Joan Lunden Behind Closed Doors: NYC Subway System

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Joan Lunden goes behind closed doors and underground into the New York Subway System, the most profitable public transportation in the world. Lunden takes an insider's look at the New York City Subway system's command center where MTA officers work around the clock coordinating the moves of more than six thousand trains covering seven hundred and twenty-two miles of track every day. She learns how the MTA handles unique situations that sometimes occur with subway passengers during transport, including heart attacks and women delivering babies. To get a special appreciation for the specialized skills involved in maneuvering heavy subway equipment, the MTA lets Lunden operate an overhead crane that lifts a subway car weighing 70,000 lbs. Also, in a television first, the MTA shows Lunden the high-security room where the MTA counts seven million dollars worth of passenger fares every day. Finally, Lunden finds out what its like to drive a subway train.

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@plmokm33 5 жыл бұрын

That very last scene dates it pretty well.

@captainkeyboard1007 3 жыл бұрын

This was a nice show about my first favorite place, the subway. New York City Transit has became a little modern. The job of maintaining and operating a large-scale rapid transit system is a tall order that requires lots of time and effort to accomplish accurately. Transit workers are The Best People Around who roll the big wheels abound. Many of the methods of work have changed during the past five years. This video is quite old.

@johnnyballenatl 4 жыл бұрын

COVID-19 has forever changed the MTA; their trains no longer run 24/7 and are now cleaned during the overnight hours before they roll again at 5:00 am. UPDATE: Since the pandemic, the trains are routinely cleaned while still running 24/7.

@angelawallace6317 3 жыл бұрын

I LOST MY SOULMATE JIMMY ROMANSOFF IN 2014 HE WAS HIT BY A TRAIN WHILE WORKING ON THE TRACK RIP JIMMY i MISS YOU NEVER A DAY GOES BY XXXXX

@captainkeyboard1007 3 жыл бұрын

I am sorry that you lost your best friend. It sad when The Best People Around, that is the transit workers get sick, injured, or even killed by sickness, accidents, or by passengers. I cannot overcome myself when passengers attack The Best People Around. I wish that your friend was never in an accident. Perhaps I never knew you both, but his death makes me feel bad.

@azure2130 5 жыл бұрын

6:34 Nice Redbird

@masonpereira5063 4 жыл бұрын

Joan Lunden your my hero I love you lol bahahaha

@robg71 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else hear the cat at 5.26 ?

@matthewherold Жыл бұрын

Yes! Came to the comments to see if anyone else heard it.

@BritanniaPacific 4 жыл бұрын

So what has changed in the past twenty years? Aside from the trains, and the fares, absolutely nothing. Hey, that’s the New York City subway for you.

@darksunrise957 3 жыл бұрын

That very last shot of the video is one thing.

@MrAwesomedude808 2 жыл бұрын

In fairness, it’s difficult to build underground. Street level and above ground is easier. now a regular rail system is easier because trains run less frequently vs rapid transit.