New York’s Fake Buildings - Secret Sub-Stations (the story behind them) IT’S HISTORY

Christopher Payne said it best in his book about New York Cities Sub-stations and fake buildings: “All over New York City, hidden behind unassuming historic facades, sits the gigantic machinery of the power stations that once moved the subways. For over a century, the 125,000-pound converters and related equipment of the substations remained largely unchanged, but in 1999 the last manually operated substation was shut down and since then they have been systematically dismantled and sold as scrap”. » SOURCES Christopher Payne - New York’s Forgotten Substations: The Power Behind the Subway Library of Congress Video Chapters: 00:00 - Introducing the Sub-Stations of New York 01:20 - What powers New Yorks subway network? 02:10 - How electricity works (AC / DC) 02:30 - Why were Sub-Stations needed 04:00 - The first electric street car (Richmond, VA) 05:29 - Work dangers in the Sub-Stations 07:54 - Hiding the Sub-stations throughout New York 08:38 - Design of