Front Door
Train movements within the subway system used to be controlled by a series of small ‘interlocking towers’. (more…)
Category: Subway-Exploration
Subway exploring posts only.
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Buff Tower
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Subways: The Harlem Hell Cave
This is the story of a subway spot even less suitable for human life than most.
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The Abandoned Cortlandt Street station and the 9/11 Line
On September 11, 2001, the tunnel used by the 1 train in lower manhattan was destroyed through the world trade center site. Debris and iron beams punched through the ceiling of the tunnel, partially caving in the Cortlandt street station and sections of tunnel between stations.
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The Humidor
There is one general rule about the climate of the subway system that remains almost uniformly true: When it’s hot outside, it is at least 10 degrees hotter underground.
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Winfield’s Revenge
This abandoned NYC subway spur and station were intended to be the terminal of a subway branch line that was never built. (more…) -
The Ridge Bridge
This is a very unique spot in the NYC subway system for a variety of reasons.
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Bergen Lower
For anyone that doesn’t know, Bergen Street station in Brooklyn has an abandoned lower level platform.
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Myrtle Ave Abandoned Station and Mezzanine
Growing up in 70s/80s NYC, I always loved coming home from Coney Island. I’d be up at the front of the train (usually some graffiti covered R-30 or R-40 cars) eagerly awaiting the approach to the Manhattan bridge where I could stare out at the dark mystery world known as Myrtle Avenue.
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Ader-Rat, and other snitch stories
When Revs was finally busted in 1999, everyone smelt a rat, and suspicion immediately centered on Ader.
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