Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel : The MMMBT elevator tour!

(10-21-2019) This was the experience of a lifetime! Thanks to VDOT, we got a behind the scenes tour at the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. Our tour guide showed us this amazing facility, the elevator, and the machine room! Enjoy as we get a ride on the elevator where you will see stuff the general public never gets to see.
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[@EvanStoneProductions]

So glad we could make this video happen! Thank you so much for joining us, Andy.

[@DieselDucy]

This was amazing

[@alpaljl]

Incredible!! What a very cool system.

[@DieselDucy]

It was! Thanks for watching!!

[@alpaljl]

@@DieselDucy You are very welcome!!

[@JordanLoweElevaToursCanada]

By far this is definitely one of the most unique elevator experiences you could ever ask for! I never thought there would be a freight elevator built into a tunnel that was designed for vehicles to travel on. It is quite amazing to find elevators in the most unusual places this was definitely very cool experience! Thanks for the tour Andrew!

[@DieselDucy]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching!

[@JordanLoweElevaToursCanada]

@@DieselDucy ❤️

[@ElevatorsInternational]

This is such a cool elevator and facility! I like how VDOT is above the tunnel, with a beautiful view of the ocean. The elevator opening to the long tunnel is really cool!

[@DieselDucy]

It was an amazing experience. Wait til you see the bridge tour coming soon!

[@illegiblegollem1114]

Driving through tunnels like this I always think about the infrastructure behind them. Really awesome to see some of that!

[@DieselDucy]

This was amazing. Wish I could have shown more. Still it was an amazing experience.

[@YouTuber-fr8xx]

@@DieselDucy have you being to Orlando Yet

[@System6VideoProductions]

I’ve been through this tunnel, it’s fun, and I’m glad you got to wear your proper PPE equipment.

[@DieselDucy]

Yep! We had to wear it. It was so much fun!

[@NWIndianaElevators]

Awesome!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks

[@adityarajesh5741]

I enjoyed this video! Very cool machines and Elevators. That tunnel was Amazing too!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much for watching

[@ΝΙΚΟΣΠΟΔΑΣ-π4φ]

@@DieselDucy this elevator is traction

[@Dana_Danarosana]

What an incredible experience to see this... Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@DieselDucy]

Thank you for watching it ❤️

[@metroelevators4619]

This is extremely epic!!

[@DieselDucy]

It was

[@tanchoonnee]

@@DieselDucy Why U said Otis instead of OTIS??????

[@charles5477]

Happy 90k subscribers Dieselducy

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much.

[@AlecRoth-id8fp]

I've never heard of a Old Dominion Elevator!! This looks pretty cool seeing the cars go by

[@DieselDucy]

It was a local company

[@Txdcblues]

This is absolutely amazing, I’ve been excited for this video!

[@SamSitar]

foundation level is very interesting.

[@hawaiiskylineandelevators4115]

@@SamSitar agreed!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much for watching Rafe!

[@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009]

“They have a freight elevator, that’s weird” - Andrew Reams (at least 11 years ago) Who knew that 10 years after that one video you’d get to see an elevator that belonged to VDOT! If you’re ever in Duluth Minnesota then you should see if Evan or Aaron can arrange an ElevaTOUR of the Aerial Lift Bridge.

[@Dana_Danarosana]

I live here. Years ago I had connections and got to go up there. I don't know anyone anymore though...

[@DieselDucy]

I would love to.

[@CenTexElevators489]

Amazing tour of this tunnel and its behind the scenes operations, but why didn't you go to SGR? Was SGR locked?

[@DieselDucy]

We never went there. Maybe there was nothing of interest there? Our tour guide was amazing though.

[@PlasticBubbleCosplay]

Might have been electrical for the lighting -- just my guess

[@Bombiedude.]

9:29 oh cool this one has that mini symulator thing for part of the selector

[@DieselDucy]

I love it

[@EWPA14]

This is such an interesting facility. Did you end up riding the 1 at the other end or did you not get the clearances to do that 1? I'm sure it's identical anyhow.

[@DieselDucy]

I only got to see this one. They were very generous to show me what they did. It was amazing

[@LVElevators1]

Congratulations on 90K!!!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much 😃

[@cubsfan5734]

Awesome a underwater elevator awesome

[@DieselDucy]

It was amazing

[@SixSilverStones]

Wow this is a very unique elevator

[@DieselDucy]

I loved it!

[@jacksonslaterelevatorraila6444]

My favorite

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks Jackson

[@kwiz01]

That is a very nice elevator!

[@DieselDucy]

I love it

[@mcb187]

Used to live in Norfolk. Really cool bridges and tunnels. Don’t miss the traffic though, lol. One time it took us almost 2 hours to get over the HRBT (3.5 miles)! Wish I could have gotten a behind the scenes tour, as I think elevators are really cool, and I love infrastructure!

[@DieselDucy]

The traffic is definitely interesting lol. But yeah this was an amazing experience!.

[@IDontKnow-pf6en]

this is supremely cool. God Bless!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks!

[@BluegrassElevators]

Cool! I enjoyed it! Happy Halloween! 🎃

[@DieselDucy]

You too. Thanks

[@quinnschmidt1771]

Very cool ! That freight elevator is very narrow. It must be scary being close to the cars in the tunnels. Thanks for sharing !

[@DieselDucy]

It was amazing. Thanks for watching.

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

I was in Erie seeing my pap but I will watch this! 😊 Wasn’t able to tune in for premiere sorry.

[@DieselDucy]

You will enjoy this

[@coreysmith8560]

This was very interesting. I liked those relay controls. They looked so cool.

[@DieselDucy]

I love relay logic

[@KBilt92]

What a lucky find. Lots of cool specs and features on this one. By the 1990's, GAL must have been the last one still building old style open frame controllers.

[@DieselDucy]

Good to see you doug! I’m surprised it is still relay logic being how new it is.

[@KBilt92]

@@DieselDucy Some consultants continued to specify relay for utilitarian applications like this. My understanding is that the actual end of them was the adoption of the 2000 code. I'm amazed that GAL was still winning bids with their open "slateboard" design. Seems like a lot of material compared to a relatively small cabinet full of ice cubes which was what everyone else would have built at the time.

[@IDontKnow-pf6en]

i really wanna understand what you two are talking about. God Bless!

[@hawaiiskylineandelevators4115]

Woah, this is cool! The elevator is NEAT, the bell chime reminds me of the annoying freight elevator

[@DieselDucy]

I like the gal bell

[@hawaiiskylineandelevators4115]

@@DieselDucy me too! 😁

[@BobkelsoDK]

In denmark we have a hospital called rigshospitalet also known as riget / the kingdom the elevator Doors malfunction often and the Doors sometimes wople as it moves

[@DieselDucy]

Sounds like it needs some help!

[@CAelevators.]

That is very cool!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@TechNerdNolan]

I’ve always wanted to see one of these things!

[@DieselDucy]

It was an AMAZING experience!

[@dmvelevators]

Wow. This is very neat. I don’t know if Baltimore has that. But this is very amazing. Congrats on 90k subs. I hope to meet you at some point whenever you’re back in the DMV area with Elyse

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks! Maybe we can!

[@dmvelevators]

@@DieselDucy :)

[@ElevatorAdventures_with_Baron]

@@DieselDucy Same

[@themaddasher7783]

This is an awesome video!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much!

[@themaddasher7783]

@@DieselDucy You're welcome!

[@BloxisLiftAdventures]

happy halloween dieselducy

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much 🎃

[@BloxisLiftAdventures]

@@DieselDucy No problem! i hope you have a great halloween :D

[@JoshSmith-me7oe]

Awesome

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much!

[@epzik8]

I've been across this, the HRBT and CBBT

[@DieselDucy]

Awesome

[@SouthernPennsylvaniaWX]

This is so cool. I never thought there would be an elevator in a tunnel

[@SamSitar]

they can use for evacuation.

[@DieselDucy]

It is used for maintainence.

[@SouthernPennsylvaniaWX]

@@DieselDucy cool

[@janke-sk5914]

Amazing! Thank You!

[@DieselDucy]

Thank you too!

[@jonathankoster547]

This was great. Please do more facility tours.

[@DieselDucy]

Have some more in store 😊

[@brianleeper5737]

I love the retro 1970s elevator control panel. This was installed in 1991???

[@force311999]

the controller looks older too but relays last the newer stuff is junk

[@DieselDucy]

1992

[@mamabear0408]

This was epic

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much!

[@sarahedwards2]

Very nice!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much!

[@RossTheGenMan]

is there an elevator at the other end as well?

[@DieselDucy]

There is

[@jacobisworld9516]

How Did They Build It.

[@DieselDucy]

I’m not sure but they had to put it under the water.

[@dmvnewsfan]

VDOT is cool. They love making jokes on their Twitter lol

[@DieselDucy]

I love VDOT.

[@mr.schindlerht8659]

It’s gonna be a good tunnel

[@DieselDucy]

yep!

[@mr.schindlerht8659]

@@DieselDucy That’s a cool video

[@MasonWright1234]

Look Cool

[@DieselDucy]

It was awesome!

[@elevatorsofnorthernillinois]

Very epic

[@DieselDucy]

I loved it!

[@jacobisworld9516]

What That Song Called.

[@DieselDucy]

Which one?

[@jacobisworld9516]

@@DieselDucy The One After Your Videos When It Says The Video Over.

[@jacobisworld9516]

What do you mean you had to put it under water and how come you only went to see one elevator.

[@DieselDucy]

@@jacobisworld9516 I saw what my tourguide showed me.

[@jacobisworld9516]

@@DieselDucy ok How did you get to do that

[@stuffonstuffonstuff3237]

Soooooo cool

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks alot!

[@lucasgelevatorsandmore7722]

Is that thing hydraulic or traction

[@DieselDucy]

Overhead drive traction.

[@davecoasterdudew1206]

Looks like lytle tunnel in Downtown Cincinnati Ohio into Kentucky.

[@DieselDucy]

This one goes under water though.

[@davecoasterdudew1206]

@@DieselDucy I drove under lyle tunnel in Cincinnati every time going through Kentucky to Tennessee.

[@ECFE]

Did y'all see the second elevator?

[@DieselDucy]

We did not

[@ECFE]

Ah ok

[@mitchellkelly3955]

I like seeing GAL Jetplus, but they should've went with Monitor since its called the "Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge". Jk :P

[@DieselDucy]

I know right lol.

[@dhanrai7742]

Hudson Ave Merrimac St

[@JSLElevatorsTourFan]

I subscribed to your channel

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks

[@thetwinstakeoverYT]

Good vir

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks!

[@thetwinstakeoverYT]

No problem

[@jacobisworld9516]

There Was 2 Elevators There.

[@DieselDucy]

Yes but we only got to see one

[@Bombiedude.]

I find it funny how the elevator capacity says 15 passengers even though people are perhibitted from being even near the compound

[@DieselDucy]

It is for workers.

[@TheWorldOfMBTA-di8lh]

Whats On SGR?

[@DieselDucy]

not sure.

[@Highwayelevators]

Probably one of the weirdest freight elevators that I even seen, because it is too narrow, the inner doors are solid, and due that in fact that it directly serves an Interstate Highway.

[@DieselDucy]

this was an amazing experience.

[@Highwayelevators]

@@DieselDucy Definitively.

[@cubsfan5734]

What music do you use

[@DieselDucy]

Epidemic sound

[@RoevElevator2020]

This is the first time there is an elevator in the tunnel.

[@DieselDucy]

First one on KZbin :)

[@zoomgaming1559]

Wow

[@DieselDucy]

I had fun!

[@stuffonstuffonstuff3237]

Is it a dover

[@DieselDucy]

It was an old dominion

[@I_like_some_BG]

Wow you ride llooonnnngggg

[@DieselDucy]

I did

[@jasonsamuelcromwellii5346]

00:19-00:27 The same year internet connections were made for the future!

[@Bombiedude.]

I find that kind of goofy how they have this elevator right in the middle of a highway tunnel maybe its used for carrying their maintnance equipment down to keep the tunnels clean

[@DieselDucy]

That is correct.

[@disneywave1982]

When it comes to the machine room it ain't a trick but a treat if anyone had subscribed to #mrmattandmrchay as well as this, as that vertical carriage selector is something but similary talked about on that channel!

[@DieselDucy]

I love his stuff!

[@mattmoreira210]

4:37 ...please?!

[@roblox-cb6jc]

HOLY I NEVER SEEN A FREIGHT ELEVATOR IN A CAR TUNNEL

[@DieselDucy]

It was awesome

[@Matthew-dd2gp]

We wait until 22:00?

[@DieselDucy]

It is live now

[@shsav2012]

EPIC

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks :)

[@daltonhaddix9839]

It’s pretty amazing but I bet you scared the crap out of a whole bunch of motorist

[@DieselDucy]

Id imagine LOL

[@jameswong6188]

Freight Elevator

[@DieselDucy]

Yep

[@elevatorsbyliftfilmer1247]

I was wondering when this thing was gonna go up

[@DieselDucy]

It is finally here!

[@dhanrai7742]

They recorded my street!!!!!

[@DieselDucy]

You are from the area?

[@dhanrai7742]

@@DieselDucy Yeah

[@DieselDucy]

@@dhanrai7742 Awesome!

[@misterakt]

that might be the smallest freight elevator i’ve ever seen.

[@DieselDucy]

Ive been on much smaller.

[@tanchoonnee]

Roblox is shutting down :(

[@DieselDucy]

Really??

[@tanchoonnee]

@@DieselDucy yes

[@summereveryday5239]

Traction Or Hydraulic

[@DieselDucy]

Traction

[@alexpalmer3968]

Let's ggoooo

[@DieselDucy]

Hope you enjoyed!

[@alexpalmer3968]

@DieselDucy Elevator :)

[@ScretchyDEV]

IS really old elevator

[@DieselDucy]

1992

[@anthonynguyen2343]

Awesome

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks :)