IP: PATH -- no victims

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:22:45 -0400
> From: Richard Jay Solomon <rsolomon () dsl cis upenn edu>
> Subject: PATH -- no victims
>
> Various reports I have received says that the PATH tunnels have been 
> entered from the Manhattan side, and no victims were found on the cars in 
> the station. Two bodies were found on the concourse. Apparently the 
> station under the WTC managed to get evacuated in time, and the trains in 
> the tunnels reversed and got back to New Jersey in time. The confusion of 
> the attack kept us from getting solid information until now. Looks pretty 
> authoritative.
>
> Concrete "corks" are being poured on the Jersey side of the twin tubes (at 
> Exchange Place Station) to prevent water from rushing into the remaining, 
> operating tunnels from the WTC site or the Hudson River. Exchange Place is 
> about 20 feet lower than the WTC station. They should have build automatic 
> "Seawall" doors like they did for Penn Station during WW II. It would have 
> been easy when they built the new station as part of the WTC, replacing 
> the 1907 station.
>
> Richard



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