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“The 98-year-old pump room is about as big as a public bathroom with two stalls. The four pumps inside — the two pneumatic ones that pre-date the Great Depression, and two newer electric ones — are responsible for removing water from the tracks throughout the area.
The subway station sits in a geological bowl, and heavy rain can easily overwhelm the pumps.”
https://gothamist.com/news/a-state-of-collapse-how-the-mta-put-riders-on-the-fast-track-to-ruin