Video shows R subway train stolen in NYC, taken for joyride
Video shows R subway train stolen in NYC, taken for joyride
Police are searching for three people they say stole an R subway train over the weekend and posted their joyride on social media.
01:18 An academic is interviewed and he gives a pointer on how to start the train and control the speed. And the footage shows the throttle.
Context
According to the NYPD, the R train was left secured on a layup track at the 71st Avenue Station in Queens. A layup track is used for storage of trains when they are not in service.
"They obviously knew something about both where the train was and how to operate a train, and how to get the keys," transportation expert Robert Paaswell said. "Once you start it, it's just a throttle, and you use the throttle to move it and to slow it down."
I fuckin' love science and academics.