ˈæftɚ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ mˈuːvi ˌædæptˈeɪʃən wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst, fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi tɹˈænsɪt ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi bˈɑːɹd ɪts plˈænɚz fɹʌm skˈɛdʒuːlɪŋ tɹˈeɪnz lˈiːvɪŋ pˈɛlæm stˈeɪʃən æt wˈʌn:twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ˌeɪˈɛm ɔːɹ pˌiːˈɛm, ɹˈiːəlˌaɪzɪŋ ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd bɪkˌʌm tˈuː mʌtʃ əvɚ ɹᵻmˈaɪndɚ tə ðə pˈʌblɪk.
After the 1974 movie adaptation was released, for many years the New York City Transit Authority barred its planners from scheduling trains leaving Pelham station at 1:23 AM or PM, realizing that it would become too much of a reminder to the public.