Interesting to see how the doors sound closer to the way they are now on the 188s as opposed to the way they sounded later in their 142A life. Also great to see how different the interior LED sign was back then. Didn’t know 142As were capable of displaying lower case letters. Great video!
Ah yes. The golden era of the NYCTA. Jessica Ettinger is IRT Lexington. Miss hearing her voice fully present despite that the R142A are no longer the (6). And lets not forget the father of the subways himself, Charlie Pellet. Good times, good times.
i really hate how they removed her classic yet somewhat aggressive sounding 'the next stop is...' announcement and the r142a trains on the 6 line were incredible tbh they shouldve given the 2 train the older cars from the 7 and kept the r142a trains on the 4,5 and 6 lines for a possible cbtc upgrade
The IRT announcements on the 4/5/6 trains sound really awful. Jessica was absolutely the best and hopefully she'll come back once the R262s come out. Dianne Charlie and Velina make me fall asleep everytime they voice the announcements.
So awesome & fascinating seeing the R142A’s when they were brand spanking new in 2000. I didn’t get to ride it until 2002 and they looked so cool on the 6 then cause it was the arrival of the future. 20 years later it’s crazy seeing the R62A’s back on the 6 and the R142A’s becoming R188’s and on the 7 Train. I miss them on the 6 Train but they are doing a damn good job on the 7. Nice to go back in time again but hard to believe it’s been 20 years!
God those were the good days. (Sighs) R142As running on the (6) line, Jessica announcing, Charlie announcing the safety. I can't believe all of that is gone.
5:05 As of 2024 This is: Canal St. Transfer is available to the (J) (N) (Q) (R) & (W) Trains. This is an accessible station the elevator is at the rear of the platform. 7:48 This Is: Bleecker St. Transfer is available to the: (B), (D), (F), & (Q)* trains. *(M) Today
THANK YOU for uploading this. The R142A’s are my favorite train, and the ones I have the deepest connection with hands down, but most particularly on the 6, so thank you, so much, for sharing this gem of a video with us. You can hear a slight difference in the announcements too, but they haven’t really changed much ever since!
By October 29, 2002, a majority of the R142As were in service and in mid-2003, the MTA bought a supplementary order of 80 additional R142As, they were delivered in 2004-05 and by June 2005, all were in service. The last R142s were delivered by March 2003. Both fleets started construction in 1998 and production of the trains lasted until mid-2003.
How could the R188s announcement s say parkchester and Pelham Bay park they have all the R188s on the 7 Flushing line and the Jerome avenue 4 line and they have all the R62as back on the Pelham line?
@Amir Smith-Mr. Smith 222 I think I only rode the R142A 6 twice. I believe both were between 2016 and 2017. i also rode the R62A 7 once, back in like 2013-2015?
Wow I had no idea the interior signs scroll like that but you can tell it was glitchy especially after a public announcement. I’m also surprised to hear the original door motors sounds like the current R188 ones
"My beretta stirred nervously under my coat, but the train doors had already shut behind me and I was in for the ride. Next stop: Roscoe Street Station... and Alex" (c) Max Payne
Yeah, I wish they didn’t the announcements, I don’t really get why they replaced it with the one you hear on the ② train, which sounds so out of place.
God it's so amazing to hear the original "The Nezt Stop Is", I was 7 months old when this video was filmed 😂 Dianne is so trash on Lexington we needa protest to get Jessica back 😂😂
@@philipr160ntrainproduction8 IK, but I'm going to miss them on the 6 line. Especially the old 2000 announcements. The way she says, "The next stop is" then is better than now
They won’t. The conversion of those cars to R188s is permanent. In addition, the upcoming R262 order will ensure that there will be enough R142/As to go around for the IRT Main Lines (car 7021 has LED local/express indicators for possible 6 train service).
@@bayoanmartinez-yung4539 now the 4 trains has 7591 7595 7596 7600 7601 7605 7606 7608 7610 7611 7615 7618 7620 7625 7630 7635 7640 4 r142as came from the Pelham line 4 sets went to the Jerome avenue 4 line
@Tyson Johnson The 7 train was getting CBTC and the r62as were not compatible so the most the sets the 6 train had got converted while the rest was sent to the 4 and new ones were made in 2011- 2013 and once all trains were there the r62as were sent back to their original line and cbtc was powered on
@Tyson Johnson here’s my hypothetical answer lol... The Flushing Line became CBTC and so instead of them building a wholeee new fleet of cars even though they built R 188’s, it was easier and cheaper to just convert the R142As into CBTC compatible which are the R188s, which were removed from the 6 line, since Lexington Avenue isn’t CBTC.. that’s what I believe.. why the 6 idk, maybe it’s the least ridership and remember almost all the r62a’s that were on the 6 before the née tech cars came into its service were sent to the Flushing Line so it makes sense lol
@@Skillissuelol yeah exactly the four has no CBTCS HOOKED up no where in sight that did not make sense at all I could see the 7 line yes they could adleast kept 2 sets of R142as on the Pelham just in case of the R62as brake down or something or a serious car shortage
Before 1997, the R68/R68As were indeed on the Q. Between 1997 and 2001, B got the majority of R68/R68As. After the north side of Manhattan Bridge was closed, the Q got the R68/As back.
Or maybe R142A #7230 was transferred to the (4) line in mid-2010 because R142As were converted to R188s between 2012 and 2013 to replace the R62A (7) trains.
I didn’t know what he meant when he said “R36” it’s just the Redbirds and yes they got retired in 2003 they put them deep into some ocean idk what happened to them so
Interesting to see how the doors sound closer to the way they are now on the 188s as opposed to the way they sounded later in their 142A life. Also great to see how different the interior LED sign was back then. Didn’t know 142As were capable of displaying lower case letters. Great video!
Tech and Transit I know right! So different. The R142A has a total of 4 door motors throughout their lives.
The R142A 6 Train from 7221 to 7230 and it is called a super old door motors.
@@isabelcabrera6553 And now, this particular consist is on the 7 Line (converted into R188s).
Ah yes. The golden era of the NYCTA. Jessica Ettinger is IRT Lexington. Miss hearing her voice fully present despite that the R142A are no longer the (6). And lets not forget the father of the subways himself, Charlie Pellet. Good times, good times.
i really hate how they removed her classic yet somewhat aggressive sounding 'the next stop is...' announcement and the r142a trains on the 6 line were incredible tbh they shouldve given the 2 train the older cars from the 7 and kept the r142a trains on the 4,5 and 6 lines for a possible cbtc upgrade
The IRT announcements on the 4/5/6 trains sound really awful. Jessica was absolutely the best and hopefully she'll come back once the R262s come out. Dianne Charlie and Velina make me fall asleep everytime they voice the announcements.
So awesome & fascinating seeing the R142A’s when they were brand spanking new in 2000. I didn’t get to ride it until 2002 and they looked so cool on the 6 then cause it was the arrival of the future. 20 years later it’s crazy seeing the R62A’s back on the 6 and the R142A’s becoming R188’s and on the 7 Train. I miss them on the 6 Train but they are doing a damn good job on the 7. Nice to go back in time again but hard to believe it’s been 20 years!
God those were the good days. (Sighs) R142As running on the (6) line, Jessica announcing, Charlie announcing the safety. I can't believe all of that is gone.
Pretty cool to hear the original program. Great Video!
I like the way she says: "The Next Stop Is" here.
Mr Railfan do the F train to Far Rockaway Mott avenue next for you announcements
@@michaelmorales1475 Why would she rerecord it? She was more stern. Glad they put in Dianne now.
"Canal St Next" on the displays, interesting to see the original version of these trains.
That's before they changed it to "THE NEXT STOP IS"!
Who misses the r142/a on the (6) train?
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wow these trains are already 20 years old
Flighted I will be 20 in October. I’m as old as these trains lol
2020
@@tommytortorella1476 what about 2020?
Michael M You just said 20 years ago, this video is from 2000, now we’re in 2020.
@@tommytortorella1476 correct
5:05 As of 2024 This is: Canal St. Transfer is available to the (J) (N) (Q) (R) & (W) Trains. This is an accessible station the elevator is at the rear of the platform.
7:48 This Is: Bleecker St. Transfer is available to the: (B), (D), (F), & (Q)* trains.
*(M) Today
Back then, you could only transfer on the downtown platform.
I was 1 year old when this was filmed this is crazy time flies. What a gem of a video this is
I was 10 lol and I remember going to westchester sq on the bx31 and seeing them. The first one came in the end off late 1999.
@@BottomLin3Op it was a test train right? Since they came into service in 2000
@@thrilli997 yes
I was -8 years old how time flies
@@CholaHelloKitty negative 8💀
7230 is now on the (7).
BigAl 00 i see a R142A 7230 6 train in 2010 and 2011
The time the 6 got the r142as. At least I could say now that they're doing very well and better on the 7(known as r188s now) and the 4.
this just brings me back to the days when the 142As were still on the 6 Line
fatgar01 but now the R62As are back let’s go
@@r62aguy85 I miss the REDBIRDS R29, R33WF, and the R36WF on the (6) line.
More like when they first started running on the 6
@@darrylreedy5079 Yes that is correct. The R142A trains started out on the (6) line back in 2000 and they stayed there until 2018.
@@Hotters9060 The r262s are coming on the 4/5/6 lines really soon on the Lexington Avenue line for Cbtcs
THANK YOU for uploading this. The R142A’s are my favorite train, and the ones I have the deepest connection with hands down, but most particularly on the 6, so thank you, so much, for sharing this gem of a video with us. You can hear a slight difference in the announcements too, but they haven’t really changed much ever since!
I went to 2/5 line sometimes 6 line
@@GoodbyeR33 I miss the Redbird trains. The R142A trains are also my favorite too.
Awesome Video man! This is so special to see!
By October 29, 2002, a majority of the R142As were in service and in mid-2003, the MTA bought a supplementary order of 80 additional R142As, they were delivered in 2004-05 and by June 2005, all were in service. The last R142s were delivered by March 2003. Both fleets started construction in 1998 and production of the trains lasted until mid-2003.
I’m in love with this old train.
it was in 2000, it's was brand new in the future of technology
Also, R.I.P. R142A (6) Train.
@Amir's Railfanning Channel then lets hope that happens everyday...
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They are back on the 6
@@smrtc151productions4 Really? I Ride The (6) & haven't seen them at all.
What
2:35 - how part of the interior sign programming on the R142 is supposed to be. Also “TO PELHAM BAY PARK” does fit
It does fit
it says Canal St Next instead of The Next Stop Is Canal St on the screen and it no longer says To Pelham Bay Park on the R142/As, only R188
How could the R188s announcement s say parkchester and Pelham Bay park they have all the R188s on the 7 Flushing line and the Jerome avenue 4 line and they have all the R62as back on the Pelham line?
Goddamn this brings back alot of memories
I miss these on the 6 so much
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@@rpm_asphalt9railfanner762 👍🏻
This is a 23 year old R142A, and she's still alive!
Man these must've been so new-fangled back in 2000
I was hype as a kid when I saw the first set in the bronx
I still remember the R142A’s on the 6 line.. RIP
They came back lol and with the R142s
i really wish i existed in 2000. wasn't born until 2008.
@6 Train / BFW Official You missed out man. The 1990's to 2000 was the best decade.
@@Hotters9060 Yeah.. when this video was taken, my sister was 3.
@@toters2724 I miss those days. The year 2000 was my first year in high school.
@Amir Smith-Mr. Smith 222 I think I only rode the R142A 6 twice. I believe both were between 2016 and 2017.
i also rode the R62A 7 once, back in like 2013-2015?
@@toters2724 Have you ever rode the REDBIRDS before their retirement in 2003??
I was 10 years old around that time, remember like it was yesterday
Those cars were in service while the 9 train was still a thing.
The R142A 6 Train From Brooklyn bridge to Pelham Bay Park in 12/23/2000
Today the R142A units: 7211-7590 are converted into the R188s and are parried with the “C” car units: 7899-7936.
Sosa , Did R142A Units 7591-7810 Are Converted into The R188s
@@isabelcabrera6553 7591-7810 were left alone. Those units will get CBTC in the future.
Wow I had no idea the interior signs scroll like that but you can tell it was glitchy especially after a public announcement. I’m also surprised to hear the original door motors sounds like the current R188 ones
5:43
"My beretta stirred nervously under my coat, but the train doors had already shut behind me and I was in for the ride. Next stop: Roscoe Street Station... and Alex"
(c) Max Payne
Very interesting I like R142A cars
I was 13 years old when I first rode on this train, going with my mom to her house.
The OG Memories
The way the announcer said "the next stop is"
Yeah, I wish they didn’t the announcements, I don’t really get why they replaced it with the one you hear on the ② train, which sounds so out of place.
Especially Charlie voicing the transfers and connection announcements.
Wish they didn't change the "The Next Stop Is" line. It was already perfect before they re-recorded it. Dunno why they did that.
MemesNshitLOL I’ll get you banned from TH-cam for asking that question
Victor Fernandez // Bigdestroyer no you won’t.
MemesNshitLOL I’ll get you banned from TH-cam for denying my ban attempts
@@VictorFernandezBigdestroyer Keep trying. It won't work. Troll.
MemesNshitLOL I’ll get you banned from TH-cam for saying it won’t work
Were the original door motors the same as the ones present on both R142a/188?
Drake Sessions The new ones are different.
God it's so amazing to hear the original "The Nezt Stop Is", I was 7 months old when this video was filmed 😂 Dianne is so trash on Lexington we needa protest to get Jessica back 😂😂
Facts
Dianne sounds terrible especially on the 6 train. Bring back Jessica.😊
This video is finally 20 years old! Well I am an hour late.
I've ride on this type of 6 train before
What happened to the first train in the video when it left the station? Was there a layup area in the tunnel??
It went through the City Hall loop, which is closed for revenue service
Happy 20th Anniversary to the R142/A
Sadly, we can't celebrate them on the 6 line
@@wales_kennedy2006 i know I'm not talking about the 6 line
@@philipr160ntrainproduction8 IK, but I'm going to miss them on the 6 line. Especially the old 2000 announcements. The way she says, "The next stop is" then is better than now
@@wales_kennedy2006 R.I.P R142A 6 Train 2000-2018
@@philipr160ntrainproduction8 May it always be remembered...
Old: Spring St Next
New: The Next Stop Is Spring St
The next and last stop is... city hall
I miss the r142a 6 train r.i.p r142a 6 train
R142A 6 Train fleet numbers is in 7211 to 7500
The first two train opened the doors…
WHILE THE TRAIN WAS MOVING
Also great vid
nope, the dude was walking with the camera
R.I.P R142A 6 train 2000-2018 :(
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It’s 1999-2018
@@jellyplayztrainzzz5591 wut
@@Icyleo the r142a was on the 6 line from 1999-2018
@@jellyplayztrainzzz5591 k
Do you have videos of the slant’s or the R32’s on the Q?
7:49 No (B), (D), (F) & (M) transfer at this time since Broadway - Lafayette St wasn't connected to Bleecker St yet
The 142a is 21 years old now, whilst the 188s are 11 years old
It's very sad that r142a 6 only lasted for 10 years. I wish they lasted longer
@@yooo1392 Me too :(
It looks weird to me when the stand clear sticker was only on the top of the doors.
They started putting stickers on the bottom of the doors around late 2001 or early 2002
They should be back on the 6. Why were they taken off?
omg the next stop announcement is so different
Max Bastille I didn't know the next stop is announcements were so different
They updated her next stop announcement a few years later b4 Dianne took over.
2:40 6 Train With Old Announcements
I Think R142A 7211 to 7500 will Return On the 6 Line Service.
They won’t. The conversion of those cars to R188s is permanent.
In addition, the upcoming R262 order will ensure that there will be enough R142/As to go around for the IRT Main Lines (car 7021 has LED local/express indicators for possible 6 train service).
Great Content, do you have the R142/A First Revenue Run or any other early R142/A video's?
I don't have their first revenue run and these are the videos I have.
@@chaohwac oh, okay.
@@chaohwac Do you have any videos with the Redbirds on the (2) line??
Hotters 7060 I have posted the Redbird 2 trains.
@@chaohwac Oh okay thanks. Oh and another question! What about the number (9) train?? Do you have any videos of the (9) train too??
Also This Is Abby Hatcher R142A 6 Train
Wait… These subway cars are 20 YEARS OLD?? I thought they were like seven!
Mostly the R142As in the 72s to 74s are 20 year olds
Icy Leo just sent me here xd
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These are now R188s.
380 to be exact
Not they are not take an 4 train and it will tell you
@@yenelycaraballo8227 The 4 has 7590-7810; unfortunately; so 7230 is on the 7.
6 Train Productions it’s 7591-7810, 7590 is on the 7
@@bayoanmartinez-yung4539 now the 4 trains has 7591 7595 7596 7600 7601 7605 7606 7608 7610 7611 7615 7618 7620 7625 7630 7635 7640 4 r142as came from the Pelham line 4 sets went to the Jerome avenue 4 line
why did the MTA change the announcements
Cause they have nothing better to do 🤷🏻♂️
@Tyson Johnson The 7 train was getting CBTC and the r62as were not compatible so the most the sets the 6 train had got converted while the rest was sent to the 4 and new ones were made in 2011- 2013 and once all trains were there the r62as were sent back to their original line and cbtc was powered on
@Tyson Johnson here’s my hypothetical answer lol...
The Flushing Line became CBTC and so instead of them building a wholeee new fleet of cars even though they built R 188’s, it was easier and cheaper to just convert the R142As into CBTC compatible which are the R188s, which were removed from the 6 line, since Lexington Avenue isn’t CBTC.. that’s what I believe.. why the 6 idk, maybe it’s the least ridership and remember almost all the r62a’s that were on the 6 before the née tech cars came into its service were sent to the Flushing Line so it makes sense lol
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@@Skillissuelol yeah exactly the four has no CBTCS HOOKED up no where in sight that did not make sense at all I could see the
7 line yes they could adleast kept 2 sets of R142as on the Pelham just in case of the R62as brake down or something or a serious car shortage
2:43 5:24 6:51 8:10 9:26 10:56
They should have kept that in the program
When did they change from Canal St Next to The next stop is Canal st
br._1571 I used to live in Maryland and now live in Florida. I had few chances to visit NY. So I don’t when they changed it.
br._1571 either 2006 or 2007
Evan Hemingway it might have been even before that, because I saw a video of a R142 on the 5 that had “The Next Stop Is” and the video was set in 2003
2004-2005
Was there any Q trains in 2000? I don’t hear them in announcements
Slant R40s and R32s on the Q at that time.
Didn't R68s run on the Q also? It ran out of coney Island yard
Before 1997, the R68/R68As were indeed on the Q. Between 1997 and 2001, B got the majority of R68/R68As. After the north side of Manhattan Bridge was closed, the Q got the R68/As back.
Ok that makes sense
Why did they not announce the Q train
2:43
I see a R142A 7221 7222 7223 7224 7225 7226 7227 7228 7229 and 7230 6 Train has super old door motors.
And now it’s on the 7 line
festivus
These trains may get scraped Ang get replaced with the r262
I'm curious..but those trains weren't made at that time in 2000
They were, actually. The first R142A, 7211-7220, arrived on NYC property in 1999.
@@iitrapezoid_8243 interesting. Ok 🔥
These cars became R188s
Why are the announcements different
This was before they change them
Do the R160A&B Pilot on the (A) Line next please
Mark Sánchez I am sorry that I stopped recording since 2011.
The R160 (A) train was back in 2006, you don’t have anything when the R160s first did there test run on the A line ?
Sorry, I stop recording since 2001, not 2011.
Wait what happened to R142A Number 7230
Was 7230 converted to R188 and on the 7?
Or maybe R142A #7230 was transferred to the (4) line in mid-2010 because R142As were converted to R188s between 2012 and 2013 to replace the R62A (7) trains.
Great video I like you tho
God I wish the R188kept the folding chairs
Yeah, because of the CBTC console they took em off
Where these new at the time
Yes
R36 finished work in 2002
I think it’s retired in 2003
I didn’t know what he meant when he said “R36” it’s just the Redbirds and yes they got retired in 2003 they put them deep into some ocean idk what happened to them so
It’s so old
A year before 9/11, The last Christmas of the World Trade Center.
Bve yard took the brakes sqeech
Then: CANAL ST NEXT
Now: THE NEXT STOP IS
Same noise and everything
Really 👎 nice train
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