incidentally conedison still operates commercial steam delivery in manhattan to this day. https://www.coned.com/en/commercial-industrial/steam https://www.cone

incidentally conedison still operates commercial steam delivery in manhattan to this day. https://www.coned.com/en/commercial-industrial/steam https://www.coned.com/en/commercial-industrial/steam pneumatic signaling is cute. it makes me imagine the french mob, running around with black strap eyemasks, stripey shirts, bicycle pumps and hand-drills jacking into the system and running the clocks forward for nefarious purposes.