

  • @straighft
    @straighft Před rokem +2

    Something about the ambiance >>>>>>

  • @forfoxsake7972
    @forfoxsake7972 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Oh my god, I love this 😍😍

  • @Fowlware
    @Fowlware Před rokem +3

    This is LITERALLY channel 3 - TRVK Muscovy during the 2004-2006 era with the cool slate tiles and cool music

  • @robot211
    @robot211 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I like that you do this MTA😊

  • @jfchonors8873
    @jfchonors8873 Před rokem +2

    Would love to hear the sounds of the R train as it goes around the tight curves on both sides of the Montague St tunnel

  • @christophe8322
    @christophe8322 Před rokem +4

    Cela me rappelle tellement de bons souvenirs passés à Manhattan

  • @ncw7219
    @ncw7219 Před rokem +1

    The bell on the F train headed to Coney Island from Manhattan LES in the 1970s.

  • @wellysouzaa
    @wellysouzaa Před rokem +1

    I miss this sounds 🥹

  • @JamaicaZ160R1793010A
    @JamaicaZ160R1793010A Před rokem +1

    That's truly the subway for you.

  • @subwaymark
    @subwaymark Před rokem

    Well done!

  • @martinbernict2425
    @martinbernict2425 Před rokem +2

    May I ask what camera or microphone did you use when recording this video? Thanks!

  • @AlvisWuEarth
    @AlvisWuEarth Před rokem +3

    Or the W trains to Queens from Whitehall street 👍🏻

  • @AlphaCelebrities874
    @AlphaCelebrities874 Před rokem +2

    Kinda feel like I’m waiting for a train somehow.

  • @TheBronxFanner
    @TheBronxFanner Před rokem

    Awesome

  • @oofyalDAMMIT
    @oofyalDAMMIT Před rokem +2

    You forgot the switch clangs in-between after trains leave and before they enter.

  • @FireLordJohn3191
    @FireLordJohn3191 Před rokem +10

    So… MTA ASMR?

  • @bsq2phat
    @bsq2phat Před rokem +2

    Ive only skimmed through, but do they have a random cello player, a group of boys screaming "its showtime showtime..." etc? seriously missing out if that isnt included

  • @YoItsAnthony
    @YoItsAnthony Před 6 měsíci

    can you make a 10 hour version of this?

  • @Gieon_min
    @Gieon_min Před 7 měsíci

    What a nice sound! can I use it?

  • @therailfanenthusiast8766

    Miss Jessica voice on Lexington avenue

  • @ncw7219
    @ncw7219 Před rokem

    fall asleep to this video😴

  • @nyctransitrailfan
    @nyctransitrailfan Před rokem +4

    You forgot the dances music on the trains 24/7

  • @Claudia-ri4sv
    @Claudia-ri4sv Před rokem +1

    I took that train today

  • @AlvisWuEarth
    @AlvisWuEarth Před rokem +2

    I do love to ride my R46 N trains or my R68 N trains or the R68A N trains from Coney Island to Queens or the R68 D trains from Coney Island to the Bronx to 205 street the last stop to there my MTA family live ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😭

    • @silencebroken1327
      @silencebroken1327 Před rokem

      Check this video too: czcams.com/video/P2GZ31WY298/video.html

  • @mimicfilmm682
    @mimicfilmm682 Před 6 měsíci

    mais uma live excelente

  • @AlvisWuEarth
    @AlvisWuEarth Před rokem

    Yep

  • @Thenold
    @Thenold Před rokem +1

    They forgot the sounds of the Crazy people outside.

  • @W.L.Customs
    @W.L.Customs Před rokem +2

    Can’t wait to get pushed off the platform onto the tracks while listening to this on max with my headphones on 💀

  • @DDELE7
    @DDELE7 Před rokem +4

    Can you do more videos like this? ❤

  • @mammalfriend
    @mammalfriend Před rokem

    now do the smells of the subway

  • @that_1guy-
    @that_1guy- Před měsícem

    Is it weird that this helps me sleep?

    • @treannagiles109
      @treannagiles109 Před 29 dny

      Nope. Went ON NYC subway For first time over the weekend and my guy asked me if I did not sleep good...bc I kept falling asleep on the train from Penn Station to Long Island 😂😂😂 . I told him I slept great but the sounds make me sleepy 😂😂😂

  • @StarA1ltrxz
    @StarA1ltrxz Před rokem

    Damn

  • @crazyboutferrets
    @crazyboutferrets Před 6 měsíci

    Bruh what those goofy ahh departure noises on the first one 😭😭😭☠️☠️☠️

    • @crazyboutferrets
      @crazyboutferrets Před 6 měsíci

      Like the london underground sounds better than this

  • @ThePigeonStoop
    @ThePigeonStoop Před rokem

    Royalty free or nah?

  • @danielmtheone4031
    @danielmtheone4031 Před rokem

    Can somebody tell me what this sound is called again at 1:34?

    • @christophersideratos7096
      @christophersideratos7096 Před rokem

      Either the sound that the train makes before the conductor talks or before an announcement from the city

    • @Dezlite
      @Dezlite Před rokem

      That sound doesn't really have a name, but it is a jingle, and it is part of the announcement that plays in stations. The little jingle plays first, and then an announcement plays.

  • @vipraalbudhram2235
    @vipraalbudhram2235 Před rokem +5

    Forgot the sound of a homeless guy screaming in my face but accurate nevertheless.

  • @NoSlaying
    @NoSlaying Před rokem

    i miss the *mmhhmmhhmmhm* announcement

  • @MTAtransitIsland4everAlt

    Could be used for Roblox audio I guess
    edit: Nevermind these do not really fit Roblox audio like sound uh idk

  • @eliancaceres7894
    @eliancaceres7894 Před rokem

    Therapy

  • @Flash_Warn1ng
    @Flash_Warn1ng Před rokem +6

    E Train Godly

  • @AndersAviationShorts
    @AndersAviationShorts Před rokem +1

    Niceee

  • @jaidenjd4718
    @jaidenjd4718 Před 3 měsíci

    Car❌
    MTA Subway ✅

  • @DrKO2453
    @DrKO2453 Před rokem +10

    I loved the sounds of the ol d R-1 cars when I was a kid. You could hear the motors as the train gained speed. The new subway cars to me have no personality to them. They're nice, don't get me wrong, but I will always love the older rolling stock

    • @redhook1961
      @redhook1961 Před rokem +1

      The sounds of the Thunderbirds (R-1 thru R-9) should be trademarked. Don’t forget the smell of the rattan seats or the whir of the ceiling fans.

  • @wavyswrld8026
    @wavyswrld8026 Před měsícem

    The sound of Nyc jus add a lil of Mexican music

  • @collectivelyimprovingtrans2460

    No existing sound quite like the subway

  • @lvanimations2357
    @lvanimations2357 Před 26 dny

    1:11

  • @wavyswrld8026
    @wavyswrld8026 Před měsícem

    the sound of nyc jus add a lil mexican music to it

  • @EXVINTYLOLL
    @EXVINTYLOLL Před 8 měsíci

    0:14 - 0:40 yw

  • @myrabf2340
    @myrabf2340 Před rokem +1

    I would pay hard cash to NOT HAVE TO HEAR THE CONSTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE TRAINS THESE DAY! If not for alll the announcements I would enjoy the train lot lot more.

    • @aqua2poweros699
      @aqua2poweros699 Před rokem +2

      Announcements are essential for peoples to know when is the next stop or if any delay or something like that happens. Every system I. The world has announcements including china’s and Japan’s.

    • @williamscoufaras7045
      @williamscoufaras7045 Před 8 měsíci

      Why? The announcements are one of the most iconic aspects of the NYC Subway! I’ve never been anywhere else where the Subway system had unique & iconic announcements like NYC does. This is coming from someone who doesn’t live far from the city. That should say a lot 😂

    • @myrabf2340
      @myrabf2340 Před 8 měsíci

      @@williamscoufaras7045 how many times do you need to hear that there are over 100 accessible stations? Come on..when is enough enough?

  • @thecalamitysanta6927
    @thecalamitysanta6927 Před 4 měsíci

    Stand clear of the closing doors. *doo doo*

  • @AlleneQuincy
    @AlleneQuincy Před 3 měsíci +2

    No occasional mariachi band ? Pole dancers? Musicians playing plastic buckets with drum sticks?

    • @ClaudiusPGreen
      @ClaudiusPGreen Před 2 měsíci

      No, this is from the MTA, they apparently don’t like showing those things. But they do encourage them.

  • @edurage88
    @edurage88 Před rokem +1

    E train announcements 0:00

    • @edurage88
      @edurage88 Před rokem +1

      Z train leaving the station 0:14

    • @edurage88
      @edurage88 Před rokem

      Train coming to Union Square, 0:43

    • @edurage88
      @edurage88 Před rokem

      R62A arriving at Union Square, 1:35

    • @edurage88
      @edurage88 Před rokem

      Inside the R62A 2:22

    • @edurage88
      @edurage88 Před rokem

      People leaving the R46 2:50

  • @Angry_Train_Person
    @Angry_Train_Person Před 9 měsíci

    MTASMR

  • @myrabf2340
    @myrabf2340 Před 8 měsíci

    what you are listening to might very well be iconic, but what one is hearing on the trains now is not the sounds of yesteryear, it is the same problem on the buses, you can't read a paper without hearing announcements every minute on the minute, they don't even say what the train is heading for (like the World Trade Center) - the E & F don't even have the little bell that used to go off - if you haven't been to NY in 10 or 20 years it is not the same as it was. An icon is something (or someone you revere, look up to, simply put it is not the same, it is plain irritating, I think if you could here what it sounds like now you would be unpleasantly surprised, a native New Yorker...who has always loved the trains, just not the announcements lately.

    • @batscove
      @batscove Před 8 měsíci

      Eh I am pretty fine with it. Never have been bothered and I can chill on the trains just fine.

  • @NewYorkBall557
    @NewYorkBall557 Před rokem

    First

  • @whothehelliscarlos7874
    @whothehelliscarlos7874 Před rokem +44

    You forgot the sounds of people screaming while getting assaulted or robbed on the train

  • @amtrakmidwest4830
    @amtrakmidwest4830 Před rokem

    Seems like you got a flat wheel at 0:30

  • @sparkswolverine
    @sparkswolverine Před rokem +1

    The Subway is so ghetto.

    • @Bobby_Duku
      @Bobby_Duku Před rokem +2

      U tryna hate on the subway? Lol

  • @linjackson9056
    @linjackson9056 Před rokem

    MTA should get rid off Group Station Manager MARCUS TELLIS. This guy is good for nothing. Now he make $142,000 dollars last 2021 tax year. Which is totally wast of taxpayers money.