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WATCH: Time-Lapse Footage From the Front of the 7, C and J Trains

By Heidi Patalano | April 25, 2016 3:40pm
 One straphanger has been posting the time lapse views from the very front of the R62A subway cars.
One straphanger has been posting the time lapse views from the very front of the R62A subway cars.
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If your commute ever felt more like a ride on the Cyclone than a ride to work, these videos will only reinforce that feeling.

A YouTube user going by the name DjHammersTrains posted time lapse videos taken from the first car of the 7, C and J trains. In a post to Reddit, the straphanger says he's been recording these rides before the R62A and R62 subway cars from the 1980s disappear. The newer R188 trains do not allow a regular rider to see the view from the front of the train.

"The front window view is a disappearing classic feature of New York City that countless generations grew up experiencing," the DjHammers wrote.

Without further adieu, here are the dizzying time lapse videos:

A Queens-bound 7 Train Ride

A Brooklyn-bound C Train Ride:

A Round-trip J Train Ride