Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers Street subway entrance, New York City (© Mick C./500px)

【October 27 2015】Though New York City had already established public transit via buses, trolleys, and elevated trains, the subway would revolutionize the way residents of the Big Apple travel around the city. On this day in 1904, the first underground train began operations, with a line running from City Hall on the south side of Manhattan, to 145th Street up north. Today, the New York City subway is as emblematic of the city as the Empire State Building.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..