America's Transit Pasttime

A compilation of early 1980s super 8 time lapse footage featuring, the new MARTA and Miami Metr-Dade lines, the entire AM rush hour of Metro-North 1983, the AM lay-ups at Long Island City yard and even a shot of the old orange line from the Prudential Center in Boston. Great music from the early 1970s The Byrds - America's Great National Pastime, Hoedown by ELP, and the theme from a children's TV show with a name like Bubble Gum Machine.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• SEPTA
• MARTA
• LIRR
• METRO-NORTH
• LIC
• time
• lapse
• chicago
• boston
• elevated
• MIAMI
• RAIL
• AMTRK

[Muteswan1]

Wow! One of the best vids I have seen in a long time. Thankyou for posting.

I had the Byrds track on an old budget priced vinyl album years ago - havn't heard it for 20 years or more. Def a fav!

[nhlives]

DOOOD! That was frigin great!!!

[travelsonic]

@mshook0 The Mott Haven jct. where the Hudson line meets up with the Harlem and New Haven lines.

[muayen]

really great song.

[mshook0]

What's the location of the "AM rush hour of Metro-North 1983"?

It's an amazing sequence!

[heypalhowru]

i enjoyed the amtrak trains on the metro north tracks going in and out of grand central at that time.

[bigdscott]

Almond Joys in the house!

[TEMPLE7D]

now imagine trying to run that junction at that speed on the metro-north part

[BostonsGG]

great video

[Coastergeekperson04]

All of them are being rated down.

[Coastergeekperson04]

I would picture a video from the early 80's to be on tape, not on film.

[julesplym]

Was this really potentialy a coka-cola marketing tune? Cheers