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THEORY Ethics Observations   PRACTICE Abandoned Sites Boats Churches Drains/Catacombs Hotels/Hospitals Transit Tunnels Utility Tunnels Various   RESOURCES Exploration Timeline Infilnews Infilspeak Dictionary Usufruct Blog Worldwide Links	Infiltration Forums home | search | login | register Reply Infiltration Forums > In Memoriam > RIP Bob Diamond(Viewed 1482 times) Radio2600  location: On the Road to Wellville    |  |  RIP Bob Diamond < on 8/28/2021 10:19 PM > Quote Bob was more of a train buff than an explorer, but the NYC area people should know the name. He's the guy that made the POE to the Atlantic Ave Tunnel in 1980 after it sat sealed off for almost 120 years. It basically took climbing down a manhole in a busy street and then smashing through a wall to gain access. Obituary: https://www.nytime...-diamond-dead.html His website whuch explains the whole thing is still up for now. http://www.brooklynrail.net/index.html UER threads related to the tunnel. https://www.uer.ca...urrpage=1&pp#post3 https://www.uer.ca...urrpage=1&pp#post0 https://www.uer.ca...urrpage=1&pp#post0 https://www.uer.ca...rrpage=1&pp#post12 https://www.uer.ca...urrpage=1&pp#post0 In order to use your head, you have to go out of your mind. Kurt  location: Taxachusetts    |  |  |  Re: RIP Bob Diamond <Reply # 1 on 8/30/2021 3:35 PM > Quote RIP. The obituary link didn't work -- Obituary can be found here: http://archive.today/8V1Qq [last edit 8/30/2021 3:37 PM by Kurt - edited 1 times] "What is your favorite thing about Belchertown?" "...the history, man" fr00tCake  location: 0.506953, 73.450199    |  |  Re: RIP Bob Diamond <Reply # 2 on 8/30/2021 3:51 PM > Quote RIP Bob... A bit about Bob's Atlantic Avenue Tunnel discovery. Includes another underground legend, Steve Duncan: [last edit 8/30/2021 3:59 PM by fr00tCake - edited 2 times] fr00tCake  location: 0.506953, 73.450199    |  |  Re: RIP Bob Diamond <Reply # 3 on 8/30/2021 4:08 PM > Quote Here is an older video of the discovery: Lots of cool train and tunnel related stuff including everything you ever could know about the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel on Bob's YouTube page: https://www.youtub.../bowtrolley/videos More info and pics of the tunnel here: http://brooklynrai...proj_aatunnel.html [last edit 8/30/2021 4:13 PM by fr00tCake - edited 2 times] Doug     |  |  |  Re: RIP Bob Diamond <Reply # 4 on 8/31/2021 1:59 PM > Quote RiP. The Urbex Zine Guy https://www.cavecl...wtopic.php?t=12259 leafloving4x4gal  location: Durham Region    |  |  Re: RIP Bob Diamond <Reply # 5 on 8/31/2021 5:39 PM > Quote Fascinating story ! RIP Tunnel Man Bob "if you are not selfish enough to make yourself happy, you have nothing of value to offer the world." Infiltration Forums > In Memoriam > RIP Bob Diamond(Viewed 1482 times) Reply Add a poll to this thread This thread is one of your Favourites. Click to make normal.Click to make this thread a Favourite. This thread is in a public category, and can't be made private. Powered by AvBoard AvBoard version 1.5 alpha Page Generated In: 78 ms