A Tribute To The Redbird

A farewell video to the Redbird Subway cars in New York City, with The Doobie Brothers "Long Train Running" as background music.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• NYC
• MTA
• NYCTA
• Subway
• Redbird
• R33
• R-33
• R36
• R-36
• Orenstransitpage.com
• Train

[Idodreads]

That video is awesome and I used to take the 7 from 103rd St/Corona Plaza to Grand Central Station everyday. My son is a serious Red Bird fan!! Can I use your video on my salon's website? I can send you a link so that you may view the finished product.

[dispatcher484]

I'd be honored ;-)

[busyboy85]

I would love to see this and the other video you made about historical subway cars without the music. The trains make some nice music themselves. Also, some of your more spectacular evening shots were marred by the lower thirds (titles). Do you have raw footage clips you'd care to share?

[dispatcher484]

Actually yes, the raw footage is available. I compiled these clips from Orenstransitpage dot com. Oren was the cameraman, and he graciously allowed me the freedom to do the video. Go to his site and go to the redbird video section.

[hockeyman001]

man those trains were great...when we were younger on an empty car we'd swing off the handles as well as slide along the smooth benches. fun when we were kids lol

im impressed you caught the diamond 7 in action twice, very nice. we used to deliberately wait for it during rush hours cuz it was so rare. yea redbirds were pretty awesome.

[dispatcher484]

Thank you for your words of praise. I was not the videographer, just the editor. I'll pass on the love to the appropriate party. Thanks!

[DanTheMan705]

i went on the redbird on the 7 train a couple of times

[gtafanlol]

i just fell like crying cause i was only 6 yrs old when i use to ride the redbirds....

that song reallt makes up my mind about the old times

[Gvieto]

I am going to miss the Redbirds as well.

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL ima try to send it again cause i might have missed a symbol on da address or da video is no longer on..if that dont work ima send sum more vids wit da redbirds as the garbage trains

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL i agree.all they have to do is fix the trains up a little bit like the windows and update the red with a brighter shade of red and put the same things that's on the new trains and the technoglogy and boom there you go...ima send you a video on what they do with the red trains now on your inbox

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL they do cause i live in brooklyn and i was shocked when i saw it this year and then i saw da next train after it connected and it was one of those maintence cleaning trains.thats the only bad part but yes they still use them for little things..if the mta was smart they would at least either use the red trains for the holiday weekend and/or use the train every last day of the month as a throwback

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL they still have the redbirds riding around but they use it for maintence and i do hope they bring these beautiful red trains back.the mta always messes things up anyway

[jonesjames43]

@Hotters70603XL i agree 100 percent

[jonesjames43]

if the mta was really smart they would bring these beautiful red trains back

[dispatcher485]

My name is mike to and look at my name...thats scary RIP Mike.

[praisethelord333]

Scheiß

[Pantom909]

Mike (dispatcher484) was murdered on 2/14/09. RIP Mike