Day 7 of work on my Grand Central Terminal.
Skip
TCA 84-20613
Nice work!!!
underworld
Very nice. Post a pic when you have placed on your layout.
Regards,
John O
Skip,
Very good for an O gauge model!
The real Grand Central Station was very large, covered almost a whole block(maybe more) in New York City. There was also an underground level to the NYC Station, probally the largest railroad station in the USA.
There used to be a Pennsylvania Railroad station in New York City but was demolished in the 1960's. I have a paperback book on the construction of the Pennsylvania Station, date on the book is 1908.
Lee F.
Lee,
Thank you for your comments. There was no way I could hope to fit an actual O Scale model of GCT on my layout, but I think this will be a nice compromise.
You are correct. The fancy Beaux-Artes building was just the tip of the iceberg. The multi-level labrinth of tracks handled NYC premier trains, commuter trains, and subways. In addition, 1 Elevated Line, the 3rd Avenue El at one time had a spur that literally stopped immediately oustide the front door on 42nd Street.
The loss of Pennsylvania Station was a trajedy of shortsightedness, something my fellow New Yorkers seem to be guilty of repeatedly. However, the Landmarks Preservation legislation back in the late 1970's insured that they wouldn't make the same mistake again with Grand Central Terminal. In this case, they learned from their extremely costly mistake.
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