EE Broadway Local Posted November 1, 2010 Share #1 Posted November 1, 2010 From The New York Times July 19, 2005: Our longest subway tunnel is the 60th Street Tunnel between Manhattan and Queens at 5,489 feet. Our shortest subway tunnel is the 149th Street Tunnel between Manhattan and The Bronx at 650 feet. While Queens-Manhattan has our longest subway tunnel, Brooklyn-Manhattan has our second, third, and fourth longest subway tunnels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted November 1, 2010 Share #2 Posted November 1, 2010 Confused, the has the tunnel between queens and manhattan, part of the tunnel is the roosevelt island station. Pretty sure that's the longest one, but i guess it wasn't counted due to the fact that it is a dual use tunnel? - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted November 1, 2010 Share #3 Posted November 1, 2010 Confused, the has the tunnel between queens and manhattan, part of the tunnel is the roosevelt island station. Pretty sure that's the longest one, but i guess it wasn't counted due to the fact that it is a dual use tunnel? - A Maybe? I was thinking that it didn't get 'longest tunnel' status due to its land-based portion at Roosevelt. :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted November 1, 2010 Share #4 Posted November 1, 2010 Confused, the has the tunnel between queens and manhattan, part of the tunnel is the roosevelt island station. Pretty sure that's the longest one, but i guess it wasn't counted due to the fact that it is a dual use tunnel? - A READ the post again. Keyword is Underwater. Last time I checked, Roosevelt Island is NOT underwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdi919 Posted November 1, 2010 Share #5 Posted November 1, 2010 ive walked from end to end on 7 of the listed tubes. they all suck to work in. the steinway is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 1, 2010 Share #6 Posted November 1, 2010 ive walked from end to end on 7 of the listed tubes. they all suck to work in. the steinway is the worst. What's the worst thing about working in them? (it's nice to hear what employees think instead of buff kids) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kacie Jane Posted November 2, 2010 Share #7 Posted November 2, 2010 READ the post again. Keyword is Underwater. Last time I checked, Roosevelt Island is NOT underwater. So shouldn't the be listed twice then, since there's an underwater tunnel on each side of Roosevelt Island? Which one is 3,270 feet long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdi919 Posted November 2, 2010 Share #8 Posted November 2, 2010 What's the worst thing about working in them? (it's nice to hear what employees think instead of buff kids) well they are usually more filthy than the normal tunnels. plus you can see all the particles you breathe in. there is always water running somewhere. but the worst part is clearing up. some tubes like the steinway you have to climb up 4 feet just to get to a ledge then pull yourself another 2-3 feet to the benchwall to then kneel so the force of the train does not blow you over. in my opinion they are also the most dangerous places to flag under live traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted November 3, 2010 Share #9 Posted November 3, 2010 That tunnel (steinway) wasn't really meant for high speed subway rolling stock.... I believe it has the smallest loading gauge in the city as well. As for roosevelt island, the station occupies the entire width of the island, the tunnel sections start right after the platform ends. It's just happened to be opened to street level, but really it's a mid-tunnel void. You can hear trains from the other subway tunnel too from time to time. Will be interesting when LIRR starts running trains on the bottom level.... - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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