Septa MFSE Test Train in 1997 with original door closing chime

I was fortunate enough to be a senior in high school when the 1st married pair of M4 cars arrived at Septa. A good friend of mine whom many Philly traction people will know, Bob Hughes took me and a few others on a test run 1 night. I didnt upload the entire video, just a short segment just to show everyone that when the cars were 1st delievered the door closing chime is different compared to the current chime which has been the same since the cars 1st entered revenue service. Sorry for poor quality. This is on an actual video tape and I didnt have the connections to go from vcr to computer so I just shot off the tv

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• SEPTA.
• MFSE
• M4

[ronnie1287]

is there a 1000 car, I remember back neaR WAYNE JCT there was half of the EL car, that was always strange to see, but I never caught the car number, also the lady sound cool and train like, simuliar to DC Metro , that voice would be great today, also the car inside is about 6 feet 7 inchs maybe so the signage would be in the way. Blue light signage would help the inside along with different seats and new paint job.

[howardkevinm]

they should have put the destination signs in the middle of car going the width of the car not on the length. that way more people can see it.

[mfs10131]

those interior LED signs are very dim now compared to the video, on some cars, people could barely see what the next stop is

[nyshortline]

I remember Bob very well. We went to the PA Trolley Museum with about 5 or 6 others back in 2004 to see the roll-out of Red Arrow St. Louis car No. 14.

[87STEELE]

Nice in-cab shot. 5*.

[bustitution]

This looked like a great oppurtunity for you. This announcment sounds alot diffenrent.