SubwayGuy Posted February 2, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 2, 2009 Here's a little bit of a "sneak peak" inside a real IND substation (one of the newer ones), enjoy... first, a pic of the old rotary converters...these are 60 cycle machines not like the big open clunkers from the early IRT days...this is what this particular substation would have looked like several years ago. Mezz. level the board B) THEY'RE ALL POT HEADS B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devb Posted February 2, 2009 Share #2 Posted February 2, 2009 Place looks fun! Pot heads... that's what we call a certain type of terminated junction box where I come from, but I guess the term is universal around here. So... when can you get me down there? :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted February 2, 2009 Share #3 Posted February 2, 2009 nice, how do you get there, is it free or sumin? And whats this station about? An MTA Electric plant? Sorry just never heard of these places. Except those Buildings that contain the power for the subway system at various locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted February 2, 2009 Share #4 Posted February 2, 2009 Cool. Most of the substations look like every other building, but in fact house this stuff inside. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustclee Posted February 2, 2009 Share #5 Posted February 2, 2009 Cool. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
via White Plains Road Posted February 3, 2009 Share #6 Posted February 3, 2009 Excellent shots....enjoyed them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted February 4, 2009 Cool. Most of the substations look like every other building, but in fact house this stuff inside. - A Yup that's correct. They are pretty non descript looking. This one is actually landmarked, so when they rebuilt it from rotary converters to the modern rectifiers they had to be careful to maintain the building's outward appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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