Awesome Dover Bottom Drive Traction Elevator at Town Point Garage in Norfolk, VA

[@dmvelevatorsandmore]

I filmed these last Saturday and they are running epic. Managed to do the epic motored one and the one on the other side of the garage. The one next to the epic motor one was not in service. I also love the voice on them.

[@DieselDucy]

Very cool!

[@ultraeric]

Just like the actual Watson Bottom Drive Traction elevator at 23 Green St in Huntington, NY (aside from Dewhurst, theirs have PTL)

[@EWPA14]

These have Monitor TR actually.

[@vincetherobloxgamer2023]

It sounds like a rollercoaster booster when the cart is about to boost

[@ncelevatorlover2093]

The stops dinging like crazy

[@tkefan29]

Amazing lifts!

[@xHadesStamps]

Indeed!

[@Seppen552]

It's cool how you can see the bottom drive motor through the glass.

[@iangilldjsuperdude]

Wow! That is so cool!

[@blueauraretriever]

Truly epic. And fast for 7 floors :)

[@FranzFerdinandVIII]

Fast for BottomDrive traction!

[@UncommonElevators]

I like the motor sound with the VFD but otherwise I wish it was original.

[@kkahn3553]

These sound really good!

[@Screech888]

And yet another awesome one brother!!! ♥️♥️♥️

[@elevatingohio975]

From the DieselDucy Christmas Show

[@bsvenadam]

Installed in 1985 Modernized in 2009

[@DieselDucy]

sounds right.

[@tophound701]

Timebomb!

[@elevatorkid4814]

These are nice elevators jimlielevators filmed these with thewildeeper but he wasn't filming when jimlielevators filmed these

[@therandommemecat7738]

The motor sound like the train

[@MrGrumpygit488]

Sounds like its had a VF drive fitted at sometime.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

It’s because it uses VVVFD drive controller which is also used on trains

[@mountaincentralelevatorsmore]

And when Jeff and Jacob did it same thing But the other car is in independent service

[@GaryBeltz]

You're getting in the way of my cab view." too bad so sad :)

[@mikejohnson6737]

Interesting how every floor starts with '0' on the indicator.

[@Waberner]

The glass ma not only be for the "view" but maybe it inhibits some vandalism. Imagine you could be spotted by others whise weeing in the elevator. Would you do that?

[@CYBEREMERALD2023]

Nice!

[@QuarioQuario54321]

What exactly are the advantage of a bottom drive elevator?

[@TechNerdNolan]

There's no advantage basically

[@BuildingToursForLife1660-4]

What were the original buttons and indicator? What is the beeping sound for and why? Are you sure that the elevators are Dover because I couldn't see a Dover logo anywhere?

[@NathanCE]

There doesn't always have to be a Dover logo. You can tell these are Dover by the lanterns.

[@kansasthunderman1]

I used to work in the elevator business and I can spot who made the elevator machinery by the shape of the castings. The beeping is for compliance with the ADA so if the voice announcement isn't working, blind riders can count the floors.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

kansasthunderman1 pretty sure he is referring to the fast interval beeping in the elevator, not the floor indicator beep. I think it is the non-critical error warning which is so maintenance workers know they need to check the controller

[@statecollegewx4060]

Interesting

[@opheliaropen6249]

what floor did he has his car

[@DieselDucy]

I dont remember lol.

[@SamSitar]

extended what?