A Look at the History of the NYC Subway on Its 112th Birthday

Thursday marks 112 years since the roots of the subway system were laid out between Manhattan’s 145th Street and City Hall stations. In the past century, the subway has undergone several changes—mainly it just keeps getting bigger and bigger—but there are some things that will always remain the same.

Here we celebrate the Metropolitan Transit Authority with one eye on the past and another towards its ever-growing future.

Oct 27,1904, the roots of NYCs present transit system were set in place-112 yrs ago subway service began btwn City Hall and 145 St/Broadway. pic.twitter.com/xC1sfqyMJ2

— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) October 27, 2016