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The Last Train to Jamaica: How NYC Almost Replaced Its Els
The New York City subway is famously made up of three formerly…
The Lost 1943 IND Second System Plan
Students of NYC subway history know this map. It is one of…
IND Service Guide: 1953
Celebrating an historic cartographer with a fantastical future map from 1953.
A Tunnel Too Far, Part 1: Staten Island’s Failed Pipe Dream
The first in a two-part post about the history and possible future of a subway tunnel to Staten Island.
IND Second System Track Map
A detailed look at every official subway expansion proposal from 1929 until the present.
futureNYCSubway v4
Two years ago I released an update for my futureNYCSubway series. Version…
futureNYCSubway v2
The first futureNYCSubway was more a look at what had been proposed…
The futureNYCSubway: the vanshnookenraggen plan
The Map In the drop down menu at the top of this…
The futureNYCSubway: Staten Island
Presently, Staten Island has only one passenger rail system, the Staten Island…
The futureNYCSubway: Post War Expansion
In my last post I outlined the ambitious plan to massively expand…