Quick, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the NYC subway ? People, right? Endless, endless people, squashing you in from all sides, with their briefcases and their strollers and their groceries and, yes, occasionally their bedbugs . There are so many folks crowding the trains and platforms that we’ve actually compiled a guide to thebut have you ever wondered what it would look like without them? The answer, as you’ll see in this slideshow, occupies the space somewhere between “serene” and “post-apocalyptic,” butultimately fascinating.