Washington Metro 1992

I took this video in 1992 of the Washington DC Metro at Union Station. Hear the old acceleration sounds and door chimes.

[@uptowndc]

That electric razor/buzzing sound the Breda cars make are absolutely gorgeous to listen to (especially from the inside as it rolls along....really soothing after a long day of work !). A beautiful sounding train from braking to take off !!

[@parkerjon29]

I miss that buzz! I remember it so well as a kid.

[@subwaymark]

I miss the buzz too

[@NewFlyer97BCT]

I wish they had all-unrehabbed Breda trains like they used to, the buzzing like that was amazing, I really miss it

[@dreamyyx_3762]

If they didnt rehab these trains these could of have been retired

[@SuperWorldRailFanProductions]

@@dreamyyx_3762 Or could have simply stuck with this propulsion after rehabs.

[@JaxBrubaker-po8ld]

I miss this sound

[@subwaymark]

I do too!

[@Andrewsaxamophone]

Wow, everything still looks the same today! I really miss DC.

[@Southeastern4204]

The old WMATA when the Flxibles romed the streets and the Bredas and Rohrs ruled the rails

[@ItsWAWGaming]

Yes sireee

[@nema1218]

I was born 1987,so I was just nine when this was filmed.Great video!

[@jamarityler9841]

the 3000 series have a much stronger buzz than the 4000 series.

[@andreivillasana2798]

That train is breda 4000 series

[@AWJ2013-c4c]

@@andreivillasana2798 That is the original breda 3000 series. You Can easily tell of the bulkhead windows. It’s just the camera is unable to show it

[@scarter003]

Wow, the Metro looks exactly the same when i was there(2010)!

[@Bastranz27]

Wow! Now this is the Metro I grew up with! How fitting that this was at Union Station, the one of the centers of every Metro for me when I was little (the other was Silver Spring!). Thanks for posting this!

[@maggiejinyou]

i loved the old train (closing door)sound(2003). Ding Dong. Now it is 4 beeps. ohh great

[@RobertPaniagua]

I also remember that high-pitched two-tone chime by itself on the Breda's. My first ride on WMATA was in 1986 (ten years earlier) but things were almost exactly the same in 1986-87 as it was 10 years later when this movie was taken

[@JohnSulu14]

Thanks for the update that 1992 was the correct year for this video because in 1996, the door chimes got updated to the Sandy Carrol "Doors Opening" and "Doors Closing".

[@subwaymark]

you are welcome!

[@thomasday2351]

And Then In 2006 It Was Updated Again By Randi Miller. The Doors Closing Is: Step Back Doors Closing. By The Way Awesome Video! Of The 1990's WMATA Union Station With Red Line Trains.

[@AWJ2013-c4c]

WOW this is fire!!!!!!!

[@subwaymark]

Thanks

[@AWJ2013-c4c]

@@subwaymark I see the original rohr 1000 series at the end. Kinda sounds like a 2000 series from the pre rebab. I wish i was born in the 1990s

[@AWJ2013-c4c]

Oops i was confused with that metro center edition video.

[@jdgator95]

Wow Not much ever changes on the metro! I really miss those big stations and buzzing trains

[@dubstepphene82]

I grew up with those chimes.

[@paranguarimikaro360]

Me too

[@dvferyance]

When did they change it to step back doors closing?

[@subwaymark]

I like to old chimes

[@alpaljl]

Awesome!!

[@txkid1]

I loved the tones (mid 70s) and the chimes (mid 80s).

[@JohnSulu14]

Sounds like this door chime was recorded in the mid 80's.

[@SkyvatorProductions]

I sure miss the old Metro cars they used in DC. They had awesome engines when departing and arriving. Now, the new cars sound exactly like MARTA.

[@andreivillasana2798]

0:10 4000 series pair 0:50 3000 series pair

[@subwaymark]

Thank You!

[@WMATAvids]

Man i luv the buzz on these trains.

[@subwaymark]

The buzzing sound I believe is the dynamic braking. The electrical current is reversed to the motors on the car so the motors are generating power, that power is pushed to resistors, or back to the 3rd rail. This caused the train to slow down. The air brakes don't engage until near the end of the stopping sequence (except emergency when they apply immediately).

[@Msuero2010]

@Celiecinema1 At the last station of every line there is a place where the train can turn around and go in the opposite direction

[@andreivillasana2798]

This train is 4000 series

[@subwaymark]

Thank you!

[@andreivillasana2798]

Witch was brand new that was delivered since 1991

[@TeyN7]

Man the nostalgia of hearing those sounds, shame they aren't using them anymore (for red line at least). All the metro stations still look the same, if you recorded this with an HD camera, it would've looked like it was recorded today (with the exception of the new trains ofc).

[@subwaymark]

So ture

[@SharlenesJourney]

I remeber that buzz sound brings back memories :( my childhood lol

[@raydavis2793]

Or The BING BONG... Before STEP BACK DOORS CLOSING , WHEN BOARDING PLZ MIVE TO THE CENTER OF THE CAR. STEP BACK DOORS CLOSING

[@subwaymark]

I do too!

[@kingbibihabibi]

@saveus444 They're most common on the red line near the middle of trains...they aren't allowed to be on the ends after the accident back in 2009--apparently the frames are too flimsy and break apart in a collision.

[@epzik8]

I was also 1 years old when this was filmed

[@panamanubian]

Dc metro I love you

[@Krazee84]

@KingBuick I remember I used to see 2 car trains at Anacostia all the time (before they completed the Green Line). Looks weird looking at that video, seeing no rumble strips on the edge of the platform or the train not going all the way to the end. My, how times have changed...

[@NewFlyer97BCT]

@KingBuick up until around the mid 2000s, the yellow line used 4 car trains, I've never seen them on any other line (not that I was aware of at least).

[@RoseImmortal]

What is that C# buzz that comes from all Metro trains as they coast to a stop? (Starts getting loud at about :07)

[@nema1218]

I rode this train with my brother just last year Spring break 2008.We were in D.C for two days.Remember the automated voice saying"Step back,door is closing".Clean system also.Took us past the Pentagon to Reagan Airport.

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

FUN FACT: The "Step Back, Doors Closing!" line isn't actually automated, that line was actually voiced by Randi Miller herself, and she's also known as "The Voice of Metro"!

[@hyrcan]

Heh... that's exactly how I remember the Metro from when I commuted to work this morning. Only I didn't roll through Union Station... ;)

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

I like the low frequency direct current chopper buzz

[@subwaymark]

I agree!

[@evenios2831]

haha me and my family likely visited around that time lol

[@tionstav5799]

I miss the whistling transmission of the rohr-1000's and the buzzing of the unrehabed Breda-2000's and 3000's. As the 5000's are retired. I will miss the howling noise it just makes rolling on the tracks. My favorite series as of now are the Alstom 6000's. They are the last series to bear the unique Livery, Shape, And even the sound of classic WMATA. And since the Alstom 6000 is the second most recent EMU, it will be around a long time. :) It only turns 10 next year (2019).

[@subwaymark]

I love all different traction motor sounds!

[@redphone1438]

The pre rehab 2000 series used Cam Controlled DC motors like the pre rehab 1000 series which did not buzz like the Chopper controlled DC motors in the pre rehab 3000 series and 4000 series did.

[@jaayceeisblue]

@subwaymark Thats Regenerative Breaking. In Toronto, Canada We have older trains that give a ''buzzing'' sound when breaking. dynamic braking is when the eletric current is made into heat into the resistor pack to bring the train to a halt.

[@subwaymark]

I think it is Union Station on the Red Line

[@Jaytee1o4]

Hey Mark is there a conductor on that train?

[@Monisrocks1995]

Wow! No one there!

[@marylandman12]

@leonardwilson85 it is, i always catch it at rockville and branch ave.

[@Bigben1984]

The late 90's door chime was the best is had a lower "Ding Dong" than this one and was almost identical to NYC's IND train "Ding Dong" This older Higher pitched "ding dong" aint bad but today's is so annoying it's like gung gung gung

[@ICE4315]

yeah man i loved hearing that.......thats why i got the wmata bve game

[@ItsWAWGaming]

i made a better one on roblox check out my yt for footage.

[@Mathew8980]

There's another copy of this video with the title saying it was from "1996". Why do people always confuse me?

[@subwaymark]

Sorry about that. When I had uploaded the video in 2008, I thought I filmed it in 1996. I recently pulled the video again from the original Video8 tape and realized it was filmed in 1992, so I changed the title.

[@breiffen5526]

@@subwaymark that would actually make more sense because in 1996 there was actually a different door chime

[@Sabba7h]

@roselmmortal that's the air propulsion

[@RoseImmortal]

Interesting...I could tell it had SOMETHING to do with electricity, since I'd assume a system like that would be running on a 225 V current (which hums at C#). Thanks for explaining why it suddenly becomes so audible!

[@doggoofthebath5593]

Electrical systems in USA operate at 60 hertz, which causes a 120 hertz hum. 120 hertz is somewhere between B and B flat.

[@jermismerino8870]

0:46 that kid right there is a grown man now, probably like 30 or 20 years old.. or maybe more.

[@subwaymark]

yep

[@penguinmaster7]

i'm used to the newer ones that sound kinda like "EEEEEEEEE-aaaaaaaaaa" and "EEEEEEEWWWwwwwwAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH"(see jdgator's WMATA vids), but this sounds a lot cooler. damn, i miss the '90s.... i love trying to imitate the sounds in words.

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

Hahaha, that's cool!

[@murfreebear]

that looks like Atlanta's Marta train. I love trains, I love my car but trains are a good break from driving that doesn't involve the bus LOL

[@RoundenBrown]

Looks just like 2012's WMATA!

[@BCAmtrak1]

Great

[@CapitanBluebeard]

oh who doesnt miss the propusion sounds old Bredas used to make

[@Alfonzia18]

@Borat2borat amen

[@noahhackworth5659]

0:33 it is supposed to say ding do ding do step back doors closing

[@RohrDC]

Noah Hackworth This is 1996

[@dreamyyx_3762]

No Step back doors closing came in 2006 you must of heard "Doors Closing" Bing Bong I believe they started that voice in the 90's

[@subwaymark]

This video was recorded before they added step back doors closing

[@WMATAvids]

That one is nice too but i have to stick with the on in my home town

[@nogochickenfro]

Very different experience now. Good luck taking the red line ANYWHERE down town. Your train is either late, full, or has idiots that crowd the doors. I gave up after three months. It is 20min faster to drive now, which is sad.

[@SuperWorldRailFanProductions]

Similarly, the BART C class cars have a buzz just like that.

[@subwaymark]

yes they do

[@PatrickColemanD3]

Union Station?

[@PatrickColemanD3]

Yep, Union Station. :)

[@subwaymark]

yes it is

[@Alfonzia18]

is this a 4000 or 3000

[@ItsWAWGaming]

1987 3000 Series Breda Train Consist.

[@Surfliner453]

This video is from 2007

[@subwaymark]

I recorded the video in 1992 on my then new (and rather large) Sony 8mm (analog) Handicam. I uploaded it to KZbin in 2007.

[@Bastranz27]

@Alfonzia18 Looked like a 3000 to me.

[@Bigben1984]

I miss those buzzing trains they don't ave them any more the old ding dong of the trains reminds me of good times but the best door closing sound was the one thay had from about 1998 til about 2006 which said "doors closing" Ding dong I can't satnd the new door closing "when boarding please move to the center of the car" and then "stand back doors closing"

[@andysokal1564]

I'll bet that any wmata enthusiast will tell you that they miss the buzz from the old bredas.

[@subwaymark]

I miss the buzz!

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

The propulsion sound that I know by heart has the descending E to C# melody when it comes to the train leaving for the next stop. You don't really get to hear that part of the train anymore years later since it came from the 1000-Series trains by CAF.

[@gamerfreak666]

Haha Damn I was at that stop yesterday :D

[@Indestructible229]

@leonardwilson85 that's because New York City is bigger, busier, and the subway is older :P

[@metroboy-uf3xw]

the London underground is older.

[@leoreiffen8753]

A650 sound like a 1000 series

[@breiffen5526]

Hey Leo it's nice to see you here I've been watching this video since it came out and now you're watching it my old KZbin account commented on here way back when

[@breiffen5526]

Also anyone commenting here. If my son is incorrect please do not start a fight he is disabled.

[@leoreiffen8753]

Alright dad i will be fine

[@subwaymark]

A650?

[@breiffen5526]

@@subwaymark he might not exactly know what he's talking about he is disabled and I don't think he types anything in. He usually just uses the microphone on his phone. I need to get his lap top fixed.

[@CapitanBluebeard]

hmm i like this chime better than the one that plays now its not as annoying

[@ethancarter4388]

Not much has changed!!

[@RohrDC]

Ethan Carter ALOT has changed!!#

[@cobaltwill215]

theres no way Atlanta can be worse then Philly! The sewer like conditions are not an exaggeration :-P

[@LVTR-kr3rz]

0:42 Cicada Buzzing

[@RohrDC]

Genesis BH500 lol

[@System6VideoProductions]

It’s the train DC motor

[@subwaymark]

I like the sound

[@soriee4069]

doesn't look any different now lol

[@subwaymark]

Except newer trains...

[@soriee4069]

@@subwaymark yea lol

[@MrWolynski]

No cell phones. hahaha

[@subwaymark]

Those were the days!

[@darren314]

There's an even better buzz. search jubilee line train.

[@veeseee128]

The only thing good about DC is the subway and the zoo.

[@gamerfreak666]

Well thats your fault...

[@cobaltwill215]

Hey at least the Metro runs, here our SEPTA strikes every year and is filthier then a third world sewer. But hey, its Always sunny in Philadelphia :-P