At the end of their time on the tracks, some New York City subway cars take a very surprising turn. Stephen Mallon is a photographer and filmmaker who documented their fate.

Reported and produced by Sarah Dalgleish and Nic Neves for the 2024 Silver Sound Sonic Dash. Original scoring and sound design by Nic Neves.

Stephen Mallon’s work, including his photographs of the subway cars, can be found at his website stephenmallon.com.

Image credit: Stephen Mallon, used with permission