⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ NYC Subway Front Window View - The 7 Express to Manhattan!

This video was taken from one of the last remaining R62A-type trains on the 7 line, which provided a passenger-accessible front window. We took the opportunity to get footage from the passenger-accessible front window, which provides some fantastic views. The R62As no longer run on this line, making this view impossible today. Enjoy!

Highlights:
00:00 Flushing - Main St
04:14 Mets - Willets Point
08:33 Junction Blvd
13:25 61st St - Woodside
21:10 Queensboro Plaza
24:19 Court Square - 23rd St
27:03 Hunters Point Ave
28:56 Vernon Blvd - Jackson Ave
33:13 Grand Central - 42nd St
35:15 5th Ave - Bryant Park
37:23 Times Square - 42nd St
40:48 34th St - Hudson Yards

Note: This footage was taken from a publicly accessible part of the train. No footage shown in this video was recorded from a non-public viewpoint. Please do not trespass and/or place cameras in non-publicly accessible areas.

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Taken on February 8th, 2018.

[craigmunsart]

Took this train 2x per day for 10 years to work. Was like a small club; same people in same cars in same seats doing the same thing every day. Brings back old memories

[Papichoochoo]

So you were the 2 gentleman that used your GoPro while I operated.

[ChrisLee]

Much respect to the engineers and workers that built the underground systems. Amazing feat that doesn't seem to get much cred.

[mattwales]

That approach to Queensboro Plaza was the coolest thing I've ever seen. With all the lines converging over Queens Plaza into the double decked station, and with the brand new skyline... WOW!

[CityWhisperer]

To anyone thinking that this train goes slow: this is supposed to be an Express service. Imagine the stopper trains.

[chriscapaccio]

13:34 “Connection is available to the blah blah blah blah blah blah.”

[TanukiDigital]

After living in NYC for so long, the garbled announcements are actually somewhat intelligible... my brain has acclimated.

[IIAOPSW]

If you play this video at 2x speed, you get to see what America would be like with reasonable speed subways.

[darioinfini]

For those who don't know, @3:35 the emergency stop trip is visible right next to the track just to the right of the right rail, between the track and the signal. It is marked yellow and can be seen lowering as soon as the signal goes green. That little lever mechanically trips the emergency brake on the cars if the operator overruns the signal. A safety feature discussed in the original and most excellent Pelham 123 movie starring Walter Matthau.

[ReklawLah]

As a New Yorker, I understood every single word the conductor said.

[KarlKornel]

I work at a University. I went to my colleagues in the Computer Science department, and obtained the latest, most-advanced voice recognition technology currently available.

I took the audio from this video and fed it into the program, with instructions to take as much time as it needs to figure out exactly what the announcements were saying.

Two hours later, my computer exploded.

Thanks, New York.

[carlomarzot]

I took this train for over 20 years from Main Street Flushing to Gran Central. I worked at Park and 51st Street. Good memories…

[kevinhoward]

the grinding noise on curves is so relaxing to me.

[みるみる-fw]

I'm Japanese who likes railroads. There are many subways in Japan, they run like this intricately. I was surprised to find such an interesting subway in New York. There are some railroads in Japan that have railroad tracks for express trains, but this is the first time I've seen a dedicated railroad track on the subway. It was a really interesting video.

[pkirkwood]

visited NYC for the first time a couple years ago, and as a typical Midwestern tourist, I was blown away by the subway system. I enjoy this perspective because apparently I'm a nerd

[justmeeagainn]

"Blah Blah Blah Garble Garble Garble Blah clear of the closing doors."

[jobayermasud]

People don't understand how beautiful the NYC train is

[johnmacdonald]

When I was a kid (a LONG, LONG time ago) I used to love standing in the window of the first car of the downtown 4 train, which probably was not even called that at the time, it was simply the IRT Line/Division.

I especially loved it as Yankee Stadium came into view.

[done]

It's so unfortunate that the passenger accessible windows are disappearing. Looking out of them was my favorite thing to do when I was a kid in the 1970s. And honestly, it's still my favorite thing to do when I get the chance to at age 49.

[ACLTony]

One aspect I really appreciate is that, while I've ridden the 7 train before, I've never ridden the express. It's so cool seeing the view when passing near the 111th St station, where the track is elevated higher up. Also neat seeing the fast running sections!