End of the line: MTA uses retired subway cars from 207th Street Yard for artificial reef program

Written with Zack Seward

First published on January 5, 2009 in the Manhattan Times

Barge transporting subways on the east river

Dumping old subway cars into the ocean may seem like bad news for the environment. But by all accounts a Metropolitan Transportation Authority program doing just that is greatly improving sea life along the eastern seaboard.

The MTA artificial reef program takes worn out subway cars and drops them onto the ocean floor. Over 2,400 cars have been sunk off the coasts of six states, from New Jersey to Georgia. (more…)