Meet The Voice Of The Subways

If you've taken the subway, chances are you've heard the voice of Carolyn Hopkins. She's been the voice of the subway system announcements since the '80's. Vanessa Murdock reports.

[@AgeWYL]

Her E train announcements are 🔥🔥🔥

[@samuelitooooo]

The E train announcements are my favorite in the system. Crystal clear and well paced

[@SOSOwner]

Those weren't Carolyn Hopkins. Catherine Cowdery did those announcements.

[@damashekfamily7536]

Carolyn Hopkins does the B D and R if they had automated announcements well now the R does and the N Q and W

[@SOSOwner]

@@damashekfamily7536 That's a different inflection of Cowdery, not Hopkins.

[@Vxllain]

Hi Kody, you’ve been caught in 4k

[@GoXavi]

How nice to put a face to the voice you hear everyday, I'll smile everytime I hear it now, thanks Carolyn!

[@azophi]

"Does that female voice sound familiar?" Me, who only went to New York once: uhh

[@NachelleDaCeo]

same lol

[@VoiceoverFlowers]

As a voice artist myself, this is my dream!! 😍😍

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Me too

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

Same here!

[@arielgonzalez5296]

So do I.

[@afrazzini]

My dream is to be a public transit voice! Love her and Charlie Pellett! Their voices have taken me through countless hours and days and years of public transit in NYC.. love you guys!

[@slowdownmoveoversharethero9701]

She could be your next voice on Alexa, Siri or your GPS

[@michaeldatuin15]

ACAB

[@monty7044]

ACAB

[@aurra7756]

@@michaeldatuin15 shut up

[@michaeldatuin15]

@@aurra7756 shut up

[@agentdarkness4628]

It’s really interesting to hear the person behind the voices, it’s really good to see and hear people doing jobs like this especially for people like me who are blind and visually impaired, but also for people who just love a friendly voice because most people these days are not very polite, so it’s always good to hear a friendly voice in the subways or the airport, these voice actors are doing a great service for us especially for people with special needs.

[@damiengreene-ayala6338]

This explains why the subway sounds so adorable

[@nyctenthusiast3507]

*This is a Coney island stillwell ave bound Q local train.... The next stop is Brighton beach* *"Stand clear of the closing doors please!"*

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Ding dong.

[@rahmel2009]

*train leaves*

[@fatgar01]

Transfer is available to the, B Train.

[@charlyl9252]

This is ocean pkwy

[@Brooklynlife1000]

I heard her voice as i read this. My Coney island stop. X

[@lydialilli4351]

Can you imagine riding the subway or walking thru the airport and hearing your own voice?

[@nojeansv]

hm

[@OliversElevators]

I love that she’s still using Windows XP on her early-2000s Dell PC in 2018. What a legend.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

I really want to be the new voice of NYC Subway announcements by voice over artist.

[@crazyexpresso]

My annocements would be the funniest

[@crazyexpresso]

"ThIs IS A Manhattan bound Q expresss train thhe next step is 72ND STREET - 2nd aV"

[@yb6.]

I would sound stupid if I did Lmaoo

[@mariachrzski18]

She is the voice of the L train on that platforms

[@alukiian8148]

Maria Chrzanowski So that means she is the voice of the J, M and Z trains as the announcements sound the same as the L train but different stops

[@gcrosstownlcl6726]

No she’s not

[@SOSOwner]

I think you might have confused the voices...

[@seanmiguelbaez4503]

Thank you for never getting me lost ❤

[@Vinny52300]

I love mimicking the voice... now I know who it is lol XD

[@idontmindpineappleonpizza8825]

You can kind of hear her smile when she speaks.

[@gtavstepfordcounty1733]

I heard her voice saying the local time every half hour while waiting in Charlotte airport

[@JustWinJets]

“The local time is 10 30 AM” love it!✈️🧳

[@obbyandAWE]

She doesn't do the announcements on the TRAINS she does the train arrivals on stations on B division and 7 trains The Train announcers are Catherine Cowdery (7 (partially) B, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, V, W, Z) Dianne Thomson (1, 2, 3, 9) Jessica Ettinger Gottesman (4, 5, 6) Annie Bergen (7, 42 St. S) Kathleen Campion (7 (partially) A, C, E, F, Rockaway, and Franklin Avenue Shuttle)

[@AlphaCelebrities874]

0:47 - Carolyn Hopkins: You probably heard me.

[@XcelsiorFan4964]

_This is a Brooklyn Bound (Q) Train. The next stop is... 72nd Street._

[@cheekibreekidude2008]

This is 72nd Street.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

@@cheekibreekidude2008 Transfer is available to the M15 select bus service

[@wilsonw8513]

SHE STILL USES WINDOWS XP

[@arielgonzalez5296]

I think so

[@robertmacdonald7243]

How can I get her to do my voice mail recording?

[@msjannd4]

That's so cool!

[@XZavierdoesStuff]

I'm afraid the voice of the New York City subways is actually a woman called Catherine Chowdery.

[@nojeansv]

those N,Q, R, and W train announcments are the best

[@ZigZagggy]

The women who voices the N/Q/R/W trains is Catherine Cowdery not Carolyn Hopkins

[@nojeansv]

@@ZigZagggy i know that-

[@schnuurtchke]

Her voice is at Toronto Pearson airport as well!

[@QueensStandUp]

This is a Manhattan-bound F train, the next stop is 21st St - Queensbridge!

[@DaDualityofMan]

Damn, I didn't realize she was everywhere!

[@wanderer34]

I still miss the old nostalgic voice of the conductors everytime you get on and off the train!

[@tristangardner3889]

I'd love to record announcements like these someday.

[@STUYBUS]

Carolyn 🌹

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

Some guy does "stand clear of the closing doors" in the New York subway. And all announcements on the PATCO Hi Speed Line between Philadelphia and South Jersey.

[@Vxllain]

The next Rockaway Parkway Bound (L) Train, is now arriving. Please stand away from the platform edge.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Train arrived

[@cheekibreekidude2008]

@@arielgonzalez5296 This is a Rockaway Parkway-bound (L) train.The next stop is Lorimer Street. *"Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Please!"*

[@arielgonzalez5296]

communism dingcommunism ding dong.

[@cheekibreekidude2008]

@@arielgonzalez5296 Haha yes train goes ding-dong.

[@Flash_Warn1ng]

My favorite station announcement of all time is 57th st-7th ave

[@KNGexp]

I hear her from the Yellow Line trains of the NYC Subway.

[@agentdarkness4628]

I can do several voice impressions and I also love cartoon voices.

[@philocohen]

0:47 you've probably heard me.

[@ggb123_17]

That voice at the beginning is actually Catherine Cowdery

[@shumacwilder]

Carolyn Hopkin - Airports, NYC Transit. Lee Crooks - CTA

[@johnnyballenatl]

And Liz Helgesen - MARTA (Atlanta)

[@collectivelyimprovingtrans2460]

That’s Catherine Cowdery on the trains

[@HayleyKiyokoLineBMT]

Wow, a woman from Stephen King's home state, Maine is a voice of the R160 on the B, D, N, Q, R & shuttle trains in Brooklyn & queens. She's a new Englander.

[@ZigZagggy]

The voices on the R160 of the B, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, V(now eliminated), W, and Z trains is actually Catherine Cowdery

[@Mary-iw7fy]

Omg i love her music 💋

[@adawg2015]

Your attention please this is the final boarding for Southwest Airlines flight 3987 with service to Los Angeles Is now boarding at gate 39

[@r143railfan46new]

Here is one line from her voice that I don’t forget (Hello passenger’s the next L train is now riding on the Rockway parkway bound track please stand away from the platform edge we want you to be safe so pls stand away from the yellow strip)

[@missbrownskinlady23]

Oh that's pretty cool 😊

[@MrBadGuyLEC]

Voice of the Airports brought me here.

[@neverendingvoicesportfolio3920]

Being a full time voice actor is pretty awesome. Not gonna lie. It does come with drawbacks though. Vitamin D deficiency...LOL I quit my 20 year job as a Nabisco salesman 6 years ago to do VO full time. Best decision I have ever made.

[@phillipgurajena380]

I love how she says Canarsie rockaway parkway

[@ZigZagggy]

Catherine Cowdery announced those announcements, not Carolyn Hopkins

[@upbeatdusk6564]

Wellllll it kinda changed now

[@realniggsolo]

Legendary

[@haroldalexis4200]

It's been revealed! 😃

[@MaxB1080]

New York legend

[@mariachrzski18]

Who is the voice of the E train and F train in nyc?

[@exautical5066]

Hopefully she does the announcements for the (T) train when the 2 Avenue Subway line is completely finished

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Let's see how it does

[@cheekibreekidude2008]

No offense to her,but I'm pretty sure she won't be alive by the time the second avenue subway is open and fully operational.

[@johnmor3541]

@@cheekibreekidude2008 I wouldn’t be. Surprised if it is already recorded .

[@12robloxtylerpaulson9]

What about the person behind the voice: "Stan Clear of the closing doors please?" And the announcement: "This is Woodlawn bound 4 Train" And "This is 34 street Hudson Yards/ Flushing-Main Street bound 7 Train"?

[@12robloxtylerpaulson9]

I'm not sure.

[@morganlimes]

Stand clear of closing doors is charlie pellet. The other ones do not have their identitys revealed at all, but they are real voices too look up charlie pellet though

[@rahmel2009]

The 4 train one is Jessica Gottesman and the 7 train Annie Bergen, this woman and Kathleen Campion.

[@12robloxtylerpaulson9]

Rah Mel and Morgan Limes/ I always thinking about making the MTA future. Witch is me, making: "This is ???? Bound ? Train to ????, This is an ? Local/Express Train, The next station is ????, Stand clear of the closing doors.... Please?".

[@SOSOwner]

@@rahmel2009 Carolyn Hopkins doesn't do on-train announcements. That women is actually Catherine Cowdery.

[@redblue2743]

Somehow every time I still hear she said 33rd (Court Square) rather than 23rd.

[@brownie473]

And the airports voice.

[@taxesv1nce142]

Why is the companies name Atlas IED? Doesn’t IED stand for Improvised Explosive Device.

[@thetrendwillout]

Once Upon a Time in Maine.

[@angelperalta6285]

I like her f express train voice

[@arielgonzalez5296]

She doesn't

[@el_fabuloso]

"Ladies and gentlemen. The next. Brooklyn bound! L train. Is now arriving. On the Brooklyn bound track. Pleasestandclearoftheplatformedge."

[@cheekibreekidude2008]

This is a Brooklyn-bound L train.The next stop is 14th Street - Union Square.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

@@cheekibreekidude2008 stand clear of the closing doors, please

[@Musicradio77Network]

I hope that maybe Carolyn Hopkins, one of the MTA voices who did subway announcements would end up going to Uberduck AI.

[@angelperalta6285]

Her E train announcements tho

[@pusseytat]

Outrageous that she isn’t wealthy

[@simpleplanfan011]

No residuals?! So messed up. They need to pay her!

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

0:54 hello

[@justintylerwashere]

Mind the gap between the train and the platform

[@handanucaronder4092]

she have a scream

[@godofwar0678]

She sounds pissed off at nevins street on the 4 and 5 line

[@danielmakarenko6711]

lol someone else did the announcements for the 4/5/6 lines, but i forgot her name

[@realniggsolo]

I hate how she says "The next stop is" on the N, and Q line but all love and no disrespect

[@INDProductions8868]

Wait but isn’t it different for diffrent lines I think she’s only on the BMT Broadway line

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Yes, but also on the E, J, and L local trains.

[@SOSOwner]

Pretty much all IND/BMT (B-Division) lines, except the A, C and F lines, and B-Division shuttles are voiced by that women. Some announcements on the IRT (A-Division) are done by her aswell. Oh, and it is actually Catherine Cowdery, not Carolyn Hopkins.

[@ZigZagggy]

It's Catherine Cowdery who voices the lines on the BMT/ the B, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, V(now eliminated), W, Z, and 7(partial) trains, not Carolyn Hopkins. Carolyn Hopkins doesn't voice the subway trains, only the subway stations (ex: The next Manhattan bound L train is now arriving at the station, please stand away from the platform edge).

[@tenyzhu1436]

Why I never heard the voice at Shanghai airport???

[@arielgonzalez5296]

That's strange

[@MrDude826]

What? She isn't rich and her voice is everywhere?!?!

[@arielgonzalez5296]

That's what the interview said.

[@BRIGHTJUS]

Humans Are Robots

[@davelinn32115]

We hear the reporter more than the voice artist. I would like to have seen her recording and less of the reporter and public responses.

[@CholaHelloKitty]

I’m going to miss the old 7 train announcements but the new one is the best

[@CityLifeinAmerica]

Why does the buses have a different voice? I don’t like the computerized voice on the buses. Have her voice the buses too

[@Mario87456]

It’s genuinely shocking that the origin of the voice is not a computer. I had always thought it was.

[@7trainproductionsmeets6tra25]

I like how she announces the R160 but not a R160 F

[@arielgonzalez5296]

GOOFY 7868 That would be Kathleen Campion, and not Dianne Thompson. However, some might say it's Dianne Thompson, but it's really Kathleen Campion, which I searched her on you tube video. Also, no real identity revealed of Kathleen yet. Who knows?

[@exautical5066]

Catherine Cowdery should've been the voice of the (F) train

[@arielgonzalez5296]

@@exautical5066 I don't think so. Its different announcement.

[@exautical5066]

I never said she did the announcements for the (F) I said that she should've done it for the (F)

[@arielgonzalez5296]

@@exautical5066 Well, she didn't. The announcement for the F line is indeed Kathleen Campion.

[@bullymaguire6168]

She doesn’t announce airports. And plus the REAL announcer for the MTA trains are Catherine Cowdery

[@cheekibreekidude2008]

She shares the announcements with her,you of all people shoild know that.

[@bullymaguire6168]

@@cheekibreekidude2008 shut up. She doesn’t do any train announcements except for the stations, so shut up you idiotic moron

[@damnnadottti]

@@bullymaguire6168 nobody is talking about train announcements

[@damnnadottti]

@some random youtuber she shares it with her "Moron" yeah your not.. nvm 😂

[@bullymaguire6168]

@@damnnadottti took you 4 months.. why extend the conversation?

[@JLummin]

so whos the "stand clear of the closing doors please" guy?

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Charlie Pellett

[@YourLocalUkrainianGerman]

What is wrong with the subtitles?

[@Rafin889]

I wish she would do Toronto's. The Toronto subway's voice is robotic and it sounds terrible.

[@angelperalta6285]

What if she dies?

[@ZigZagggy]

Carolyn Hopkins doesn't even voice the announcements in the subway. The real voice of the subway is Catherine Cowdery who voices the 7, B, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, W, and Z trains. Get your facts straight CBS!

[@arielgonzalez5296]

I thought it's Catherine Cowdery.

[@lirrprodigy2810]

Ariel Gonzalez it is, they mistaked her lol

[@arielgonzalez5296]

@@lirrprodigy2810 I think so

[@GIJew]

The idiots who made this clip didn’t pay much attention. She doesn’t do the on-train announcements, but she does the voice of the announcements within some of the stations.

[@SOSOwner]

Absolutely correct.

[@ZigZagggy]

It is Catherine Cowdery who does the voicing

[@cubeweaver]

“This is CNN”

[@arielgonzalez5296]

That's not her talk

[@justinwinn01]

I thought you meant the food

[@liveeric2631]

💸💸💸💸💸💸💸 Genius

[@YAZZYUTUBE]

She needs to re-record Kosciuszko Street on the J line because she doesn't pronounce it correctly.

[@wannamlwithu]

What about the F line? Clearly not her i think

[@arielgonzalez5296]

She wasn't. I'm guessing it could be Kathleen Campion.

[@coshiro1]

Someone buy her a computer with Windows 10 LOL

[@tjmusiker407]

Too bad no residuals.

[@cyberrider1765]

Awkwafina is much better

[@m_duuhh]

shes better than ms Velina especially

[@cheekibreekidude2008]

Well too bad,because her voice is going to be staying around for a long time!

[@ro19891012]

Can we stop doing this fluffy PR piece for the MTA and actually talk about the deteriorating subway system...