MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION

THE DARK UNDERWORLD:

Michigan Central Depot -- © 2008 Joe Braun Photography

Exploring the dark and wet tunnels of the basement. These are the decrepit bowels of the building.

Michigan Central Depot -- © 2008 Joe Braun Photography

The flooded boiler room. It looks like scrappers have managed to steal many pieces of machinery.

Michigan Central Depot -- © 2008 Joe Braun Photography

The water down here is surprisingly clear and inviting.

Michigan Central Depot -- © 2008 Joe Braun Photography

The pitch-black room of broken spare doors.

Michigan Central Depot -- © 2009 Joe Braun Photography

One of the boiler rooms that fed steam heat to trains stopped at the station.
Amtrak switched to electricity in the mid 1970s.

Michigan Central Depot -- © 2008 Joe Braun Photography

An isolated machine room is stranded in complete darkness.

Michigan Central Depot -- © 2008 Joe Braun Photography

A flimsy maintenance staircase that heads up out of the catacombs.

Michigan Central Depot -- © 2008 Joe Braun Photography

A glimpse of direct sunlight looking out from the basement level.

Michigan Central Depot -- © 2008 Joe Braun Photography

MCS as seen from Depressed Drive.

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