Cool Vid showing NYC Subway controls.

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Cool Vid showing NYC Subway controls.

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Levers and other 50s stuff. Amazing it works at all. Love the handheld microphones.

http://mashable.com/2015/08/01/old-nyc-subway-tech/
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Awesome. Love old hardware. You ever see the controls for the Panama Canal? It's all original:

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neat-o :)
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Darcy, keep your hands off those levers :)
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wvjohn wrote:Darcy, keep your hands off those levers :)
but,, but,, I like fiddling w/levers, john! ; )
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It isn't around any more but I operated State Line Tower when it was still in operation back in the late 90's. Also been up in Dolton but was not allowed to operate it.
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VERY cool. They just don't make shit like they used to.
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