Kazakhstan isn’t the first country I’d associate with modernism and gleaming infrastructure, but according to photos from English Russia, I’m dead wrong: the Altmay Metro is gorgeous. And, shocking to any urbanite, gorgeously clean, like Star Trek with more maids. More »
If you’ve lived in the Big Apple for any amount of time, you’ve more than likely taken the subway. You’ve also probably wasted plenty of time staring at the map. Our video editor Matt Toder threw together a video of the subway map’s evolution, beginning with a map crafted 100 years ago. More »
Kendall Station, the MIT stop here in Massachusetts, was once home to this musical, interactive art piece called the “Kendall Band.” Now, thanks to students at MIT, the music rings again as part of the university’s 150th anniversary. More »
Using HTML5 and a copy of the NYC subway map, Google engineer Alexander Chen created an internet-instrument, where the crossing trail-lines pluck one another like guitar-strings. Have a go yourself, and try and find the easter eggs! More »
Millions of rats living on the NYC subway tracks don’t faze New Yorkers in the least. But recently, the rats have started venturing onto slumbering passengers. And now, alarming video evidence shows that rats consider themselves normal subway riders. More »
Ever wonder what it’s like to fall on the third rail? Just ask Andy Morris, who was thrown onto the tracks in East New York: “He first started twitching and then you started seeing smoke coming from his head.” Ouch. More »
