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The Montauk Cutoff

By: Joseph Anastasio , Posted on December 14, 2015

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There has been a ton of talk lately about what will become of the Montauk Cutoff. While the future remains unknown, its past is surprisingly more interesting than has thus far been reported.
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Jamaica Yard Leads & World’s Fair Connection

By: Bad Guy Joe , Posted on December 2, 2015

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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.
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Training Tunnel & Layup

By: Bad Guy Joe , Posted on November 30, 2015

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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.
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174th street Subway Yard

By: Bad Guy Joe , Posted on November 19, 2015

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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.
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137th street Subway Yard

By: Bad Guy Joe , Posted on November 17, 2015

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

Abandoned location of Shine Electronics, LIC.

By: Bad Guy Joe , Posted on November 4, 2015

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History
Constructed around 1950, this industrial building was located at 11th street and 46th ave - right across the street from the print shop that was recently demolished and replaced with condos. The last business to use this factory was Shine Electronics.
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Abandoned 63rd street platform & Mezzanine, Circa 2004

By: Bad Guy Joe , Posted on

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In 2004, Myself and a photoblogger (back when that was a thing) set out to get onto the abandoned platform at 63rd street.
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The abandoned Canal Street J/M/Z platform

By: Bad Guy Joe , Posted on November 3, 2015

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For whatever reason I've never bothered to post photos of this station, despite myself and Ntwrkguy being the first to explore the place mere hours after it closed.
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Abandoned Station Entrance: 21st Van Alst

By: Bad Guy Joe , Posted on October 21, 2015

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A few weeks after 9/11, we conducted a fairly brazen raid on the abandoned mezzanine and entrance of this station located along the G line in LIC. We had to tactically evade police when leaving, but it was well worth the effort.
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East New York Freight Tunnel

By: Bad Guy Joe , Posted on October 19, 2015

Back before the internet, I noticed a rail line on some maps that just plain disappeared at one point, and reemerged at another. The only way to know why was to go...
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