[2][3][4] He told NPR that he would drive to the Bronx and film the trains going overhead:[2] They would come by and it would be screaming full of colors — just gorgeous ...

Instead, subway cars covered with graffiti are followed as they move along the rails to a jazz soundtrack by Charles Mingus with Aretha Franklin.

[8] According to Kevin Jagernauth writing for Indiewire, the graffiti artists featured are "Lee, The Fabulous 5, Shadow, Daze, Kase, Butch, Blade, Slave, 12 T2B, Ree, and Pusher".

[3] Writing for Complex, Leigh Silver explains "... Stations of the Elevated has lasting power, a certain timelessness that speaks to the soul of New York.

"[9] The documentary was restored for a 2014 re-release and was shown at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with a live performance of the soundtrack from the Mingus Dynasty.