MUST SEE!! The secret door.

Dont try this at home kids.

This is a shaft door to the 1975 Montgomery traction elevator. It is located between the ground floor and the first floor.

The door switch is a simple button that when it disengages, the elevator shuts down. Press the button and voila the elevator begins operating as usual.

ALSO Stay tuned, I have taken many annual updates but I plan to only upload them every once in a while to keep from having a large lapse between uploadings.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• traction
• elevator

[bradenpickett]

why did it not stop when you opened the door?

[neaelevator]

@bradenpickett The elevator itself did stop. The machine room was still going which was the noise you could hear when I first open the door. Then you can hear the relays click as I reached up (off camera) and pressed the button that made the elevator think the door was closed. Thanks for watching.

[jdtayloruk]

Also why is that door left unlocked, when it says keep locked

[neaelevator]

@jdtayloruk It is locked at all times.  I just have a key to it.

[thecooldude9999]

neat. im guessing that they don't do this anymore?

[neaelevator]

@thecooldude9999 Well due to the distance between the ground floor and the first floor being about 60 ft (Six floors) this door is in between these two levels. They put it here should the elevator fail, then it would be much easier to rescue the passengers.

[bradenpickett]

Ok. Thanks

[mrmattandmrchay]

Cool! Can hear that DC generator up there also

[pnwelevator]

That is BEAST!

[jimster586]

Very interesting!

[mas90009]

Need to be modernized, but cool video! The elevator is dirty