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Think The N Line Is Bad? Check Out The B Train Circa 1987 [Video]

We love to complain about the decrepit state [/post-apocalyptic-n-line-get-repairs-screwing-commute/] of the graffiti-plastered N line, but thanks to Youtube — and some diligent videographers — we can jet back to a time when train rides were filled with many more hazards: the 1980s. This revealing clip, aptly titled “Train Ride to Coney Island,

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Blast From The Past: A Subway Ride To Coney Island In 1987

I was three-years-old in 1987, blissfully unaware of the decrepit yet sort of awesome state that the New York City subway was in at that time. Back then, the mass transit system was grimy, covered in graffiti and a little more dangerous. The video above, filmed by Nelson Sullivan on