Brake the Train used a real R32 Master Controller that was decommissioned from the NYC subway to drive a toy train, and to control archival video about the “Dead Man’s Brake.” It was displayed at the NY Transit Museum as part of The Transit Operas event in 2026.

A collaboration with Devan Wardrop-Saxton and Christopher "Widget" DiMauro, and photos by Lisa Aurigemma and Helen Lin.