149th St.-GRAND CONCOURSE VIEWS ( 8-06-01)

[@focusdakid]

I remember these times all too well. I lived right at the next stop heading into the BX. 3rd Avenue -149 St. Stayed at my great grandmother's house, I had a good view watching these Redbirds make their way out of the ground. Memories...

[@ss04to06]

Ah the trains of my youth, I lived in the Bronx for the first 11 years of my life near the Burke Ave (2) train station and I used to ride the Redbirds all the time! The front window was no doubt the best. I like the R142s of today but the Redbirds, man I miss those quite a bit.

[@philithegamer8265]

Why?

[@robotx9285]

​@philithegamer8265 Because he has alot of happy memories of riding on these trains.

[@jharededwards9434]

They should have a day every year with just the redbird trainz that would be cool

[@alexvianey60]

back then they look so shiney

[@nycfanner_205]

They were new at the time

[@xpdev0]

Still (kinda) are with East 180th Yard giving them a nice wash after 25 years

[@ColdSid]

@@xpdev0 not really new lol they came in 2000 and that was 24 years ago 😭

[@Caitsith810]

Wow, excellent video! I miss the sounds from those redbirds. Loved those airbrakes!!

[@philithegamer8265]

The redbirds were seriously on their last legs though. They also didn't have functioning during the summer time. I know because I was there riding the 2, 4 and 5 trains daily. LOL!!!

[@brooklyn6times]

Love this stop! The 5 makes a lot of noise leaving and entering the station via the Grand Concourse Curve whereas the 2 leaves and enters swiftly in both directions.

[@jacobcrespo60]

When I was little me and my parents took does train to Manhattan man I miss those train good time

[@nintendofanlp]

Man I miss the redbirds! Those cars were awesome!

[@LexAveExp]

Nice video, this was one of my favorite spots to watch trains. The other two were 42nd St Grand Central and 14th st Union Sq. Thanks for sharing!

[@Transitviews]

Thank you, LexAveExp. I appreciate your comments. I will be posting more videos from 149th St. in the near future and thanks for the sub.

[@kaisworld31]

Great video! I remember when the first r142s came out!

[@DJ_DKBGD]

Great! You have provided important historical documentation. I cannot thank you enough.

[@rts9100]

Oh this is FANTASTIC!!!!! Excellent Video!!!!

[@IRTFan9327]

This video was recorded three days after I was born. Pretty neat!

[@hermerelastnamergamer8115]

This is when the Redbirds were running

[@bmendez3782]

man i miss these trains and i will never forget that the day i witness the newer R142A and B tech trains being tested before they went into regular service.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Yeah. Never liked the R142s. I do like the R142As and the 143s though. R142As fixed so many of the R142s issues. R160s on the other hand are just way too bland for me…

[@JustJamalNichols]

really takes me back to good old nyc subway days

[@chrisjct]

Crazy I think I may have been on one of them trains back than I was always riding the rail and back in 01 I was always running on them 142

[@HesJustSteven]

Well the station looked pretty back then, why did they cover the dome ceiling?

[@Transitviews]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RomeoVictor1]

Thank you for posting!

[@KevinCNYC1991]

Awesome and thanks for uploading this one by the way.

[@younghov4u]

I miss the red birds got any videos of those?

[@Transitviews]

Hey kmothersil, yes I do have some videos of the Redbirds on the Pelham line in my collection.

[@GeneralHawk505]

3:27 Side destination sign is lit up.

[@brooklynunreleased5396]

Back then the R142 and R142A were the train of the future now they are 20 yrs Old and are a train of the past😖😔

[@josemartinez223]

Great Vid!

[@jeremynaraine8839]

i miss those cars. oh what a memories. they are truly the best cars.

[@forcechief]

Redbirds! I miss them.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Why do you miss them?

[@KevinCNYC1991]

8950-8951 are in that consist. They are part of the Redbird Museum train that is at Unionport yard. Awesome video Transitviews.

[@DARTHBLUNT713]

Man i missed those redbird

[@Transitviews]

Thanks for your comments, DJKosmonaut. Yes, 149th St. is unique among all the NYCT subway stations and I was glad to get the opportunity to film it from the overpass. I got the video that day because there were workers doing work on the overpass and the gate was open for them, so I went up there and captured that moment in time.

[@gamerboygoescrazy]

This was in 2001

[@Transitviews]

Thanks, redbirdland5. Yes I do have videos of the redbirds on the Dyre line and I will be posting them.

[@KevinCNYC1991]

Question Transitviews. Did you get videos of redbirds on the Pelham Line?

[@michel4rthur]

Max Payne 1 vibes right there

[@masatonagai8966]

Now those r142’s are so dirty

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Why is that?

[@DJ_DKBGD]

Great video. That's one of the most interesting and at the same time most terrifying subway station of the NYCTA. The sound of Number 5 screeching up and down those curves is intense. How did you get up to the overpass? They closes that off back in the mid 80s. Anyway, thanks a million for that. Great it has the old Red Birds with the R142s.

[@germxv]

the city nor the world would never be the same 35 days later.

[@kennethrembert7925]

Cool!

[@khaseemroberts4283]

By 1995 before and after graduating from High School l remember seeing sets of the R26/28/29 cars from the 2 train then switch over to the 5 train even when these cars start to fall apart they didn’t put any new welding but some did and freshly repainted them, there were like that since the overhaul program began since 1985 to 1987 to be graffiti free R33M of 1986 then by 1988 to 1991 freshly rebuilt by 207 St. overhaul shop then assign to the 5 train, by 1995 most cars assigned to the 2 line, 2 sets went on the 6 line and remaining sets assigned to the 4 as well too by 2001 to 2003 all Redbird cars that had retire too soon should have been remain for another 40 more years too!

[@kinkisharyocoasters]

I never rode the redbirds on the jughandle, but I'm sure the noise was unbearable, especially if the windows were open. Notice at 3:06 the rear rollsign said "Dyre Avenue" because it must have gone around the SF Loop so it was originally at the north end, and I guess the motorman had to change the sign at Eastchester on every weekend run. I noticed because they were mainlines, the internal lights stayed on because they were replaced in the 80s, but it's strange how the external lights blinked.

[@jacobcrespo1508]

I have a question what year did the R142 came out

[@NYer8301]

2000

[@jacobcrespo1508]

@@NYer8301 thank you hope you and your family are safe from the corona viruse

[@NYer8301]

@@jacobcrespo1508 you're welcome! I hope for the same

[@Matthews_Back]

good graphics

[@csouth28]

Nice!

[@Transitviews]

Thanks!!

[@Chris-zs5qb]

Now the R142s have roughly 20 years until retirement

[@NYRavage]

Darn, I was hoping you'd pan over so I could see where the elevators were.

[@eles2147]

The elevators would have to be on the uptown tracks. I only point that out because the main entrance would be on the SW corner of 149 St. As the original headhouse-----Mott Avenue Station, had the escalators

[@khaseemroberts4283]

20 other sets of Redbird subway cars could have been saved for emergency uses for the the 2 and 5 trains other lines too!

[@redbird1train855]

I wish you would of filmed it directly with the rollsigns and people boarding and exiting the train and without editing the video😑

[@PeekaBooo24]

Damn that was just about one month before 9/11. The world was so different then...

[@arielgonzalez5296]

True

[@jharededwards9434]

RIP REDBIRDS

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

I miss these trains so badly too…

[@khaseemroberts4283]

7 train Redbird car fleet of R36WF cars including R33S fan cars and including R36M cars by 1993 R33m cars on the 7 line of equipment duplicated from the 4 train its must been 2 sets used at that time, We need car companies redevelope in USA too!

[@NONAME-ni1eg]

I never liked the r142s i only liked the older trains from both irt and ind/bmt

[@Hotters9060]

NONAME 1994 The Redbirds are always going to be my favorite subway cars even though they are not in regular service anymore.

[@redbird1train855]

Same. I hate the new stuff. I don't even consider the new stuff trains their just garbage computers like I can never see the 142's, 143's, 160's a and b and 179's as real trains. Only the Redbirds, R32's, R38's, R40M's, R40Slants, R42's and older trains are Real Trains to me

[@Kareem4692]

@@redbird1train855 amen to that

[@Kareem4692]

NTTs are garbage

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

@@Hotters9060 Why are the Redbirds your favorite though? Mind if you explain please…

[@jorgeantinio7538]

R142 2 train

[@d.gjevukaj6432]

This vid was in 2012

[@Elevatorelectricgate]

The redbirds retired in 2003. This is a video from 2001 uploaded in 2012.

[@coralyspalomino8719]

R.I.P forgoten overpass

[@majimadavis3602]

Max paynee

[@thekidjels1634]

R142 Cars 6301-7180 Came Out Since 1999-2003

[@misaelarroyo5971]

2 years and 5 months before I was born. And also 36 days before the twin towers fell apart

[@TheMrOct]

#bringback the red train #newtrainssuck

[@xpdev0]

Jose Javi except for the R62/R68, Redbirds, and the R142/R188

[@alisonmaguire4244]

Jose Javi hell yea

[@imbored7674]

R188 better anyways

[@trevondobson5814]

my hears are ringing

[@hooli4110]

5 days before 9/11 though, sick

[@TipTopJazz]

This is from August 2001 not September that’s a month and 5 days until 9/11

[@trainrover]

fidgeter

[@Lino639]

The Redbirds need retirement because THE BRAKES ARE FUCKING LOUD. Why would people miss such crappy trains that have freaking loud brakes, too much squeak on tracks and the rusty red exterior. THIS IS WHY THE REDBIRDS NEEDED RETIREMENT!!

[@sweetmyth2537]

Garcia B Stephan F you

[@thetrainguy400]

True BUT NEED THE FUCKING REDBIRDS BACK BECAUSE I CANT STAND NEW TECH TRAINS

[@landocalrisian2014]

Cool!!