Gothamist: Second Avenue Subway Leave Behind

fascinating

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:19:14 -0500

fascinating

dug

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:27:59 -0500

the chunnel machines were left behind because there were two, one starting from each end and meeting in the middle. maybe the mta version just has nowhere to resurface cheaply.

boring

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:11:13 -0500

boring

anonymass

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:17:41 -0500

Can't we argue about tipping some more?

Ben Dover

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:15:10 -0500

I guess if we as a nation left behind all respectability, credibility and honor in Iraq we can very well afford to leave behind a stupid boring-machine in Manhattan.

MT

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:02:11 -0500

How much do you want to bet Santiago sues?

DC Metro rulz

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:22:59 -0500

I just hope they make the stations a little larger than the old ones. I love the cavernous, column free stations in DC. They have dozens of advantages such as wider platforms and better sightlines. You can cross to the other side of the station by going over the tracks and not through some creepy tunnel under the tracks where they had to put a mirror at the corner so you can see when someone is going to jump you.

null

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:58:01 -0500

Everybody out of the chunnel!

edEx

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:44:57 -0500

it's pretty common for engineers to leave tunnel boring machines underground after using them. it sometimes can cost more to hault them out than to replace them. the machines used to carve the chunnel in england/france were left underground.

Toxteth O'Grady

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:38:54 -0500

The MTA are a bunch of turds. I would love to expect competence from them but I am, unfortunately, a realist.

uncommon sense

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:30:41 -0500

how do cities not know if they left behind expensive and presumably large pieces of equipment? also, if left underground is it possible for them to be moved around the system in case of future projects?