A
short
set of steel steps leads to a very heavy revolving metal door. The
door has an interlocking mechanism which only allows passage to one
person at a time. Inside the Control Center a monitor displays
anyone waiting at the door. Access is granted remotely from the
facilities console in the Control Center. Once the concrete slab/mouth closes, occupants are
trapped between it and the door until cleared to proceed. If
someone does not clear or any problem whatsoever occurs at this point,
they are held in this entrapment until security arrives.
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This
photo shows the rather sloppy marriage of the new stairwell to the
cylindrical portal where the spiral stairs once were. The concrete
has separated by several inches at the join between the 2
structures. A ladder is visible leading to the original portal
opening.
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Immediately
on entering the site you notice a strong, permeating odor. It is
everywhere and is found in all of the sites. When you leave your
clothing reeks of it. You've encountered "Titan Halitosis".
It's
difficult to describe the smell to someone who hasn't experienced it
firsthand. It has been described as a combination of diesel fuel,
mold, various chemical cocktails, rust and stale musty air. Now
that you've entered the Titan, it envelops you.
As
the Titan's unique stench takes you, the temperature also begins to
drop. Just like any cave, as you descend, the ambient temperature
falls. Inside the Titan the temperature remains around 56 degrees Fahrenheit
year-round. The humidity climbs steadily as well, and depending on
the season the interior may be entirely coated with dew in some areas..
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The
round gray area once held the revolving door, long since removed by
salvage contractors to make their task easier. Note the caution
strip. The steelwork for the freight elevator shaft can be seen
through the opening.
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Once
beyond the revolving door, a 6-story descent awaits down a metal
stairway which spirals around a central shaft containing a 4-ton freight
elevator. The freight elevator is for heavy equipment and goes all
the way to the surface and is not man-rated. You'll have to walk
it.
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Descending
the stairs... The freight elevator runs behind the wire mesh on
the right.
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Further
into the abyss - Almost there...
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At
the bottom of the portal stands 8'x8' blast doors of thick steel that
resemble a bank vault. The blast doors are always closed when the
elevator doors are open to prevent transmission of any shock through the
complex in a strike. This same sort of safeguard is used
throughout the complex. All the concrete and steel used to shield
the airmen and the weapons underground would be for of little use if
someone left the door open.
On the other side
of the blast doors is the nexus-- tunnel
junction #10. The hub of the entire complex.
T.J.
#10 or Go
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