Photos by Juan Ocampo for Metro.

Attentive Source readers know that Harriet the tunnel boring machine has been working her way south under Crenshaw Boulevard, digging the first of twin rail tunnels for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Today was a good day: the machine broke through into the station box for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Station. Pics above. Please feel free to save and share!

Next stop: Harriet will continue digging toward the future Leimert Park Station.

And here’s a map of the project for those trying to visualize the train’s route:

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