Meet The Voice Of The Subways
If you've taken the subway, chances are you've heard the voice of Carolyn Hopkins. She's been the voice of the subway system announcements since the '80's. Vanessa Murdock reports.
If you've taken the subway, chances are you've heard the voice of Carolyn Hopkins. She's been the voice of the subway system announcements since the '80's. Vanessa Murdock reports.
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Her E train announcements are 🔥🔥🔥
@samuelitooooo
4 жыл бұрын
The E train announcements are my favorite in the system. Crystal clear and well paced
@SOSOwner
3 жыл бұрын
Those weren't Carolyn Hopkins. Catherine Cowdery did those announcements.
@damashekfamily7536
3 жыл бұрын
Carolyn Hopkins does the B D and R if they had automated announcements well now the R does and the N Q and W
@SOSOwner
3 жыл бұрын
@@damashekfamily7536 That's a different inflection of Cowdery, not Hopkins.
@Vxllain
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Kody, you’ve been caught in 4k
How nice to put a face to the voice you hear everyday, I'll smile everytime I hear it now, thanks Carolyn!
I love that she’s still using Windows XP on her early-2000s Dell PC in 2018. What a legend.
Can you imagine riding the subway or walking thru the airport and hearing your own voice?
@nojeansv
Жыл бұрын
hm
She could be your next voice on Alexa, Siri or your GPS
@michaeldatuin15
3 жыл бұрын
ACAB
@monty7044
3 жыл бұрын
ACAB
@aurra7756
3 жыл бұрын
@@michaeldatuin15 shut up
@michaeldatuin15
3 жыл бұрын
@@aurra7756 shut up
"Does that female voice sound familiar?" Me, who only went to New York once: uhh
@NachelleDaCeo
3 жыл бұрын
same lol
As a voice artist myself, this is my dream!! 😍😍
@arielgonzalez5296
4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@S-CB-SL-Animations
2 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@arielgonzalez5296
2 жыл бұрын
So do I.
My dream is to be a public transit voice! Love her and Charlie Pellett! Their voices have taken me through countless hours and days and years of public transit in NYC.. love you guys!
SHE STILL USES WINDOWS XP
@arielgonzalez5296
2 жыл бұрын
I think so
This explains why the subway sounds so adorable
*This is a Coney island stillwell ave bound Q local train.... The next stop is Brighton beach* *"Stand clear of the closing doors please!"*
@arielgonzalez5296
5 жыл бұрын
Ding dong.
@rahmel2009
5 жыл бұрын
*train leaves*
@fatgar01
5 жыл бұрын
Transfer is available to the, B Train.
@charlyl9252
4 жыл бұрын
This is ocean pkwy
@Brooklynlife1000
4 жыл бұрын
I heard her voice as i read this. My Coney island stop. X
It’s really interesting to hear the person behind the voices, it’s really good to see and hear people doing jobs like this especially for people like me who are blind and visually impaired, but also for people who just love a friendly voice because most people these days are not very polite, so it’s always good to hear a friendly voice in the subways or the airport, these voice actors are doing a great service for us especially for people with special needs.
I really want to be the new voice of NYC Subway announcements by voice over artist.
@crazyexpresso
3 жыл бұрын
My annocements would be the funniest
@crazyexpresso
3 жыл бұрын
"ThIs IS A Manhattan bound Q expresss train thhe next step is 72ND STREET - 2nd aV"
@yb6.
2 жыл бұрын
I would sound stupid if I did Lmaoo
Thank you for never getting me lost ❤
You can kind of hear her smile when she speaks.
I love mimicking the voice... now I know who it is lol XD
She is the voice of the L train on that platforms
@alukiian8148
4 жыл бұрын
Maria Chrzanowski So that means she is the voice of the J, M and Z trains as the announcements sound the same as the L train but different stops
@gcrosstownlcl6726
4 жыл бұрын
No she’s not
@SOSOwner
3 жыл бұрын
I think you might have confused the voices...
I heard her voice saying the local time every half hour while waiting in Charlotte airport
“The local time is 10 30 AM” love it!✈️🧳
She doesn't do the announcements on the TRAINS she does the train arrivals on stations on B division and 7 trains The Train announcers are Catherine Cowdery (7 (partially) B, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, V, W, Z) Dianne Thomson (1, 2, 3, 9) Jessica Ettinger Gottesman (4, 5, 6) Annie Bergen (7, 42 St. S) Kathleen Campion (7 (partially) A, C, E, F, Rockaway, and Franklin Avenue Shuttle)
0:47 - Carolyn Hopkins: You probably heard me.
How can I get her to do my voice mail recording?
_This is a Brooklyn Bound (Q) Train. The next stop is... 72nd Street._
@cheekibreekidude2008
3 жыл бұрын
This is 72nd Street.
@arielgonzalez5296
2 жыл бұрын
@@cheekibreekidude2008 Transfer is available to the M15 select bus service
I'm afraid the voice of the New York City subways is actually a woman called Catherine Chowdery.
That's so cool!
those N,Q, R, and W train announcments are the best
@ZigZagggy
Жыл бұрын
The women who voices the N/Q/R/W trains is Catherine Cowdery not Carolyn Hopkins
@nojeansv
11 ай бұрын
@@ZigZagggy i know that-
Carolyn 🌹
This is a Manhattan-bound F train, the next stop is 21st St - Queensbridge!
I'd love to record announcements like these someday.
Damn, I didn't realize she was everywhere!
Her voice is at Toronto Pearson airport as well!
I still miss the old nostalgic voice of the conductors everytime you get on and off the train!
0:47 you've probably heard me.
Omg i love her music 💋
Legendary
That’s Catherine Cowdery on the trains
My favorite station announcement of all time is 57th st-7th ave
That voice at the beginning is actually Catherine Cowdery
I can do several voice impressions and I also love cartoon voices.
Wellllll it kinda changed now
Carolyn Hopkin - Airports, NYC Transit. Lee Crooks - CTA
@johnnyballenatl
3 жыл бұрын
And Liz Helgesen - MARTA (Atlanta)
Some guy does "stand clear of the closing doors" in the New York subway. And all announcements on the PATCO Hi Speed Line between Philadelphia and South Jersey.
I hear her from the Yellow Line trains of the NYC Subway.
The next Rockaway Parkway Bound (L) Train, is now arriving. Please stand away from the platform edge.
@arielgonzalez5296
4 жыл бұрын
Train arrived
@cheekibreekidude2008
3 жыл бұрын
@@arielgonzalez5296 This is a Rockaway Parkway-bound (L) train.The next stop is Lorimer Street. *"Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Please!"*
@arielgonzalez5296
3 жыл бұрын
communism dingcommunism ding dong.
@cheekibreekidude2008
3 жыл бұрын
@@arielgonzalez5296 Haha yes train goes ding-dong.
Oh that's pretty cool 😊
Voice of the Airports brought me here.
I love how she says Canarsie rockaway parkway
@ZigZagggy
Жыл бұрын
Catherine Cowdery announced those announcements, not Carolyn Hopkins
It's been revealed! 😃
Your attention please this is the final boarding for Southwest Airlines flight 3987 with service to Los Angeles Is now boarding at gate 39
New York legend
Hopefully she does the announcements for the (T) train when the 2 Avenue Subway line is completely finished
@arielgonzalez5296
4 жыл бұрын
Let's see how it does
@cheekibreekidude2008
3 жыл бұрын
No offense to her,but I'm pretty sure she won't be alive by the time the second avenue subway is open and fully operational.
@johnmor3541
2 жыл бұрын
@@cheekibreekidude2008 I wouldn’t be. Surprised if it is already recorded .
Who is the voice of the E train and F train in nyc?
And the airports voice.
Here is one line from her voice that I don’t forget (Hello passenger’s the next L train is now riding on the Rockway parkway bound track please stand away from the platform edge we want you to be safe so pls stand away from the yellow strip)
Somehow every time I still hear she said 33rd (Court Square) rather than 23rd.
Being a full time voice actor is pretty awesome. Not gonna lie. It does come with drawbacks though. Vitamin D deficiency...LOL I quit my 20 year job as a Nabisco salesman 6 years ago to do VO full time. Best decision I have ever made.
What about the person behind the voice: "Stan Clear of the closing doors please?" And the announcement: "This is Woodlawn bound 4 Train" And "This is 34 street Hudson Yards/ Flushing-Main Street bound 7 Train"?
@12robloxtylerpaulson9
5 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure.
@morganlimes
5 жыл бұрын
Stand clear of closing doors is charlie pellet. The other ones do not have their identitys revealed at all, but they are real voices too look up charlie pellet though
@rahmel2009
5 жыл бұрын
The 4 train one is Jessica Gottesman and the 7 train Annie Bergen, this woman and Kathleen Campion.
@12robloxtylerpaulson9
5 жыл бұрын
Rah Mel and Morgan Limes/ I always thinking about making the MTA future. Witch is me, making: "This is ???? Bound ? Train to ????, This is an ? Local/Express Train, The next station is ????, Stand clear of the closing doors.... Please?".
@SOSOwner
3 жыл бұрын
@@rahmel2009 Carolyn Hopkins doesn't do on-train announcements. That women is actually Catherine Cowdery.
Once Upon a Time in Maine.
Why is the companies name Atlas IED? Doesn’t IED stand for Improvised Explosive Device.
Wow, a woman from Stephen King's home state, Maine is a voice of the R160 on the B, D, N, Q, R & shuttle trains in Brooklyn & queens. She's a new Englander.
@ZigZagggy
Жыл бұрын
The voices on the R160 of the B, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, V(now eliminated), W, and Z trains is actually Catherine Cowdery
I like her f express train voice
@arielgonzalez5296
2 жыл бұрын
She doesn't
Her E train announcements tho
0:54 hello
Mind the gap between the train and the platform
What is wrong with the subtitles?
"Ladies and gentlemen. The next. Brooklyn bound! L train. Is now arriving. On the Brooklyn bound track. Pleasestandclearoftheplatformedge."
@cheekibreekidude2008
3 жыл бұрын
This is a Brooklyn-bound L train.The next stop is 14th Street - Union Square.
@arielgonzalez5296
2 жыл бұрын
@@cheekibreekidude2008 stand clear of the closing doors, please
I hope that maybe Carolyn Hopkins, one of the MTA voices who did subway announcements would end up going to Uberduck AI.
Why I never heard the voice at Shanghai airport???
@arielgonzalez5296
5 жыл бұрын
That's strange
Outrageous that she isn’t wealthy
What if she dies?
Wait but isn’t it different for diffrent lines I think she’s only on the BMT Broadway line
@arielgonzalez5296
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, but also on the E, J, and L local trains.
@SOSOwner
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much all IND/BMT (B-Division) lines, except the A, C and F lines, and B-Division shuttles are voiced by that women. Some announcements on the IRT (A-Division) are done by her aswell. Oh, and it is actually Catherine Cowdery, not Carolyn Hopkins.
@ZigZagggy
Жыл бұрын
It's Catherine Cowdery who voices the lines on the BMT/ the B, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, V(now eliminated), W, Z, and 7(partial) trains, not Carolyn Hopkins. Carolyn Hopkins doesn't voice the subway trains, only the subway stations (ex: The next Manhattan bound L train is now arriving at the station, please stand away from the platform edge).
so whos the "stand clear of the closing doors please" guy?
@arielgonzalez5296
2 жыл бұрын
Charlie Pellett
she have a scream
I hate how she says "The next stop is" on the N, and Q line but all love and no disrespect
It’s genuinely shocking that the origin of the voice is not a computer. I had always thought it was.
She sounds pissed off at nevins street on the 4 and 5 line
@danielmakarenko6711
4 жыл бұрын
lol someone else did the announcements for the 4/5/6 lines, but i forgot her name
I like how she announces the R160 but not a R160 F
@arielgonzalez5296
6 жыл бұрын
GOOFY 7868 That would be Kathleen Campion, and not Dianne Thompson. However, some might say it's Dianne Thompson, but it's really Kathleen Campion, which I searched her on you tube video. Also, no real identity revealed of Kathleen yet. Who knows?
@exautical5066
5 жыл бұрын
Catherine Cowdery should've been the voice of the (F) train
@arielgonzalez5296
5 жыл бұрын
@@exautical5066 I don't think so. Its different announcement.
@exautical5066
5 жыл бұрын
I never said she did the announcements for the (F) I said that she should've done it for the (F)
@arielgonzalez5296
5 жыл бұрын
@@exautical5066 Well, she didn't. The announcement for the F line is indeed Kathleen Campion.
I thought you meant the food
No residuals?! So messed up. They need to pay her!
What? She isn't rich and her voice is everywhere?!?!
@arielgonzalez5296
2 жыл бұрын
That's what the interview said.
Carolyn Hopkins doesn't even voice the announcements in the subway. The real voice of the subway is Catherine Cowdery who voices the 7, B, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, W, and Z trains. Get your facts straight CBS!
Why does the buses have a different voice? I don’t like the computerized voice on the buses. Have her voice the buses too
Humans Are Robots
We hear the reporter more than the voice artist. I would like to have seen her recording and less of the reporter and public responses.
She doesn’t announce airports. And plus the REAL announcer for the MTA trains are Catherine Cowdery
@cheekibreekidude2008
3 жыл бұрын
She shares the announcements with her,you of all people shoild know that.
@bullymaguire6168
3 жыл бұрын
@@cheekibreekidude2008 shut up. She doesn’t do any train announcements except for the stations, so shut up you idiotic moron
@damnnadottti
2 жыл бұрын
@@bullymaguire6168 nobody is talking about train announcements
@damnnadottti
2 жыл бұрын
@some random youtuber she shares it with her "Moron" yeah your not.. nvm 😂
@bullymaguire6168
2 жыл бұрын
@@damnnadottti took you 4 months.. why extend the conversation?
I wish she would do Toronto's. The Toronto subway's voice is robotic and it sounds terrible.
I’m going to miss the old 7 train announcements but the new one is the best
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@arielgonzalez5296
2 жыл бұрын
That's not her talk
I thought it's Catherine Cowdery.
@lirrprodigy2810
5 жыл бұрын
Ariel Gonzalez it is, they mistaked her lol
@arielgonzalez5296
5 жыл бұрын
@@lirrprodigy2810 I think so
@GIJew
5 жыл бұрын
The idiots who made this clip didn’t pay much attention. She doesn’t do the on-train announcements, but she does the voice of the announcements within some of the stations.
@SOSOwner
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely correct.
@ZigZagggy
Жыл бұрын
It is Catherine Cowdery who does the voicing
She needs to re-record Kosciuszko Street on the J line because she doesn't pronounce it correctly.
What about the F line? Clearly not her i think
@arielgonzalez5296
2 жыл бұрын
She wasn't. I'm guessing it could be Kathleen Campion.
Someone buy her a computer with Windows 10 LOL
Too bad no residuals.
Can we stop doing this fluffy PR piece for the MTA and actually talk about the deteriorating subway system...
Awkwafina is much better
@m_duuhh
3 жыл бұрын
shes better than ms Velina especially
@cheekibreekidude2008
3 жыл бұрын
Well too bad,because her voice is going to be staying around for a long time!