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Recorded on 11/10/23. I almost thought I wouldn't get to ride this set of elevators as I missed these in 2019. However, these elevators were still here at the time of making this video. The right elevator just got taken out of service for replacement. I will have to come back to this Airport when the new Kone elevators are finished.

Recorded on 10/5/23. I went to preschool in this building and I didn't remember this building having an elevator! I went to go check it out after seeing this elevator on Vertical Transit's channel. This elevator is in very good shape! This building is interesting as the entrance/exit can be accessed from both floors at the same place. Since there is no ramp to the second floor, this elevator was installed. It is nice to see this building not cheap out on the design of this building!

Recorded on 2/23/24 with William Scoufaras. For the railfanning portion of the Boston 2024 series, me and William ventured out to Medford/Tufts to catch the Amtrak Downeaster which is a train we have not gotten before. While we were here, we saw a ton of Green Line trolleys and some of the commuter trains on the MBTA Lowell line. Don't let the short video time fool you here since there is a lot to enjoy in this video! We had a great time here. Royalty free music at www.danosongs.com

Recorded on 10/7/23. Here is an ultra HD 4K video from my Google Pixel 4A camera of this elevator.

Recorded on 10/7/23. I am very happy that the Vector fixtures survived a cab renovation. These days this would result in a full modernization.

Recorded on 10/7/23. While visiting the Maritime Aquarium with my family, I decided to go for silent 4K takes of the elevators here on my Google Pixel 4A phone. I rode this elevator when it was brand new back in 2012. It is crazy to think that this elevator is over 10 years old already. Where did time go?! Lol!

Recorded on 11/10/23. Here is the final ride on one of the elevators in this parking garage! I rode these elevators back in 2019. These elevators are being completely replaced by Kone. You can see the left elevator is already ripped out in this video! This is a enormous project Kone is doing at this Airport. I wonder why these elevators need to be replaced? I missed a pedestrian elevator last time I was at this Airport. It was out of service this time when I went to go try to ride it as it was ripped out and is being replaced by Kone. Enjoy the development in progress!

Recorded on 11/10/23. I was originally going to do a silent retake on this elevator. However, I happened to find that this elevator has been completely replaced by Kone! This Airport is going through a massive renovation and all of the old Schindler elevators are being completely replaced by Kone. This isn't a modernization! This seems a little overkill for a renovation project but I guess that's our tax dollars at work. This is still a nice elevator though. The pedestrian elevator that I missed last time I was here was being replaced so I couldn't ride that elevator.

Recorded on 9/30/23. We stopped here on the way from the big Rahway railfanning trip as Stew Leonard's is an awesome grocery store! This is the first full sized Stew Leonard's to open in New Jersey. I actually came here back in 2020 but I didn't make it to this part of the store last time. I didn't see this elevator last time but finally found it this time! Maybe it was for the better as the party rooms were probably closed in 2020 which is where this elevator goes too so this is technically a public elevator. This elevator was installed in 2019 and replaced the old Otis elevator in the former Sears store which is now Stew Leonard's.

Recorded on 11/10/23. I usually try to avoid places with key carded elevators, but this was a place I least expected to find one of these. We still get to take a ride on these elevators though. These are still pretty nice elevators regardless. But leave it to Thyssenkrupp to install yet another seven story hydraulic elevator!

Recorded on 9/30/23. This is the parking garage we parked at for the Rahway railfanning trip. This is another interesting Otis series 1 elevator as it is a hydraulic elevator with the big slanted panel which rare to see on hydraulic elevators.

I had two busts in two places I filmed at for elevators in one week. Quite a journey isn't it! Unlike Westfarms Mall, this bust does not have a happy ending. Unlike Westfarms Mall, this confrontation came from the building maintenance guy who was very unprofessional and attempts to illegally detain me for taking videos of the elevator in the building. This video tells the whole story of what happened. The maintenance guy is actually at fault for not keeping his building safe. You will see what I mean in the video. Remember everybody, when confronted by employees who work FOR THE BUILDING (NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF A TENANT OF THE BUILDING) or a property manager or owner, you have to stop recording your video if asked and leave the property if asked. You DO NOT have to present them identification or delete your video. They DO NOT have the right to detain you in their building illegally. Remember everybody, PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT A CRIME!! Epic Unease by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100406 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Royalty free music at danosongs.com

Recorded on 11/10/23. This hotel has an elevator design that I personally do not like at all! The hotel made the elevator shaft scenic, but never made the interior of the elevators scenic. Why would you put a glass shaft up and not make your elevators scenic! I think the hotel cheaped out here! These elevators should at least have glass doors to accommodate the glass shaft. This is also an Embassy Suites that does not have an atrium. The elevators themselves on the other hand run fine.

Recorded on 9/1/23. This is the other elevator in the music building. This elevator solely services passengers and not music instruments.

I normally don't upload the videos where I get stopped for recording and/or asked to leave for doing a video of an elevator at any particular place (excluding public taxpayer funded public property). However, William and I were stopped for doing one of our elevator blogs at a Mall we went to recently. After we were told we couldn't record on the property, we conducted research and found out what we were doing was allowed and continued with our video from there. After being stopped again, we demonstrate how to handle being stopped by security after our research. This video serves as an educational video for the elevator community to understand your rights at the places wherever you may go to film at. In this video, you will see what rights you have on Simon Properties as of 2024 and learn how to handle being stopped the right way for photography. You will also learn about the importance of doing research ahead of time before filming at any location you plan on filming at. The title about Allied Universal is NOT sarcastic! We were treated very professionally here. Tune into the video to learn all about it!

Recorded on 11/10/23. This elevator connects the main terminal to the new parking garage. This elevator is honestly better than the parking elevators.

Recorded on 11/10/23. I made a return to Albany International Airport since this airport got a new parking garage and began a massive renovation. These elevators came into service around 2020. I hate to say it but I was not impressed with these elevators. The car I rode ran fine. However, one of the elevators was broken and the chimes are in the wrong order. The touch less sensor for the buttons did not work the way it should of. Wait until you see what happened to some of the old elevators here!

Recorded on 9/1/23. This is yet another modernized elevator on the campus. Though this elevator is located in a funky looking building.

Recorded on 2/10/24. On this beautiful winter Saturday afternoon, the temperature reached over 55 degrees Fahrenheit in February! The weather was too good to pass up so we decided to do some railfanning. We kept it simple and did our usual yearly railfanning at the Croton-Harmon Station. The Hudson Line never disappoints on weekends. Anyway, we saw both Amtrak Ethan Allen trains in this video, the Lake Shore Limited, Amtrak Empire Corridor trains and the usual Metro North Railroad Action with the exception of a rare weekend service M3A train which was very cool to see. Enjoy the action!

Recorded on 11/10/23. Here are some nice Dover elevators that appeared to have received a slap on modernization in the 1990's. I always find it interesting how these older Dover elevators have a somewhat center position for a single slide door.

Recorded on 9/1/23. This is one of the newer elevators on the campus though older than the Center for Media and Theater Arts Building. The controller on the first floor call station has been fixed. Last time I was here, the up button registered the down direction and the down button registered the up direction.

Recorded on 11/10/23. This will be my first and final ride on these elevators as these elevators are currently being modernized by Otis. The elevator I rode had the rare circular indicator.

Recorded on 9/1/23. The title says it all!

Recorded on 11/22/23. These elevators are not holding up the best. The left elevator is broken quite a bit. Something very interesting is going on with these elevators. I will let you be the judge of the rest of it.

Recorded on 9/1/23. After riding a lot of generic elevators on this college campus, I found a treat in the music building! This elevator is bigger than my bedroom lol! This is the elevator that is used to transport music instruments around. This elevator has a great motor too!