How big is a TBM? by Ante

This is a tunnel boring machine turning its front
which is used to dig the hole.

The TBM weighs 200 tons.

The front of the TBM is 25 feet long.

When they are done with the TBM, they pull it out of the ground with a crane.  Then they break the TBM into pieces and they put it on a boat.  Then it goes to a different place so it can dig a new tunnel.

Recycled Trains by Mia and Gabriella

This train is going underwater for a coral reef.
Sea animals can make a house in a train.

We are studying recycled trains. When the cars get old, they can use it as a shelter when there's an earthquake when people's houses get knocked down.  They use the trains for a house.  Homeless people can live in the recycled trains too.

They put the train underwater, and now animals are
starting to live in it!

We read a book called "Subway Story".  And in that book, the train got old and went under water.  They made it into a coral reef.

People live in this train because their houses got knocked
down during an earthquake.

History of the Subway by Anandi

Back in the day, there were elevated trains.  But when they crashed, they crashed into people's apartments.  It was dark under the train.  And there was traffic under the train.

The elevated train closed down.  They built a park, but people can still see the tracks.  The park is called the High Line.









Note from Brynne:
The High Line wasn't actually part of the New York City Subway, but you can visit to imagine what the elevated trains might've been like.  It's a beautiful park, and a great example of turning a blight into something beautiful.

Welcome to our blog!

We are a first grade class, learning about the New York City subway.  Our school is called Manhattan New School (MNS).  Our school is on the Upper East Side, close to where they are building the 2nd Avenue Subway.

We will share our experiences from subway construction visits, expert interviews, museum visits, subway station visits, subway rides, and information we learned from books and other sources.  This blog will invite you into our classroom so that you can see the subway station we are building right here in school!

Check back with our blog often so that you can learn:

"How the subway moves and where we get electricity from." -Ben/Aidan

"What a Tunnel Boring Machine does." - Rachel

"How a subway is made." - Grace

"Where the New York City subway goes." -Mio

"About the new subway that is being built." -Ante

In our own words, we started this blog because:

"We want to tell the world what we did." -Anandi

"We want to share about the subway with everyone." -Gabriella

"We want want to learn about the subways more and share it with the world!" -Max

"We are doing a blog because we want to learn more about subways." -Javier