Deep Underground: Photos of the Massive Train Tunnels Being Dug Underneath Midtown Manhattan

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We've had underground train tunnels in the bay since the 70s...they even go under the water in the bay..
NYC had underwater train tunnels since the early 1900s :mjpls:


:ehh:never thought of it that way.

but it also has to withstand the massive vibrations of them trains barreling through. One wrong calculation and thats a MASSIVE fukkup.
Only place I'm aware a subway tunnel passed directly under a building close to the surface was the 1 train tunnel under the old south tower of the WTC... PATH passes under the new 1 WTC but its deep in the ground though.


Pretty sure it happens when a subway route got to change streets like the B/D between 59th and 47-50th street as I would imagine keeping the tunnels under the sidewalk/street is a tight fit when the trains got to go around a curve.
But I see your point though :ehh:
 
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These are stunning photos.
Who cares about 2nd Ave tho? Bunch of people going over to the UN, hahaha

Nah it's cool.
 

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These are stunning photos.
Who cares about 2nd Ave tho? Bunch of people going over to the UN, hahaha

Nah it's cool.

i read up on it thought they were going down to the LES. Now i see they restricted it to helping out the UES:scusthov:
 

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what i wanna know is when are they gonna finish that project. they've been working on it for the past 15 years.
 

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what i wanna know is when are they gonna finish that project. they've been working on it for the past 15 years.

Things like that aren't simple and take time.

Some highways and turnpikes been under construction for 10 years.

There so many factors involved that could stop the project and cause delays
 
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