Comments on: Substations and Sabotage: The true story of M42 and Nazi spies in Grand Central https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2020/12/11/substations-and-sabotage-the-true-story-of-m42-and-nazi-spies-in-grand-central/ Art, history, railroad, & photography adventures from Harlem & beyond. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:09:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: D Ryan https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2020/12/11/substations-and-sabotage-the-true-story-of-m42-and-nazi-spies-in-grand-central/comment-page-1/#comment-367870 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:09:09 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=11199#comment-367870 Around 2000 or maybe earlier I watched a “ WW2 Nazi spies documentary” on one of the history channels or the military channel that made all kinds of claims about this purported Grand Central sabotage attempt. Up until now I assumed it was all true. Thanks for the corrections.

]]> By: Emily Moser https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2020/12/11/substations-and-sabotage-the-true-story-of-m42-and-nazi-spies-in-grand-central/comment-page-1/#comment-339210 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 14:43:22 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=11199#comment-339210 In reply to Fred M. Cain.

Thanks for the positive thoughts! The battery acid was actually a big issue when moving the substation, and largely why everything happened underground. The city did not permit moving the acid aboveground, so the railroad had to figure out how to move it below.

]]> By: Emily Moser https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2020/12/11/substations-and-sabotage-the-true-story-of-m42-and-nazi-spies-in-grand-central/#comment-339198 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:46:20 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=11199#comment-339198 In reply to Richard Caulfield.

Sure, I’ll see if I can add some in, or at least a “further reading” section at the bottom. There’s a lot of interesting stuff out there!

]]> By: Richard Caulfield https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2020/12/11/substations-and-sabotage-the-true-story-of-m42-and-nazi-spies-in-grand-central/#comment-339197 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:44:17 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=11199#comment-339197 Oh wait I see mentions of some publications, thanks. Inline captions or a reference list would make easier too though

]]> By: Fred M. Cain https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2020/12/11/substations-and-sabotage-the-true-story-of-m42-and-nazi-spies-in-grand-central/comment-page-1/#comment-339195 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:58:21 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=11199#comment-339195 Emily,
So nice to have gotten a new e-mail from “I Ride The Harlem Line”. One thing has always amazed me. Evidently, the New York Central had enough lead acid batteries to operate the railroad for an hour in the event of a complete power failure.

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