Month: September 2012

  • Reading Viaduct

    Reading Viaduct


    Chartered in 1833, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad was constructed to provide service between the two namesake cities following roughly parallel to the Schuylkill River.   Full service to Philadelphia began in 1839 operating out of a depot near Broad and Cherry Streets.  This was replaced in 1859 with a new terminal at Broad and Callowhill.  As the railroad grew in the late 1880’s, expanding to Harrisburg and leasing lines that allowed connections to New York City, the P&R was in need of yet another new terminal.
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  • Subway Cops vs. Mole People Part 2 of 2

    This is part 2 of a 2 part video shot in the mid/early 1990s about the ‘mole people’ of NYC and the police officers who brave the tunnels attempting to get them to leave.

  • Subway Cops vs. Mole People Part 1 of 2

    This is a 2 part video shot in the mid/early 1990s about the ‘mole people’ of NYC and the police officers who brave the tunnels attempting to get them to leave.

  • Grand Central Trolley Loop

    Grand Central Trolley Loop

    The Grand Central trolley loop is one of the least known, least talked about, and least documented abandoned tunnel segments in the NYC subway system. These rare photos show the present day (2012) state of this obscure location.

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  • The Obese Layup

    The Obese Layup

    One day I was walking through a rail yard when I noticed every fucking car in the place was OBESE.