I completely agree with that little message for the NYTC employee's, thinking about it when I went to NY about 2 years ago all we used to go around was the Subway, it's like it's own magical place, I didn't care that it was dirty, filled with rats, old trains, I was amazed that we could go from one point to another in a flash, ya'll rock, thanks for transporting the New York civilians and tourists around that beautiful city.

No matter how old I get or how many years I’ve been riding the system, I always find it remarkable how complex and huge this system is. Every branch of tracks tells a story.

Me managing myself to sit without standing up while watching the whole video like I'm on a real ride, its rlly cool. Riding the M train everyday to go to school and seeing the front view is really impressive.

1:06:02, I'm impressed with how close this M train is to the R. Seem like CBTC on the QBL was definitely worth it

Imagine having subway trains screeching five feet from your bedroom window several times an hour around the clock. Crazy!

I already said in another comment how spectacular your videos are. 👍 But I need to include the huge satisfaction with the high quality of the information during the trip: Station names, transfer and even the information of the train that is passing in the opposite direction. 👍😊👍 Incredible 🙌!!!

I have never seen this connection before right after Canal st, until today, lol. Thanks!! Great video!

What I especially love about your videos is that I have never seen a bad weather day, even at night for none of your videos. Props and thank you for keeping me homesick 😂😂😂

From Queens to Brooklyn to Manhattan back home to Queens again! Thanks again, I ALWAYS enjoy your uploads! Your work is amazing! Look forward to the next trip!

Thank you so much for posting this. I moved from New York 13 years ago but this was very nostalgic. Plus it was a safe way for me to enjoy looking at the subway again on my big screen TV felt like I was on a roller coaster… Thank you so much for this. This was always my favorite line actually the R train and the E and the F I don’t think the M line was running when I left New York it was the G and the R by 71st but I love videos like this cause I love seeing the trains outside and then go underground or vice versa.

Good job as always keep up the good work looking forward to the rest of the lines, and as always stay safe

Awesome videos!!! Looking foward to seeing videos of the 2 and 5 lines in the future!!

Absolutely love these videos. Brings me back to my childhood riding in the first car and looking out the front window. I never rode all the lines and your videos fill in the blanks

Thanks for this beautiful video. My grandmother lived near the 71st Av station, so I have fond memories of taking the subway from there.

I grew up right by the central avenue station, on hart street. i have many great memories of being a young child at that stop waiting for the train and the sound of the tracks clanging together still hits a string of nostalgia in my heart

I'm a lifelong Philly resident with only one transit company in town (SEPTA) that is nowhere near as complex as in NYC. I am terribly addicted to your content and your channel is absolute GOLD. Much appreciation for your efforts. Subscribed with a quickness!

I take this train and the r train almost everyday and I’m amazed to see that there stopped I’ve never been to or gotten out from

Home sweet home. R.I.P. to those we lost on 9/11. I will never forget that day.

Thank you for the video.d. Never forget

I’ve been supporting this channel since the first video

Awesome new video about the 'M' train going through every stop! : )

Must be Christmas! My 2022 edition of P. Dougherty's "Tracks of the NYC Subway - 2022" arrived in the mail today, and I saw that WTAE posted a full M train video (which I suggested a couple months ago, thank you).

Today is the 21st anniversary of 9/11, never will we forget about this event btw nice video, the M was the train I’ve rode the most since I’ve lived near it all my childhood until 2016 when I moved

You have the best subway videos. Thanks.

I'll never forget 9/11 remembering that day is the most horrible day ever 💔 but my condolences to all that lost life that day,, God bless all..

I Just love your videos I watch it everyday

Very cool video, both from the view from the front and the picture quality and to see the new communications based signaling system in action. The last time trains could get that close was on the old 2nd, 3rd and 9th Av els, and only on the local tracks.

Watching this in November 2023 because I miss the M train on queens boulevard 😖. It was really great in filling in the gaps between R trains and I can’t wait for service to be restored.

What an awesome trip. I got a detailed look at the newer Christie Street tunnels, the geometry of the approaches at West 4th Street, the newer upramp for the F beyond Queens Plaza, and the two bellmouths along the line. Much Thanks, Aarre Peltomaa p.s. What is mind boggling is how they built the upramp for the F train within the existing confines of the former tunnel without spacing out the tunnels; they literally had to put in new vertical beams right under the original vertical beams, and join them up into one taller tunnel wall. I'd love to know the engineering of how they succeeded in doing that.

Great shots, brother!

Looks like I'm the motor man again, sitting on the couch watching this

For those who need to know the flashing green lights means that Communications Based Train Controls (CBTC) are active

Love the Experience ❤❤

I Love the M Train Announcements

I live literally by this train, my favorite train LOL.

thank you for naming the station stops

We will never forget those who were impacted by the tragedy. United we stand. We thank our troops who help represent our nation.

anyone else obsessed with the joint track and rail grinding noise!

Welcome an experience cool video i ride on this m train before

During 9/11, 21 Years Changes. I Remember The Old Days When The 2 Run Local And The 1 Train Extended To New Lots Avenue. 🙏💖♥️ R.I.P To Family And Friend We Lost.

If you freeze it at 41:36.. you will notice the interlocking track on your left.. That interlocking track is for the E train that interlocks with the M train entering the 5th Ave. and 53rd street station..

your videos are outstanding. we know where we are at all times. you are #1

Love this route!

Great videos !!

Ive been gone so long from NY if I returned now I probably get lost on the subway. Many routes have changed.

13:36 Just gotta love that music the train is making. Epic video I always wondered where the M splits off after Delancey-essex, now I know my answer 27:45

The sounds 💯💯💯💯🙏🏾👍🏾

If you freeze it at 50:18 you will notice an emerging track to your left.. That emerging track is where the F train express train interlocks with the Express track.. Interlocking with the E express train.. Bypassing 36 street..

20:14 - 20:45 Damn, now I'm craving a Peter Luger porterhouse! 😫😫 Interestingly, the only time I ever took an M train was to meet up with my cousin at Peter Luger for their (lunchtime-only!) burgers, and extra thick bacon!.

*cool video*

29:19 interlocking with the 6th Ave F line at Broadway Lafayette Queens uptown side..

This M train must have taken the place of the old GG train route. I know I used to ride the GG train in the early 70s

Awsome train ride on that M line

If you freeze it at 27:56 you will notice the station up ahead before it interlocks to the right interlocking track.. That would be the Bowery station up ahead for J line...

45:03 Emergency Exit to Roosevelt Island

cool ride to forest hills and do a video on the n train from ci to forest hills

M extension to Forest Hills from Middle Village Yes, I’m making it a loop This is highly unlikely to happen just so you know The M would go side by side with Metropolitan Avenue, elevated. First station: Pleasantview St - accessible, side platform, ordinary design and connection to the Q54 bus service. When the park next to Metropolitan Avenue ends, the M would go above and Metropolitan Ave and go along it, in an elevated structure. Next stop: 79th St - accessible, side platform, ordinary design, and connection to the Q54 bus service. Slight track change, Metropolitan Ave going in a park so slower speeds, and side by side along Metropolitan again. Next stop… Cooper Av - accessible, ordinary design, island platform, and connection to the Q54. The M would pass Woodhaven Boulevard. I was planning for it to make a stop there, but you know, it already does lul Next stop! 69th Av - …. No jokes pls - accessible, side platform, ordinary design, and connection to the Q23, Q54, QM12, and QM42 bus services. The M would be on an elevated structure along Metropolitan Ave again, and the 69th Av station would be too. The M would make and go along 71st Avenue, not making a stop there cuz ya know, it already does Next stoppp Parkside - Nansen St - accessible, elevated structure, cool designs, side platform, and connection to the Q23 bus service. Next stop: Juno St - accessible, side platform, ordinary design and connection to the Q23 bus service. Next stop, Fleet St - accessible, side platform, ordinary design and no connections. Next major station. Station Sq - Austin St - accessible, island platform, extraordinary designs, and transfer to the Long Island Rail Road, AKA the LIRR. Final stop. Forest Hills - 71st Av - accessible, island platform, same designs as the other platforms, and connection to the E, F and R trains. Connection is also available to the Q23, Q60, Q64, QM18 and QM11. Last stop! Or is it? I just made a weird loop that might be useful, who knows. Announcements soon Buh - Bye!

27:56 The junction from here is called the Chrystie St Connection. Originally, the Sixth Ave Line’s express tracks ended at Second Ave and the local tracks continued through the Rutgers St Tunnel as they do now and are served by the F. The express tracks were supposed to be extended further east but never happened. When the Chrystie St Connection was built, the local tracks would branch off to connect with the Nassau St Line as the M currently does in this scene and the express tracks no longer go to Second Ave and are instead permanently diverged onto the Manhattan Bridge with Grand St station on the new section. This is why the IND Sixth Ave Line’s express tracks continue as the BMT Fourth Ave and BMT Brighton Lines despite the fact the IND and BMT were originally separate companies and is also why Second Ave station has two center tracks resembling express tracks. They are now layup tracks and were last used in regular service by the V which was discontinued in 2010. Also, at the same time, the M was brown until 2010 because it served the Nassau St Line and the Chrystie St Connection’s local tracks which is the connection between the Sixth and Nassau lines used by the M today were unused in regular service for 34 years from 1976 to 2010. Since 2010, the M was permanently diverged from Essex St to connect with the Sixth Ave Line and cover the entire route formerly covered by the V, thus replacing the latter completely, except for Second Ave station and also resulted in changing the M from brown to orange and eliminating the V.

Man I remember when I was a kid when the M was on the Brighton line , it was the D,M,Q, back then miss those days thats when they were running the r42s and the r40 slants.

Terrific video as always!! nice to see the details, such as the bellmouths for the never-built but proposed Second IND System, and seeing CBTC in action, as evidenced as the train approached the train ahead at 67th Avenue. I noted no signalling upon leaving 63rd Drive. (63rd Drive was one of the two stations I regularly used when I lived at Lefrak City in the 1980s. Back then, it was the G train which made the local stops from Queens Plaza to 71St Continental Avenue. Question: since the M train terminates at 71St Continental Avenue, how are those trains "turned" to begin their trip back to Metropolitan Avenue? Looking at my 2023 copy of Tracks of the New York City Subway, there are a nunber of crossovers occuring beyond 71St Continental in the Queens-bound direction, but I don't see how the M trains are routed to be on the local platform headed the other way towards Manhattan. If someone can fill me in, that would be appreciated. Keep up the terrific work on these amazing videos; it's like being back home in my hometown of NYC.

1:06:02 I love how we come up almost to the rear of the R train. I wonder how block signalling allows this to happen ? They also do this in London, England on the suburban electric routes. Aarre Peltomaa

I love this video.

The amount of trash thrown onto the tracks is SO disrespectful 🙄

Never forget the tragedy of those who were there that day. Even though 9/11 is my birthday (smh) 5= Best line ever existed as I grew up around the 5 line Love all and those families who lost others during the attack, RIP to the troops :(

CREDIT TO WIKIPEDIA!! now sit down and enjoy my essay The R160 is a class of New Technology subway cars built for the New York City Subway's B Division. Entering service between 2006 and 2010, they replaced all R38, R40/A, and NYCT-operated R44 cars, and most R32 and R42 cars. The R160s are very similar to the earlier R143s and later R179s. The biggest difference between them is the Flexible Information and Notice Display (FIND) system on the R160s in place of static LED maps on the R143s and all A-Division New Technology fleet. In total, 1,662 cars comprise the R160 class, which consists of two models, the 1,002 Alstom-built R160A cars and the 660 Kawasaki-built R160B cars. The R160A cars are organized in two different configurations, with 372 cars arranged in four-car sets and 630 cars arranged in five-car sets. All R160B cars are in five-car sets, but are subdivided by which propulsion system they use; the majority use the Alstom ONIX propulsion system that are also found on the R160A cars, while the rest use Siemens SITRAC propulsion. Kawasaki had little to no problems in delivering the R160B cars, which entered service on August 17, 2006. Alstom was behind the delivery schedule early on for the R160As, which first ran on October 17, 2006. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority exercised options for both contracts, and by June 2010, all R160 cars were in service. Numerous experimental features were added to the R160s through the 2010s. 64 R160A cars were fitted with communications-based train control (CBTC) equipment installed for service on the Canarsie Line (L train), and the majority of the remaining fleet has CBTC equipment installed for service on the Queens Boulevard Line (E, F, M, and R trains) On July 31, 2002, it was announced that New York City Transit awarded a $961,687,121 contract to Alstom for 660 new cars, with two new options that could provide for a total of 1,040 cars. Kawasaki and Alstom organized a joint venture called Alskaw Inc. for project management, engineering, and equipment purchasing to pursue the contract, and to allow for operational compatibility with the R143s, which were built by Kawasaki.[36] The two companies built and delivered the rolling stock through the joint venture. Kawasaki not only manufactured 260 cars for the base contract but was also the engineering leader for the whole project and provided the trucks for all cars. Alstom assembled 1002 R160A cars at its manufacturing plant in Hornell, New York, while Kawasaki assembled 660 R160B cars at its plant in Yonkers, New York.[37] Shells for the Alstom-built cars were built in their Lapa plant, in São Paulo, Brazil, and shells for the Kawasaki-built cars were assembled at their Lincoln, Nebraska plant. The base order consisted of 660 cars, the first option included 620 cars, and the second option included 382 cars.[38] Early on in the order, Alstom encountered significant start-up production problems since being awarded the base contract. In July 2005, Alstom missed its contractual deadline to deliver the 10-car test train, which arrived five months late with Alstom requesting three additional months to deliver the test train. In addition, the Transit Authority rejected several car shells made earlier at their plant in Lapa, Brazil, near São Paulo, after discovering welding defects.The first 5-car set of R160As (8653-8657) was delivered on November 29, 2005, and the next remaining five cars (8658-8662) were delivered on December 6, 2005, to the New York City Transit Authority, forming a complete 10-car train for acceptance testing and evaluation. The R160As entered revenue service on the A on October 17, 2006, for in-service acceptance testing after several months of exhaustive non-revenue service tests. The first train of R160Bs (8713-8722) was delivered on July 22, 2005. The R160Bs entered revenue service on the N on August 17, 2006, for in-service acceptance testing after slightly over a year of successful non-revenue service tests.[40][41] While Kawasaki had few or no problems in delivering the R160Bs, Alstom was behind on its delivery schedule early on in the R160A order. Alstom was to deliver 200 out of the 400-car base order by September 2007. However, by that month, Alstom had only delivered 80 cars.[42] Under the base contract, Alstom agreed to pay damages of $800 a day for late deliveries of four-car trains, and $1000 a day for five-car trains, though the Transit Authority had not yet fined Alstom for its late deliveries and was actually negotiating with Alstom to accelerate their delivery schedule. The 200 cars were finally delivered 7 months late in early April 2008. On November 10, 2008, the MTA exercised options for 140 R160B cars (9803-9942) and 242 R160A cars, broken down into 32 cars arranged as 4-car sets (9943-9974) and 210 cars arranged in 5-car sets (9593-9802).[43][44][45] The option order cars were delivered starting in late 2009, and the final cars were delivered on May 6, 2010.[38] By June 2010, all R160A and R160B cars were in revenue service.[46]After Hurricane Sandy, R160B set 8738-8742 was damaged and required an extensive electrical reconstruction at Coney Island Shops. In March 2016, the set underwent pre-service testing and finally returned to service in fall 2016.[47] In response to the 2017 New York City transit crisis, the R160s have seen mass refurbishments. A majority of the R160s have been given LED interior lighting, yellow-painted looped stanchions, traffic flow signage, and LCD information screens (that replaced the Arts-for-Transit cards). Some R160s have also been deep-cleaned. Twenty 5-car sets (100 cars) assigned to the E received the same features, however the seats at the end of the cars were removed to increase capacity. To identify these cars, they were given interior artwork and exterior wrapping.[48][49][50] Two 4-car sets (8 cars) assigned to the L were later given the same exterior wrapping, LED interior lighting, yellow-painted looped stanchions, traffic flow signage, and LCD information screens (that replaced the Art-for-Transit cards), plus folding seats and pivoted grabhandles previously tested in 2010. Passengers sometimes vandalize the seats when they are locked in the up position during rush hours.[51] After Hurricane Ida, R160B set 9108-9112 was damaged and required an extensive electrical reconstruction at Coney Island Shops. It was moved to the shops on September 22, 2021 and has not returned to service at this time.

RIP to those people whose their lives that day. (M) stands for Miracle

Cool

Excellent work on this video Welcome To An Experience! Can you try to do this video again but with the ASMR reading from your IPhone? Because I like to know each and every stop on the M line to Forest Hills-71st Avenue, and back to Metropolitan Avenue-Middle Village!

Looks like at one time the M Line had a middle track.. If you freeze it at 9:37 you can actually see what is left of the middle track bed..

25:43 the abandoned trolley station

WOW!

Been riding this line since I was 5 yrs old

You should totally make a video on the m train going to metropolitan av, great vid tho!

Not gonna lie, I think I was on that M. Anyway, love the videos, keep up the great work!

I use the R or M a lot I’m New York because it’s the closeted station 🙌

My line J,M and Z flushing ave 😊

If you freeze it at 1:00:19 and look to your right.. I was just wondering if at one point in time that would been for an extra subway line our just for storage purposes..

Yay my (M) train is here

911 never forget our heroes and those who sacrificed their lives 21 years later

You forgot to mention or add the number 7 Flushing train at the Roosevelt Ave. Station on the upper level elevated line..

i havent seen new videos come out in over a month what happened i enjoy these alot i love the new york subway systemalot

It is kinda sad seeing all that garbage on the tracks. In my city (over in Europe) they use purpose built service trains during no-service times or late night that vacuum up all the trash to keep the tracks clean.

CBTC in the QBL! Example shows how close the M was to the R.

how are you able to mount the camera in the front without the motorman noticing

This line is unusual. Has lots of track switches and a portion of the track appears to be signal-less.

50:34 Look at how the roof beams are quite different than the usual ! Except for a few verticals here or there, there is a total span of 6 tracks ! This is the only place in NYC that I have ever noticed this width spanned. I assume that there are huge massive skyscraper type beams going lengthwise in 5 parallel rows, with constant narrow plates supported from them from side to side. Am I correct ? Please elucidate on this if you know of the details; I really want to know about this engineering. Anyone ?? Aarre Peltomaa

I have a question. I always took the L train to Broadway Junction to catch the J train. After crossing the bridge the train continued on to Chambers street. I never saw a link to the Broadway-Lafayette station. Was that connection always there or was it part of the Crystie Street connection project?

FROM METROPOLITAN AVENUE TO ESSEX ST THE M TRAIN IS B.M.T FROM BROADWAY LAFAYETTE TO 71 CONTINENTAL AVENUES THE M TRAIN IS I.N.D

We have to appreciate The pain that New Yorkers went through in 2001

I love the way this one starts. This is New York City? It's like you're out in the country! But why don't they remove the unused structure over the Myrtle/Broadway station? It's been years since it's been used and it's such an eyesore that any true historical value is long gone,.

Whats the difference between green and flashing green? In relation to the M/R, where does the E and F go between Queens Bd and Roosevelt Ave? I assume its under, but on the subway map it looks like its several blocks away? Huge fan, I follow on IG too

Would you have needed any special clearance to film to the layover under 75th Avenue?

I think I asked this question once before but what is the flashing green on the signal light means? And yes never forget about 9/11

Big Line to get in to the terminal

Surprised to see that two trains were allowed to get so close at 1:06:00.. Not a red signal in sight.

Good video you do the R Next to finsh the R160 Or the J

Great seeing Brooklyn this way on the M elevated, I mentioned in a different video on how ugly all the graffiti is, when this train got to Myrtle/Bway my jaw dropped not to mention all the trash on the tracks. Im proud of my NY heritage but hey NY wake up and get proud of your home!! Clean it up!!

Not to be disrespectful or anything, but It was said an R32 or more ran on the (M) temporary after 9/11. I don't know for sure. Just pointing that out tho.

Do more m train of metropolitan Avenue middle villages

I swear elevated lines are like the most chillest rides. And rip to those victims of the event, i wonder how NY would be if the twin towers still existed