Fixing NYC's subway after Sandy
Officials began to assess the damage to the nation's largest subway system on Oct. 30, 2012. All 10 tunnels in lower Manhattan, which connect the borough to Brooklyn and parts of Queens, were flooded in what MTA chairman Joe Lhota told WCBS-TV was the "most devastating" event in the system's 108-year history.
Left: The original water line in the Cranberry Street Tunnel, which carries the A and C trains between Brooklyn and Manhattan underneath the East River, after the events of superstorm Sandy on Nov. 2, 2012.
Despite precautionary measures taken, including blocking off subway entrances and shutting down mass transit, the damage to NYC's subway system was widespread. All 10 tunnels in lower Manhattan, which connect the borough to Brooklyn and parts of Queens were flooded in what MTA chairman Joe Lhota told WCBS-TV was the "most devastating" event in the history of the system.
Crews worked 24 hours a day to pump millions of gallons of seawater out the flooded tunnels - then walk the tunnels to inspect the tracks, the third rail and signals, and to make repairs as needed.