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Journey to the Center of Manhattan

January 28, 2010


by Stephen Nessen

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East Bound Tunnel Laying tracks Escalator coming soon Ron Cohen Deep digging Safety Tags Elevator going down Safety Inspector Emergency horn Coffee in the cavern Escalator coming soon here End of the line for now Billy Ury The Roadheader Fresh picks Used picks The Entrance here is for workers only Lunch break
Standing about 100 feet below Grand Central Station, MTA workers are burrowing through solid rock, connecting four out of eight Long Island Railroad tunnels to a central hub. Officials are projecting September 2016 as the date of completion. Here is a sneak peak at how far they've come.

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