Article: TUNNELING INTO THE SUBWAY'S PAST.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: JERRY MARKON Associated Press

NEW YORK It was hailed as ``one of the great engineering achievements of the age,'' a mosaic of colorful tile, natural lighting and elegant vaulted ceilings.

When it opened, people lined up for blocks, some fighting, kicking and pummeling each other to see it. Church bells rang, guns fired and horns resounded in celebration.

This wonder of the world was not the Sistine Chapel or the Taj Mahal but the New York City subway.

Yes, the system viewed by many today as an urban nightmare actually has a celebrated past. And its 91-year history is on display at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, ...

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