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spooky season🎃👻🍁 In the depths of the NYC subway, there’s a warm (spooky?) orange glow at many of the Emergency Exits, as well as in yards, keeping the Halloween vibes around all year. Up until around 10 years ago, all of the lights on the
120 years of subways in NYC…crazy. Today marks 120 years since the dream of underground rapid transit was realized in the city. All of the tunnels showcased in this set have been in service for this entire period—the original subway lin
This tunnel has a lot to write about, but for as much as there is to say about it, I probably have about 10x the number of photos from over the years. So today, a snippet of that. We can call it part 2A of the Through the Tubes series. Another impre
Today (and maybe for the next few posts?) we’re gonna talk about power. I’m already expecting that this is gonna end up being long, certainly extending into subsequent posts, so bear with me. We’ll call this part 1 of many on power.
In just over a month, the NYC Subway that we know today will hit 120 years in service. An enormous amount of history comes with this number—far too much for me to cover here (though @subways_io is killing it, check out their content for more te
A preview of more to come… I’ve realized that I’ve been withholding content (for years) because I’d like to tie most of my photos to more organized, specific posts, as I’ve done in the past. Unfortunately, lately I hav
Welcome to 2024: an introduction and conclusion, featuring some after/before construction progress photos from the East Side Access project, which finally opened in 2023. (We may be going deeper today, though.) . I decided to post this today, because
Happy Subway Day! 119 years ago, on this very day, the first NYC subway line opened to the public. This first subway was constructed by August Belmont’s Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co. between 1900 and 1904, under the City of New York; en
For over a year now, many of the remaining R32 cars have been going to scrap (these cars have been undergoing a staggered retirement/removal since 2008, with the last non-museum passenger trip a couple years ago). This was one of the consists sent aw
Last week, I discussed the Steinway Tunnel in a two-part post. This is a slight continuation, discussing the tunnels constructed immediately afterwards on the Manhattan side of that line. . When the Steinway Tunnel opened in 1915, its western terminu
Through the Tubes (1B/14) Welcome to Part 2 of the Steinway Tubes. See previous post (yesterday’s) for full context. Completed in 1907, the tunnel consists of two parallel tubes, each accommodating a single track. The design later incorporated
Through the Tubes (1A/14) Though it wasn’t the first to open publicly, the Steinway Tunnel was the first set of under-river transit tubes to have ground broken in NYC. Accordingly, I have decided to start this series with this tunnel. I’m
canarsie yard: a preview // #beneathmasstransit #notrackleftbehind #worldofbrownsnow #higginsruinedmylife #instagood #photooftheday #justgoshoot #agameoftones #illgrammers #thecreatorclass #createcommune #moodygrams #heatercentral #killeverygram #kil
This is the “new” South Ferry station for the NYC Subway’s (1) line. . This newer platform, mezzanine, and tracks/tunnels replaced the original South Ferry “loop” station from the 1910s (on which I did a similar extended
canarsie line things…BMT with a side of IND // #beneathmasstransit #notrackleftbehind #worldofbrownsnow #higginsruinedmylife #instagood #photooftheday #justgoshoot #agameoftones #illgrammers #thecreatorclass #createcommune #moodygrams #heaterc
For the better part of the last 25 years, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has undertaken a massive project to extend the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to Midtown Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal. The plan—now
too much shit on ya mental, gotta switch up the tempo🎶 // lil 63rd appreciation post because i can never get enough of it // #massivetunnelaccess #notrackleftbehind #worldofbrownsnow #higginsruinedmylife #instagood #photooftheday #justgoshoot #agame
Happy Subway Day! Today is the 118th anniversary of the opening day for NYC’s first subway, the IRT. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) operated the city’s first full subway line—planned by William Barclay Parsons of the c
Happy IND Day! (Enjoy the various flavors of IND pictured above.) 90 years ago today, NYC’s Independent Subway system (the IND) first opened to the public. The first subway in NYC to be owned and operated by the City, the IND was known for ambi
Once in a while, completely by accident, I will stumble upon something rare to see nowadays. These photos are from one of those times last year. While this page is here for artistic and educational purposes, and does not encourage vandalism or trespa