Raising The Roof

More evident alterations at an old subway station, similar to one I discussed a couple of years ago. A view of the westbound-platform roof at the Kosciuszko Street station on the J train: (I’ve redacted a few passers-by.) There’s a lot going, only some of which is germane. The line is three tracks here, with the express running in the direction of the rush, and we see the eastbound platform on the far side. The green-painted material is a series of cantilevered steel “bents”, with the base of each column attached to the above-street substructure that supports the whole el. The red-painted material is a metal roof deck. The various “pipes” are different ages of electrical conduit, used for power and the PA system. The stuff that looks like leftovers from an Erector set is light-gage steel framing used to support things like electrical conduit. The tan wall is more metal deck. Close-up on the steel: It becomes clear that the channel that is supporting the roof deck and running bent to…