Marginalized

Published on: July 4th, 2005 | Last updated: December 3, 2015 | Written by: Bad Guy Joe

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Not all subway tunnels were created equally, or more correctly, not all were built with future growth in mind.

This subway tunnel is one of those unlucky few tunnels. In its day, this tunnel was a vital subway link that even hosting LIRR trains. Today though, the areas it served are not as central or popular as they once were.

Where the tracks branch off the current subway route.

This particular stretch was practically cut in half to make way for more popular new tunnels. Today, it sits silent. One track occasionally used for layups (parking of out of service trains), the other looking intact yet dirty and disused for quite some time.

Track Filth wedged against the third rail

The Sea Honk, and other weird forms of graffiti along this stretch of track

Where the tracks end, running against a newer tunnel.

The likelihood of this tunnel ever returning to it’s former glory is pretty much zero.

So here it sits… Marginalized, but not quite forgotten.

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2 responses to “Marginalized”

1. tm says:

   September 27, 2017 at 6:59 PM

   Was just reading old articles and stumbled upon this. This would be the same tail tracks you featured in your newer article, “Of Dust and Tails”, right?
   I think a lot more graffiti has made it in here since 2005, of course, possibly having to do with the abandonment of the eastern Canal Street platform?
   I noticed because of that very distinct structure in the tunnel, with a relatively high ceiling, and the arches between the tracks.

2. Union Tpke says:

   November 2, 2017 at 5:37 PM

   I have heard that the tracks are OOS. Could you see them removing the tracks when they move to the Nassau Line?

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