May 21; 1905. Location: Interborough Subway; 14 St. to 42nd St.; New York; N.Y.: The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially constructed work car on a parallel track. At the time of filming; the subway was only seven months old; having opened on October 27; 1904. The ride begins at 14th Street (Union Square) following the route of today's east side IRT; and ends at the old Grand Central Station; built by Cornelius Vanderbuilt in 1869. The Grand Central Station in use today was not completed until 1913.