The post office was just half a block long until the western annex was built.
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travelingengineer Happened to hear a recent NPR feature about the now near-dormant, two-block long, Farley PO in Manhattan, across the street from the now-gone Pennsy terminal. It was stated that within a couple of years, this building will become an Amtrak terminal. Apparently, there already are rails into this building. Surely you all know about this. Can you please bring me up to date on what is going on, and why?
Happened to hear a recent NPR feature about the now near-dormant, two-block long, Farley PO in Manhattan, across the street from the now-gone Pennsy terminal. It was stated that within a couple of years, this building will become an Amtrak terminal. Apparently, there already are rails into this building.
Surely you all know about this. Can you please bring me up to date on what is going on, and why?
Last I heard in 2010 they are going forwards with the project. Here is an old website from 2009 with an artists rendering of what the Passenger waiting area will look like.
http://www.moynihanstation.org/newsite/2009/09/amtrak_agrees_to_move_operatio.html
The tracks and platforms are there already as part of the original Penn Station construction. All that is needed is stairways, escalators, and massive interior building remodeling.
Simply put the tracks come out of the North River Tunnels, through the yards, under the building, and into Penn Station (such as it is). The idea is to convert the building space into a railroad terminal. Simply put it is rife with politics.
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