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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.