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Spring near West 110th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard
Spring near West 110th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard

[Central Park Tunnel: IRT Lenox Avenue Line]

Tunnel excavation under Central Park, Manhattan during the construction of the IRT Lenox Avenue Line. Note the rolling platform or "traveler" in the newly excavated tunnel. This traveler, which operates on rails placed along the edges of the rock wall, is used to build the concrete sidewalks. The view is north from the west side of the tunnel.

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