part of old NYC subway station collapses

[Duke87 1,070]

At about 10-11 PM last night, a large section of the ceiling at 181st Street on the 1 train (West Side IRT) spontaneously collapsed. No one was hurt, and the masonry is strictly architectural, so the tunnel hasn't been structurally undermined, but it's still a huge ordeal which is going to continue to disrupt service for the next few days.

NY Times

I've been through this station many times. It's a beautful old station. I'm going to have to get off and look around next time I'm going through there and check out the situation.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Does the NY Times not belive in taking Pictures?

An historic subway staion collapses and they dont  publish a picture.

[UltraGIR XL 3]

So I heard.

Shame. That was my favorite station to get off at for Highland Park.

And I think the MTA forbids photos of the subway that requires tripods and artificial lighting.

I mean, I'm sure the Times would rather use photos begotten that way than through a digital camera from a bystander.

I know after 9/11 the forbade all photography for a while, and then limited it to only personal camcorders/cameras, unless you had special police privilege for tripods and whatnot.

[blade2k5 1,523]

For some reason, I never thought about those tunnels collapsing like that, but have thought about them being flooded by a high storm surge from a hurricane.  I'm not familiar with that station because I never used the #1 line when I lived in NYC 25 years ago, I lived and worked on the east side of Manhattan using the #4 line to get back and forth between home and work.  It cost $.90 back then to ride the subway.

[UltraGIR XL 3]

Ugh. As opposed to the $2.25 now?

Know what REALLY irks me? Getting my change from a single ride in dollar coins from a twenty-dollar bill.

...sorry. Just venting.

Oh, yeah, and the incessant nagging of the voices reminding you to be careful on the escalator.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Does the NY Times not belive in taking Pictures?

An historic subway staion collapses and they dont  publish a picture.quote>

None of the other articles I saw had pictures either. That's probably a good indication that there aren't any...

...which makes sense, actually. Think about it. The ceiling just collpased. Is the press going to be allowed in there to take pictures while they're trying to clean up the mess and enusre that the rest of it is safe? Of course not.

Originally posted by: UltraGIR XL

And I think the MTA forbids photos of the subway that requires tripods and artificial lighting.quote>

it's not forbidden, but you need a permit for it.

Originally posted by: blade2k5

It cost $.90 back then to ride the subway.quote>

Originally posted by: UltraGIR XL

Ugh. As opposed to the $2.25 now? quote>

To be fair, $0.90 in 1984 dollars is $1.87 in 2009 dollars.

And only a fool pays $2.25 a ride. The pay-as-you go MetroCard nets you an effective cost of $1.96 per ride. A weekly or monthly pass can get you less if you use it often enough.

So the fare really isn't any higher than it was.

Know what REALLY irks me? Getting my change from a single ride in dollar coins from a twenty-dollar bill. quote>

As a general rule, vending machines can't give change in bills. It's no big deal in general since you can put money on your card in easy increments of $10 or $20, anyway. Where it's an issue if you're paying cash is the machines for Metro-North and LIRR tickets. Those have a set cost and you can't just decide to spend the value of a bill.

It's not an issue unique to New York, either. A couple weeks ago when I was in baltimore, I put a five in the machine for my $3.50 day pass and it gave me Sacagewea and two quarters in change.

But yes, mass transit fare machines account for nearly all of the circulation of dollar coins in the US. Because we all know that the dollar coins are absolutely useless otherwise.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: blade2k5

It cost $.90 back then to ride the subway.quote>

To be fair, $0.90 in 1984 dollars is $1.87 in 2009 dollars. quote>

True as that is, when you were earning $350-$400/wk, 90 cents didn't seem like a whole lot

[Duke87 1,070]

For those of you who wanted a picture, the MTA released one:

[Easy Bakes 253]

Dont look to bad but probably dangerous  falling  object hazard.

And probably very expensive to restore.