Rare Photographs Taken From the Queensboro Plaza Elevated Subway Station on 9/11

On September 11, 2001, commuters at the Queensboro Plaza elevated subway station in Queens, New York, had a direct, distant line of sight looking southwest down toward Lower Manhattan, where the World Trade Center towers were smoking after the terrorist attacks.

These rare photographs captured this specific vantage point, showing N and W train platforms with the burning towers framed in the background across the East River.