Interior N.Y. subway, 14th St. to 42nd St. 1905

[kyatisback12]

"Lighting is provided by a specially constructed work car on a parallel track." Serious? Wha that? :O

[Surfer041]

This was the 3rd year of the world series, simplay amazing!

[RedRiverDreams]

everything was so newwwwwwww!!!!

god, how cool would it be to go back in time and ride the train?

to see and hear how people talked, dressed, acted?

how they felt about the train... were some in awe of the technology and other already ho hum about it all? were people polite? or rude & nasty like today?

were able-bodied men giving the homeless song & dance? did big fat hateful looking women take up all the room & get "all up in your face" if you tried to sit down?

hmmmm. kinda doubt it

[WAKEUPshift111]

This is so impressive... technology way ahead of its time!

[alleyforever]

I would like to see new york city someday .

[jsimone1320]

nothing special there now trust me just dirt and a lovely smell of piss what a shame

[Razorblade12161216]

Mobsters days

[webcomix]

I did a little double take at the title because when I was visiting NYC a little over a week ago, I stayed at Union Square and went up to 42nd Street practically every day ^-^

[princeeugen]

Oh yeah, reminds me of the good old days of the Redbird. I loved them. I also like the new cars, but still, the Redbird was nice, and no "Ding Dong. Stand clear of the closing doors please." at that time, I guess.

[cozerox]

cool back then too people are chasing the subway

[Narragansett55]

Totally agree newyorkernut3. When I see buildings like the Singer Building and others being knocked down for steel and glass atrocities, I know you're right.

[LadyJay114]

Thanks for such amazing footage. I wasn't around when the Singer building was still standing, but its replacement (1 Liberty Plaza) is just pathetic in comparison. The same with the original Penn Station.

[alterman156]

It is amazing to watch the footage of the New York City subway in operation a little more than a century ago. I have ridden on the IRT Low-V cars a number of times just to get a feel of what it was like to ride the subways during the 1920s through the 1950s. They're a lot different from the equipment used today. I'm a lot younger than newyorknut3, but I still remember the "Redbirds" and they're now gone.

[parejopinto]

that is sad... because the history and standing timelines are being destroyed... but 0:52 was that an abandoned station?

[ekhazam]

yes, it was an abandoned station, it was the 18th street station on the 6 train, which is currently abandoned, and its been closed since the 1940s or 1950s.

[parejopinto]

ok thanx

[tryithere]

It was probably a local station or a pass bye. At :53-54, looks like someone waiting there in the shadow.

[Tracymmo]

More like, wonder what NYC was like without racist idiots with Internet access.

Blacks were part of NYC from the beginning, idiot. They made up something like 1/4 of the early colony's population.

[Narragansett55]

Got rid of that racist fool's comment.

[NatyZ]

Imagine what NYC would be without the great Trains