New York Subway Repairs Border ‘on the Edge of Magic’

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER The New York Times Published: November 8, 2012

Inside a sprawling Manhattan command center, a board that detects subway activity by sensor had gone quiet. No trains were running; the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had shut the system down as Hurricane Sandy approached.

Suddenly, the screens inexplicably crackled to life.

To read the rest of the story visit The New York Times