Hi Jim -- I went through there the Christmas of 1965. It was rather dismal, to say the least, but still spectacular. I was very glad to see that it got renovated. I missed it in 1970 when we (a couple of us going through Engineer Officer Basic Course at Ft. Belvoir) took the then new Metroliners from DC to NYC and back (they used the no longer existing Penn Station tracks). I convinced them we should take the train, which turned out to be an excellent decision, as really bad weather grounded most flights leaving New York when we had to return to DC. I hope to get back there again.
Thanks! Bill ------------------------------- Some great photos for those among us with an interest in history; courtesy the egroup of the NYC System Historical Society... Enjoy Jim Kindraka Plymouth, WI -------------------------------- Grand Central Terminal Turns 100 "A century ago, rail travel was at its peak in the U.S., and New York City built the massive Grand Central Terminal to accommodate the growth. Built over 10 years, gradually replacing its predecessor named Grand Central Station, the Grand Central Terminal building officially opened on February 2, 1913. The terminal and the surrounding neighborhood thrived -- by 1947, 65 million people a year were traveling through the building. However, in the latter half of the 20th century, rail travel declined sharply, and Grand Central Terminal fell into disrepair, threatened several times with demolition. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority was able to undertake a huge restoration in the 1990s, and Grand Central remains a New York City icon today, 100 years after it first opened." -In Focus with Alan Taylor http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/02/grand-central-terminal-turns-100/100\451/>
