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13 Unreal Photos Show What It Looks Like to Bore a Subway Tunnel in NYC

Feb. 22, 2013 2:47pm Liz Klimas

Last week, the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority updated its Flickr page with stunning new photos showing progress on its subway system’s East Side Access project.

The photos give a rarely seen view into what goes into making a subway tunnel.

Take a look:

The MTA’s website states that the project burrows 120 feet below the city’s streets. To do so uses tunnel boring machines, a process which began in 2009 and was completed in 2011. The caverns being excavated (pictured above) are expected to be complete in 2012.

When finished, the new tunnels will allow the Long Island Rail Road to access Grand Central Terminal for the first time, reducing LIRR traffic into Penn Station.

To see more photos of the tunneling subway project, visit the MTA’s Flickr stream here.

(H/T: Gizmodo)

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alrunner58
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:15am
Personally, I have no desire to go to NY.

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RandomOne
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 9:38pm
Anyone else notice that it says that it expected to be completed in 2012, yet it is 2013. Was it completed or not? My guess is that it is behind schedule. Union work never finishes ahead of schedule.

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Red Barr 13
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 7:01pm
Will not go back to New York City.

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Red Barr 13
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 6:58pm
Been to New York City twice and the second time around I said to myself this is the last time!

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RamonPreston
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:31pm
What will have when we have a pole shift and the earth’s core moves? It has happened before.

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- RamonPreston
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 9:17pm
  What will happen ..
  
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- derby503
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:35pm
  I worry about cancer, tyranny in Washington, nukes gone wild around the globe, the Yankees and getting a good 25 cent cigar. You need to pick your worries, my friend!
  
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Brasil2520
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 4:10am
Since the disposition of the world economy is starting to look more and more like that of 1929

Show us the picture in the tunnel where we can find a place to sleep

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- RamonPreston
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:29pm
  They have FEMA camps for that.
  
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- oldduffer
  Posted on February 24, 2013 at 11:57am
  We can share the slums the Sandy folks are now living in. All hail to their storm saviors the Clown in the Crown and the lard butt Crown kisser.
  
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Nabuquduriuzhur
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 3:30am
Too bad we’ve never taken the Russians up on running a tunnel under the Bering Strait. Link it from Canadien National to the Alaskan Railway to BAM or the TransSiberian.

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Jrushane
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 10:04pm
Boring…… hahaha

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noslave
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 6:52pm
god think of all the liberal/communists that can disposed of ala hoffa style??

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blaaaaackwoman
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 4:16pm
Hurry up and pay your taxes so i can get my welfare check to buy some more smokes and some crack.

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- RamonPreston
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:32pm
  Bang out more fatherless babies…
  
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TheEDGE
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:53pm
You made me grin for like a millisecond, Blaaaaaackwoman.

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spfoam1
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:52pm
You must be talking about Michelle, the massive black ho at the center of the universe.

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MAULEMALL
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:31pm
is it gonna connect to your ghetto blaaaaackwoman???

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tsnorquist
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:31pm
If they dig too deep, they may awaken an ancient evil, a Balrog of Moria… similar to the one occupying the White House.

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- TheEDGE
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:37pm
  I think they awoke it a while back.
  
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- tsnorquist
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:49pm
  I totally forgot about the two cave trolls, Cuomo & Bloomberg. You have my apologies!
  
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- Kaoscontrol
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:51pm
  You Shall Not Pass…gun control!!
  
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- DadRocked
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:56pm
  OK what is a sink hole?
  What causes a sink hole?
  What is going to happen to New York with all of these man made holes?
  
  Just wishfull thinking…
  
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- V-MindMeld
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 4:15pm
  I think Bloomberg crawled out from one of those tunnels, thats why he thinks he own NYC,,,,hey he can have it as far as im concerned,,,,,,just needs to leave the rest of the state alone and quit burdening them with taxes to pay for NYC,, I love Western NY…and hate NYC
  
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- LeadNotFollow
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 4:36pm
  I’ve always known that New York is a H*LL-HOLE.
  That’s why so many good folks are leaving in droves.
  
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- texashuntre
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 5:17pm
  These tunnels are being mass produced under ground all over the USA. This is for the rapid deployment of BHO troops when needed to capture True Americans ready to fight for our Freedom. Look it up. Not just “random earth quakes people.”
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eykH0_7y_U
  
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Big Media Bias
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:28pm
Woo Hoo! They’ve dug a total of 100 yards long over 20 years. This will certainly embarrass and dwarf the Boston Big Dig project.

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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:26pm
NYC? Who cares. The Chunnel, now there was an engineering feat! Look it up, impressive to say the least.

I would support this stuff in NYC, but only if they’re drilling the tunnels in order to cause the surface of the city to collapse underground and bury itself in its own rubble. Otherwise, meh.

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- TheEDGE
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:41pm
  Well, if that’s the case, send some of that tunnel digging equipment out to a couple of our coastal cities in California. Quick!
  
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- willkauffman
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 4:50pm
  I would support it if they found oil
  
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- RamonPreston
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 9:16pm
  When they get laid-off, they can go work for the drug cartel. Right under the US border; no check points; no waiting.
  
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NoMoMrNiceGuy
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:26pm
crazy kewl

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:26pm
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Took one look at that hole, and all I could think of was that looks just like the hole Obama is rheeming in America……

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LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:22pm
Why does everyone now days, including The Blaze, use the number 13 all the time?
Why not 12 or 14 photos? Why 13?

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jmeister8
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:16pm
They say its for the Long Island railroad but I think its really what they are building under that Texas boarder. All these poor illegal aliens they have to walk across the boarder but now The American government will use trains. So much easier to transport much more people into the country this new and modern way. And look how easy the drug cartels can push their merchantdise. Its just a win win for everyone.

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sandlakebob
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:12pm
These are great photos !! During the past 40 years, I’ve had the opportunity to visit & inspect both subway tunnels & water tunnels (much deeper) under construction in NYC. The men you see on the job here are called “sand hogs”, even though it is not sand, but solid rock they are moving………

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BLAZE-READER1
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:10pm
This photo shows work on the caverns underneath Grand Central Terminal that will house a future concourse for arriving and departing Long Island Rail Road trains.
This photo shows work on the caverns underneath Grand Central Terminal that will house a future concourse for arriving and departing Long Island Rail Road trains.
This photo shows work on the caverns underneath Grand Central Terminal that will house a future concourse for arriving and departing Long Island Rail Road trains.

Thought I would throw in a few more, why not

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- Big Media Bias
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:33pm
  Same location where they filmed the fake moon landings.
  
  This photo shows work on the caverns underneath Hollywood that will house a future movie set for government public works projects that never really start or finish.
  
  This photo shows work on the caverns underneath Hollywood that will house a future movie set for government public works projects that never really start or finish.
  
  This photo shows work on the caverns underneath Hollywood that will house a future movie set for government public works projects that never really start or finish.
  
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- Exiled
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 4:38pm
  I found that quite annoying, too.
  
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Nlitend1
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:08pm
It’s an amazing feat of engineering. I wonder how things like this could be accomplished without the aid of government. That’s what a liberal would say. How does a libertarian respond to the need for big projects like this? Individually this isn’t possible is it?

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- upupandaway
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:36pm
  Oh yes this is doable by free enterprise. there is an underground tunnel system under Chicago combing a decent part of Chicago.
  It all comes down to how would you spend YOUR OWN money?? Taking the train into chicago costs u the same as gas money and the fed and state need to anty in millions more. Nasa wants to build a new rocket and they say they need billions to do it when private enterprise build successfull prototypes for alot less.
  Gov like spending money in areas which are not needed\economically unfeasable.
  Along with this, goverment trys to stop free enterprise from entering government turf. Postal service vs ups\fedex for example. Who is going under??? Gov housing=slum vs private owned housing also comes to mind.
  
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- Southernsoul
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:37pm
  A Libertarian would say that this should be a local project, if not a private undertaking. If it won’t make a profit then it probably isn’t needed. Don’t ask me in Florida to help pay for your little project in New York that I will never use, or have a reasonable expectation of benefiting from.
  
  As to your question about the 3000+ people who died during 9/11, dying made them victims not heroes. Of course, there were heroes that did die that day trying to help others.
  
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- asybot12
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:41pm
  It is amazing this got as far as it did with government involved …… but where did it say the government IS involved in the actual work. Who is the (private ) contractor doing the work?
  
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- woodyl1011fl
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:06am
  Just think what would happen if a major earthquake occurs in the Atlantic coastal self and causes a split that allows the ocean to flow in there. The present coastline sinks 500 ft. creating a new east coastline. Liberals/democrats will scream “global warming/climate change we need more taxes to stop this from happening again.” Perhaps White Plains will be seacoast, West Point will ocean side cliffs with a new coastline inland from Bucks County,Pa to to Limerick, Maine. Fox you better move from what was NYC to Texas or some other free state. Colorado is a lost culture don’t go there.
  
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tonypro
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 2:59pm
What’s unreal is they feel they need more rat tunnels.

Take it any way you want to, I’m just sayin.

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- Nlitend1
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:13pm
  I have a question. when you call new yorkers rats, do you apply that insult to the 3000+ souls that were lost on 9-11? Those were new yorkers, american new yorkers.
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:31pm
  New Yorkers are no longer Americans.
  
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- asybot12
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:37pm
  I guess nliend1 took it one way (btw there were people from all over the world killed FYI)
  
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- Nlitend1
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 6:23pm
  @cavallo
  So you decide who americans are? What are your qualifications? I want to know why you get to decide. You must be a superior patriot type.
  
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gauge
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 2:52pm
If they contracted one of these boring machines,

http://www.thegreateasternwhiteout.net

they could get rid of all of those useless Union Workers

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