New York City Subway 7 Express Train (to Flushing) Front View 

Do not ever delete this video. This is exactly what I asked for when searching "train asmr".

The acceleration of the R188 is just so satisfying.

Dude that 7 express is soo fast, it sound nice with all those track joints

I love the 7 express after Queensboro Plaza! Only takes 10-15 mins to get to Flushing past that! Allows me to get home faster after classes!

I normally don’t post comments on videos, but I had to for this one. Let me start off by saying that I’m a native New Yorker who moved out of state for a job a few years back and has missed NY ever since. I still visit the city a lot, and one of my favorite things to do is ride the subway. I grew up in Flatbush on the 2/5 line and D/Q (now B/Q) Brighton lines. I came very close to wanting to be a train conductor because I was obsessed with the subway. I consider myself very lucky to be able to call NYC home, and know as much as I do about one of the biggest transit systems in the world. Now, I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve taken the 7 train, so I didn’t know what to expect from this video. But this video makes me want to take the 7 on my next trip to the city, just for the experience. This video just does everything right! Here were my highlights/thoughts. 1. The propulsion systems on these R188s are ridiculous in every right way. 2. The newest section of tunnel between 34 street and Times Sq sounds so good. It’s like low howling sound almost. Very similar to the 2nd Ave subway. 3. Coming into Times Square, the 7 really makes a statement. All those rail gap sounds are something else. I was like “alright drama queen” 😆. 4. Speaking of the rail gaps, did I mention that this line has some really ridiculous rail gaps sounds?? My favorites were arriving into Times Square, on the straight section before Court Square, the lead up into 33rd, and the whole express run. One thing is railfans love.. a good rail gap sound 😂 5. After QBP, it gets real. I would imagine that this has to be one of the fastest express runs in the system; Especially with CBTC. The camera must be on there solid, because I swear the train was about to break the sound barrier 😂 (between 90th and Junction Blvd & pulling into 61street especially). 6. Now I can see what some of the “hype” is with the 7. I like how for most of the first half of the video, the amount of trains headed back to Hudson Yards is incredible. It seemed like they were meeting each other at every station until the express run. GREAT Video! 10/10. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go back to only reading the comment section 🙃

As the 7 train stopped at Court Square and Queensboro Plaza you can see how Long Island City changed within the last 15 to 20 years. The last time I traveled to LIC in 2007 many of the commercial and residential buildings in that neighborhood were either under construction or had their first tenants moving in.

Wow, what a rush! That high-speed joint pounding is absolutely musical! Thank you for capturing this. The audio quality, even at high speed still sounds crisp and clear. Good show!

I grew up in Flushing and used to ride the front car window as a child in the 1980's. My family and I moved away from Ny In 90. This ride brings back so many memories but so much has changed. Thank you for this video.

I absolutely love the sounds that this train makes.

The sound of the propulsion used on R142A/R188/R143 types is one of my favorite sounds in the world.

Has to be the fastest ‘express’ service video I’ve seen of the NYC subway so far.

Love these videos as a lifelong New Yorker looking at the front of the subways was one of my favorite things to do

Outstanding video!! I grew up riding the subway from the time I was a young kid in the 1950s and loved every minute. My grandfather was a car shop mechanic at Coney Island Shops for 47 years starting in 1927, and my uncle was the assistant yardmaster at Coney Island for part of his 33-year career.

Started Aviation High School in 1999, man has things changed. Used to live in Manhattan, when I went to school the 7 line would start off in time square.

The nice thing about the new metro lines, is they tend to have *HUUUUGE* crossovers at terminal stations giving the ability of traversing them at speed! We have similar on the London Underground Victoria line in my home city, though nowhere near as large as these ones...

I’d absolutely love to see a nighttime (2), (3), (4), or (5) ride 🥰

I have a friend that drives on the 7 line named Wayne G. I was heading to flushing coming off of the E train went upstairs to catch the 7 as the train pulled in I look up and there he is driving the train so of course I headed to the front of the train and at the of the ride I got to talk to him for a few minutes ALSO I couldn’t find the A train ride from Mott Ave. as we discussed in another video. Thank you this is awesome

That’s the train I operate for the last 29 years and counting.

Excellent video! I especially loved seeing LIC at night as the train exited from Hunters Point Avenue station. Used to travel this line for many years and loved revisiting that "front door window" experience. Great job!

I really Love that you guys added videos for the R143 and R188. I fell in Love with the propulsion for these 2 train after being around the trains in Atlanta. It’s music to my ears! Please do more videos for these 2 trains!🙏🏾

Always my favorite section 61st to/from Junction Blvd. I appreciate the speed of the #7 train. Thank you for uploading this!

Rode this train everyday from 42nd St. in Manhattan to Court Square when I attended LaGuardia Community College in LIC. Although this train skipped it I sometimes I got off the 33rd Rawson Street closer to the school but always walked to the elevators at Court Square when leaving Queens because the stairs were too steep at Rawson. Thanks for the video it brings back some great memories of traveling into Queens.

I absolutely love all of your videos. Especially the 7 Line Videos. I was born in Flushing and the 7 Line is my all time favorite subway line. Thank you so much for these videos. I have been dealing with a lot in the past year. Depression and anxiety! Your videos bring me much comfort and peace. Would there be any way that you could do a 7 LIne Video during the day? Thank you so much!

The quality is AMAZING! I am from Brooklyn originally and have been addicted to the Subway videos now for like a year and I've watched all the old ones and the quality just keeps getting better and better. I plan to try to watch all of your videos

Wow, I’m so grateful! I requested this a little while ago and have been waiting for it since. Not sure if you did this specifically for me or not but either I appreciate you for it. Nice work leaving in the automatic announcements too for ambience. 😉

that MITRAC motor system sound is something ill never get tired of

Wonderful video in 4K! Brings me back to my childhood of standing @ the front of the trains until the end of the line!

Excellent, Thanks Again for another great video!

Awesome footage of the beautiful 7 express train

This is what exactly I wanted! Great video!

As a Phillies fan I took this train to Shea Stadium and Citi Field 3 times in 08', 09' and 11'. The subway itself is part of the NYC experience. Fun times. Never got to ride in the front though but I guess this counts. Thanks for the video. 👏👍

Pretty LIC skyline. It's been a long time since I rode the 7 line in my childhood, before LIC was gentrified. Thanks for the ride down memory lane!

My "maiden voyage" on the New York Subway began with this train in the summer of 1965. I went on a family trip to the Worlds Fair at Willets Point. I rode on the blue and cream cars that ultimately became the Redbirds. Then along came the R-62's and then the R-142's and probably a few R-188's as well. This train route also began a love affair with the subway. On the back of my 7 t-shirt, it has the name International Express in different languages because of the many ethnic people who ride this line. At the bottom of the shirt, I wrote this item: the Redbirds' last stand: 1963-2003. Thanks for adding this line to your list. It brought back a lot of memories for a Pittsburgh kid who grew up riding streetcars, got his first taste of a subway, and has been addicted ever since!

Man it’s good to have you back! You were missed.

Been waiting for this! Tysm!

Thank you , enjoyable as always 🙂

Glad your posting. Super good stuff

Thank you for another wonderful video!

Absolutely Awesome!

What an awesome perspective and sound!

13:42 like that R188 7 train track sound

This video is perfect for testing out commute times. Now I know how long from Hudson Yards to 61st-Woodside. Thanks!

Nice production, really like the evening - night video. Thanks for the ride.

Amazing! Perfect!good job!

Wow.... So much has changed since I last visited since idk 09 or 10, by train to visit family there. I used to live in Queens, moved from there to Brooklyn like in 1999 or 2000 then to the Bronx like 2001. Court SQ to Queensboro Plaza took me by surprise, all those large buildings weren't there but wow, the progress from these past few years. Freaking hell, Flushing has more markets than ever before. I remember Circuit City (I think) back in 1998-2000 being in a big building after getting out of the station sheesh. This was a nice trip of nostalgia, to see my old City have these tall buildings and markets, the old train line I used to ride from 111th st to Corona Plaza, Junction Blvd to Grand Central, Times Square or even to Flushing st, ever since I was just a kid. God I miss the old red train too. Forgot how beautiful it looks during the night riding a train. I gotta find time to go there, visit my old home.

You finally covered the ! I affectionately call the that.

my home town! 90 st was my stop back in the day. good memories. just went back to visit like 2 days ago

Another great upload! As a Subway junkie since I was 5 years old, you bring out the kid in me! Would like to see you do the D train from Norwood to Coney Island or Vice versa Express in the Bronx.

I enjoyed this one. My wife's family used to live out in Flushing across from Laguardia.

What an amazing experience!

I live in NYC. The 7 train is the best train in the city.

Fascinating, thank you.

I definitely love the CBTC signal system on the 7 line. The service on the line seems a lot better and faster. I can't wait until CBTC comes to the entire system especially the 2 and 5 lines which I do most of my traveling on.

Great video use to working in flushing keep up the good work and I am looking forward to the rest of the system 👍

Train to Flushing-Main St via 42 St; Flushing Express stop timestamps: 0:14 - 34 St-Hudson Yards {Transfer is available to M34 SBS} [Western Terminal 🟪] 2:17 - Times Sq-42 St {Transfer is available to (1) (2) (3) [🔴7 Av Line🔴], (N) (Q) (R) (W) [🟡Broadway Line🟡], (A) (C) (E) [🔵8 Av Line🔵] trains; 42 St (S); PABT} 4:01 - 5 Av {Transfer is available to (B) (D) (F) (M) [🟠6 Av Line🟠] trains} 5:30 - Grand Central-42 St {Transfer is available to (4) (5) (6) [🟢Lexington Av Line🟢] trains; 42 St (S); Metro-North} *42 St Line 🟣* *MANHATTAN* ----------------------------- *QUEENS* *Flushing Line* 8:45 - Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 10:09 - Hunters Point Av 10:50 - *HUNTERS POINT AV PORTAL [LINE GOES ELEVATED]* 12:02 - Court Square {Transfer is available to (E) (M) [53 St Line 🔵🟠] & (G) trains} 13:58 - Queensboro Plaza {Transfer is available to (7) LCL & (N) (W) trains} 16:20 - 33 St (Skipped 🚫) 17:00 - 40 St (Skipped 🚫) 17:27 - 46 St (Skipped 🚫) 18:04 - 52 St (Skipped 🚫) 18:55 - Woodside-61 St {Transfer is available to (7) LCL train; Q70 SBS to LGA; LIRR} 20:16 - 69 St (Skipped 🚫) 20:43 - 74 St-Broadway (Skipped 🚫) 21:23 - 82 St-Jackson Heights (Skipped 🚫) 21:53 - 90 St-Elmhurst Av (Skipped 🚫) 22:22 - Junction Blvd {Transfer is available to (7) LCL train; Q72 to LGA} 23:46 - 103 St-Corona Plaza (Skipped 🚫) 24:26 - 111 St (Skipped 🚫) 25:26 - Mets-Willets Point {Transfer is available to (7) train; Q48 to LGA} 27:22 - *COLLEGE POINT BLVD PORTAL [LINE GOES UNDERGROUND]* 30:00 - Flushing-Main St {Transfer is available to Q48 to LGA; Q44 SBS; LIRR} [Eastern Terminal 🟪]

Love it! 👏

The most diverse ride you will ever take in your lifetime. Took this train for 30 years

Thanks for the video!

Ooh yes! Can't wait!

21:10 For a system that is notoriously slow and plodding throughout, the 7 express really gets after it coming into Junction BLVD after 74th street. great vid! Oh and LETS GO METS!

That train is fast and smooth on the express track; amazing.

Great video of the 7 express. Recently I took the Q to 96 street. 72 st, 86 st and 96 st stations where the last 3 stations to visit in the whole system. I started it while in high school in the late 70s and continued in the early 80s. I even did the whole Staten Island system in 2015 or 2016. 🙂

From an ASMR perspective, THIS is the best video. I love the sound of the R188s :)

As a native of this city, Queens is one of my favorite boroughs I like to travel to on the 7 train.

Thanks for uploading

Another Gr8 line 2 ride.

Every time I watch these videos I see something different. What an amazing feat of construction. Also little things like right before going into the tunnel before the end of the line somebody is shining a flash light at the signal.

Holy crap thats awesome 👌 👏 👍 I don't know how you did it but wow 😍 keep up the great work thanks, I wish I could drive a train just like this as a simulation game

Love it !

Thank you guys! You're doing awesome content As non-american, I fell in love with New-York, just looking your videos And now I'm looking for opportunities to relocate. Imagine how great you are! Please, don't cut signal delays or train stops It makes videos more natural And what do you think about day and night videos on same route?

Love that ASMR video as well

The train was kicking. 👍👍

Wow that express is a lot faster than I expected! 30 minutes from Hudson Yards to Flushing isn't bad at all. The train was also going quite slow in some sections, and that could definitely be sped up.

Wow!!! 👏😍👏

Great video. Im sad that I was not in the premiere of this MASTApiece (even tho i did have a lil cameo lol) but anyways, AS ALWAYS, great video and keep up the FANTASTIC work you dude are doin. Also ur channel just turned half a year 😃

Wow. West Side of Manhattan to Main St Flushing in a 1/2 hour. That train MOVES.

I'm a tram and I approve this video! Great footage!!!

Makes me feel like Im 6 years old again looking out the front window while my big sister or mom holds me up lmao

Very impressive fast running!

My personal favorite line!

@24:25, now that's cool. The middle lane (I assume the express track?) goes above the actual station. Nice!

なかなか見ることができない、ニューヨークの地下鉄前面展望動画の投稿ありがとうございます。 レトロな感じのトンネルから地上区間の走行など、バラエティに富んだ走行風景だったと思います。 ニューヨークの地下鉄といえば、２４時間運行でダイヤはないとされ、トンネルを走り回るネズミが列車の到着を教えてくれるという話を良く聞いたことがありますが、動画の9.28付近で列車がホームに到着した後にネズミがホームに向かっているシーンがあります。 おそらく、このネズミたちがホームの乗客に列車の接近を知らせたかもしれませんね（笑）。 「ネズミの尾まで錐（きり）の鞘（さや）」という、どんな下らないものでも役に立つという意味の日本のことわざがありますが、もしネズミが列車の接近を知らせてくれたならば、下らなくちっぽけな話でもネズミが役に立つ行動をしてくれたということですね（笑）。 今後の動画も、楽しみに待っています。

I love the location of the camera!

That 7 line is awsome

Seeing flushing feels like entering a whole different city

Nice takeoff flight at 24:00 and landing afterwards

Nice camera angle. I rode that meat wagon many years to and from work around the city.

I now live in Indiana but I like to take a subway ride and now I can from home thank you 😊

Thank you for sharing..

(7) And Train 34Th St Hudson Yard Manhattan ♿ To Flushing Main St Queen ♿

The 7 line is the best IRT (A-Division) line out there. And with the it's even better. Do wish it could run on weekends when no planned work is in the works, but as a person who takes the 7 a lot, it is quick, reliable, and useful. btw good job on the video!! Would look for the (7) soon

Great videos which we need with the loss of the rail fan window with the new equipment. Thank you. The roar on the curve leaving Hudson may be due to the raised ties under the rails amplifying and changing the usual squeal sound. It's so annoying to me that I cover my ears until we pass. The kink in the northbound track after Grand Central may be due to how the river tube was constructed. I believe they constructed from both ends segment by segment and they didn't quite match up when they met. Amazing what they did back then. With the CBTC I notice the signal stays red after the train leaves the station even if it's clear ahead and clears to blinking green when a following train approaches. I find the 7 runs much smoother with CBTC and without the annoying timers. Thanks to Andy Byford for putting still in place a system to straighten out and speed up the system.

@18:28, nice seeing the R188 set with the r62a-type LED side signs

Thanks!

This was pretty dope. I hope sometimes y’all can get the 4 train or 5 train.

Het WTAE today makes it one year ago today when i subscribed to ur channel and this was the first video i watched on july 4th 2022 So with that i say: thank you for these awesome videos🔥🔥🔥🔥🐐🐐🐐🐐

Great video. I spent the first half of my life traveling that line. My only quibbles: the camera was quite low and a day run would have shown the surrounding area much better. Though as a track/infrastructure need I enjoyed that aspect of it. I see the speed of the run improved since I was last on it over two decades ago.

7:12 I was riding the 7 train till I get here in the tunnel and I was BOOMING LOUD bro Rail joints are good and all but.. THERE STILL RAD nice little sound while riding the train!

Excellent video as always, will you be showcasing the 7 Local at some point as well?

The very BEST- NY Train VID that I have seen. Traction Motor and Track Sounds give a good indication Of Grades- Curves etc. I assume there must be a reason for not having Welded Rail? -- Thank You, from far away Western Australia.