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Location: LIRR Train to Huntington at 9:40pm
Sound Heard: Train intercom announcement, people talking, A/C, Clang of train on tracks, Train door opening/closing
Tag Archives: LIRR
Field Recording #3 – Ferguson
Location: A train on the Long Island Railroad (LIRR)
Sounds In Clip: Constant squeaking sounds due to the train wheels hitting against the steel track; A voice speaking over the intercom; People talking throughout the train
Journal Entry #8 – Michael DeRosa
- Location: 4/4/18, 6:30pm, Mineola Station
- Farthest sounds: taxis pulling up to the curb, train whistle in the distance
- Medium sounds: people in line buying tickets, footsteps on the stairs, wind rustling
- Closest sounds: trains pulling up to the platform, announcer over intercom, train door opening, people walking by
- Sound level is high
- One word description: train
- Three essential sounds: announcer, train whistle, train pulling up to platform
Field Recording #6 – Chris Z
Location: On LIRR train to Mineola.
Sounds heard: train running, door closing, footsteps, people talking.
Field Recording #2 – Michael DeRosa
Location: LIRR Train
Sounds heard: squeaking of the train wheels, conductor announcement, ding dong noise, cough, rustling of coats/bags, train accelerating
Field Recording 4
2/24/2018 On the LIRR coming back from Escape to Margaritaville with my Parents
mysterious clicking noise, LIRR announcement, Traveling noise, the wind
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Journal 5
1- Mineola Train Station 3/1/2018 5:27pm
2-the rail road crossing signs up ahead coming dow, the wind, cars all honking and fighting to park to make the train
3-the girl scouts across the platform all shouting to buy cookies and giggling, the announcement made by the LIRR
4-my heart beat after running down the stairs because i thought i was late, the lady next to me asking the time to her husband, my phone ringing in my hand
5-mediumly busy – while there isn’t a lot of noise there is still a lot of implied action, everyone waiting for the train
6- Waiting
7- the railroad crossings coming down, my heart beat, and the announcement by the LIRR
LIRR on a Thursday Night
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- On an LIRR Train from Penn to Mineola on a Thursday Night
- Train wheels moving, young adults chatting rather loudly, wing blowing past train car
Field Recording #9
Field Recording #1
Location: On 4:33PM train from Mineola to Penn Station
Sounds heard: The “ding-dong”s preceding an announcement by the conductor. The announcement by the conductor. The slamming of a train car’s door. The slight hum of the train on the train tracks. Barely audible conversations between people in the background.