by rail10
what is the type of sound that is used to signal doors opening and closingon the nyc subway?
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rail10 wrote:what is the type of sound that is used to signal doors opening and closingon the nyc subway?A simple "Ding-Dong".
Robert Paniagua wrote:The R142s and newer equipment have the "musical bell" ding-dong, not the old style piano sound on the R44 thru R68A.whoa i didnt know they were piano sounds on the r44 - r68 cars O_O. That answers my age old question xD. The new door chimes on the R142 cars are pretty awesome.
rail10 wrote:what is the type of sound that is used to signal doors opening and closingon the nyc subway?I'm musically challenged, but it sounds similar to WMATA's. Theirs was based on the first two notes of "Swing low, sweet chariot, comin' for to carry me home" - or something like that!
Majinvegeta wrote:Yep. They are also known as 'subway doorbells.' (I hope SubChat didn't coin this term.)Robert Paniagua wrote:The R142s and newer equipment have the "musical bell" ding-dong, not the old style piano sound on the R44 thru R68A.whoa i didnt know they were piano sounds on the r44 - r68 cars O_O. That answers my age old question xD. The new door chimes on the R142 cars are pretty awesome.