Slow-moving freight train

May 22, 2020, 09:48 AM

New York lockdown sound recorded by John Roach.

"Traffic - that's what you usually hear when you record in NYC. I decided to use this Covid traffic-lull to go out and capture sounds. The irony is that this is just a different kind of car: a very slow moving freight train in Glendale Queens, NY. Listen for all of the textures as the train comes to a stop and then starts up again. Followed by a bird song and airplane duet."

Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds