Sounds of Mass Transit
Marc Sanchez
AUGUST 2, 2008
- Astor Place
- (Josh Rogosin)
- View the Slideshow
Web Resources
- American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
- NYC Subway
- Chicago CTA
- Lincoln, Neb., Public Transportation History
- Portland, Oregon's MAX System Map
- San Francisco MUNI
- Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Map
More From Marc Sanchez
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Weekend America Express Line. Our route today includes stops at five points across the country. Our first stop is in Chicago, on the 66 bus. Please hold on...
Driver:
I want everybody standing to move as far back as you can. All the way to the back. State Street. Transfer to Red Line Subway. Please help keep the CTA clean. Make everyone's ride more comfortable by remembering to take your newspapers and other items with you when you leave.
Next stop is New York City, on the 6 Train...
Stand clear of the closing doors please. This is 14th Street, Union Square. Transfer is available to the 4, 5, L, N, Q, R, and W trains. Have a nice day.
Now on to the Washington DC Metro.
(Ding, ding) Step back to allow customers to exit. When boarding, please move to the center of the car. (Ding, ding) Step back.
Pentagon, first station in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Doors will open left side. Yellow Line, Huntington. Next station: Pentagon City.
Next stop is Lincoln, Nebraska, on Star Tran's Star Shuttle.
Fourteenth and Lincoln Mall.
Rider:
Thank you.
Driver:
Thank you.
We're heading west to Portland, Oregon's MAX Light Rail red line.
Old Town, China Town. Doors to my right. Puertas a mi derecha.
Last stop is on a San Francisco street car.
There you have Main Street, Drumm Street, Embarcadero Center, Embarcadero BART station. Above BART. MUNI/Metro subway station: lines K, L, M, N, J, and T. The K, T, and the N... you can head right out to AT&T ball park. Hyatt Regency Hotel. California Cable Car Line. 71 Line picks up at this hour at Main Street and Drumm Street, rolling outbound Haight Ashbury and Golden Gate Park. First stop on Market Street. You're rolling on a Castro Street street car. Final destination is Castro Street and 17th Street
San Francisco is our final stop today. Please make sure you have all your belongings. Thank you for riding the Weekend America Express Line.
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- Music Bridge:
- Diblio
- Artist: Trad Gras Och Stenar
- CD: Djungelns Lag (Silence)
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From Seattle, WA, 08/02/2008
Please play this again!! Every weekend!!!
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