Modern subway tunnel 1
07/26/04
This tunnel deep beneath Manhattan was bored in the 1970s as a provision for the still-unbuilt Second Avenue subway and has only rarely been used by passenger trains. Here, in one of the deepest portions of the New York subway system, a W train, far from its assigned route, snoozes on an abandoned platform; its lights are off but its air conditioning occasionally kicks in.
More at LTV: The Red Tunnel, Level 10, The NorthSide, and The Larger Entrance.
Accessing prohibited sections of the subway can be hazardous or fatal. Do not attempt it.
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hi Mike
yeah! i love this place. i've been in there a few years ago. did you check out the other floors? do you have any other pictures? is the security exit still locked with a chain? which would be very dangerous in case of emergency. did they paint over the original 'lsd3'-tag too?
many questions...
greetings
alex
Posted by: alex at July 26, 2004 05:49 AM
awesome. that looks like a lot of fun. and not as creepy as other tunnels.
Posted by: tien at July 26, 2004 07:43 AM
How did you get in there?
Posted by: Caren at July 26, 2004 09:40 AM
Very cool.
Posted by: Eric Hancock at July 26, 2004 10:15 AM
Please do not say how you got in. We do not need everyone and their cubicle partner trying to go "explore," getting caught and ruining it for us.
Posted by: Netherworld at July 26, 2004 01:48 PM
I was considering doing a whole write up that included the getting in and out part, but it's one of those things that isn't worth maybe screwing up someone else's career over amongst other things. It's a fun story though, perhaps someday... A bit more photos here: http://ltvsquad.com
PS: don't recall an lsd 3 tag - where was it, the exit?
Posted by: &*^%&^% Control at July 26, 2004 02:29 PM
nice shots, Mike.
I especially like the little disclaimer line... it sounds so official. ;)
Posted by: rion at July 26, 2004 03:42 PM
to &*^%&^% Control:
yes. it was in the stairway of the closest emergency exit. when i was in there in '93 the tracks ended just after the layed-up train. in the lowest tunnel without rails there were some nice raves back then.
to those who don't know how to get in:
do not enter subway tracks. it's dangerous!
Posted by: alex at July 26, 2004 04:35 PM
Very cool Mike! :-) If I come to NY, I would like to check these places out!
Posted by: Chris at July 26, 2004 07:11 PM
Alex; yeah, I heard about those raves and the outlaw new years party. It's just too bad stuff like that doesn't happen much, if at all, anymore...
I don't recall that tag you mention offhand, but I'll poke through what photos I have from in there. It was fun checking out all the graff in there. i was a little shocked to recognize at least 3 or 4 of the tags as being people I've known over the years.
Posted by: Control at July 27, 2004 01:49 AM
hi Control.
if you wish i can scan my pictures from 1993/1994 and post them to you. can i send you an email? i'd like to ask you something privately. regards
Posted by: alex at July 27, 2004 05:59 AM
Fabulous series! I only wish it had an accompanying soundtrack of subway sounds...
Posted by: McMonkey at July 27, 2004 10:21 AM
Excellent photos, Mike. You're images have really evolved over the past few months!
Posted by: corie at July 27, 2004 04:54 PM
You seem to capture the true lighting in the tunnel...excellent.
Posted by: Ixtayul at July 27, 2004 10:36 PM
alex- feel free to bombard me with email - control (at) ltvsquad.com i suspect we have a bit to chat about...
Posted by: Control at July 27, 2004 11:27 PM
It's good you didn't say how you got in there - I'm working undercover to expose Underworld!
Posted by: Caren at July 29, 2004 11:43 AM
Well, speak of the devil - just found these on gothamist. Are these the photos you were talking about yesterday? They'll look real nice in your police records.
Posted by: erikka at August 2, 2004 01:55 PM
Hello
We are a band called Haunted Pussy, and we play histrionic fear-metal, a relatively new genre. We think it'd go well with our antics to perform in a subway tunnel. We are also looking to perform in a cemetary, but it is very hard to find good secluded cemetaries to perform in where the gate isn't too high or treacherous. Any suggestions? Please call us at 917-450-4178. (We don't have a website and yahoo! shut our email address down.)
Thanks,
Bilge Baron of Haunted Pussy
Posted by: Haunted Pussy at August 2, 2004 03:24 PM
So cool! Makes me wanna sneak in there and have sex! Hehe!
Posted by: MrHellsKitchen at August 4, 2004 08:18 PM
Yay for the obligatory rail placement photo! The quality of your photos seems to have improved lots, keep it up! One suggestion though, level your tripod. Half the photos have me leaning 10degrees to the right. The fluros are looking very white, did you have to counter white balance them much?
Posted by: dsankt at August 18, 2004 08:19 PM
Your photos are very enlightening. I'm looking for as much information on underground manhattan that you might supply me. What is the lowest abandoned level that someone could still reach ? And what is the name of this particular 'tunnel' ? -thanks, Aurorum.
Posted by: Aurorum at July 9, 2005 11:33 AM
Your photos are very enlightening. I'm looking for as much information on underground manhattan that you might supply me. What is the lowest abandoned level that someone could still reach ? And what is the name of this particular 'tunnel' ? -thanks, Aurorum.
Posted by: Aurorum at July 9, 2005 11:55 AM
HI...METAL WORLD!!!
Posted by: james at May 14, 2006 10:51 AM
Damn! It must of been so hard to build these tunnels....and in the early 20th century too! Even though the modern ones are a little more recent.
Posted by: Derricke at July 11, 2006 11:36 AM
i was there a few months back doing some pieces. that LSD 3 tag is still there.
Posted by: jedi5 at September 15, 2006 07:17 PM
The Aurorum who posted above is not the real Aurorum.
Posted by: Aurorum at March 25, 2007 11:17 PM
The pictures are interesting and very well taken. the pictures are what got my attention.
I was looking for a picture just like this one for a school project........thank you.