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Tunnels

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Of Dust and Tails: an abandoned subway tunnel from a forgotten era.

Under Chinatown, there’s a stretch of mostly disused subway tunnel unlike any other in NYC. It is relatively poorly documented, not appearing on any publicly available subways maps.



James Connolly

“The day has passed for patching up the capitalist system; it must go.”



The ultimate gamble

A year ago, someone died on these tracks.



4Dash9

I only explore tunnels with Ninjas



Jamaica Yard Leads & World’s Fair Connection

The tracks leading to Jamaica Yard under Queens Blvd. are a complex testament to the forward thinking applied to much of the construction of the old IND route lines.



Training Tunnel & Layup

Deep in South Brooklyn, there is a 4 track subway tunnel that is very familiar to anyone who has performed contract work for the MTA.



Church Avenue Subway Yard

Church avenue yard is one of very few underground NYC Subway Yards.



174th street Subway Yard

C train in the yard The 174th street subway yard is a cavernous space under Washington Heights that is currently used to store C trains.



137th street Subway Yard

The 137th street subway yard is one of the few subway yards built in NYC that is entirely underground.



The L is not Future Proof

The L train was not designed for the future.



The Express Stop That Never Was

The tunnels of the NYC subway system are dark and full of mystery.