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It's kind of sad that Grand Central is such a beautiful building, while Penn Station has been relegated to a literal basement, with a sometimes-dangerous track
by ascagnel_ 10y ago
It's kind of sad that Grand Central is such a beautiful building, while Penn Station has been relegated to a literal basement, with a sometimes-dangerous track layout that dates to the early 1900s.
- scott_s 10y agoFor more on that, see a submission from September of 2016: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12612602 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12612602, and in particular, the thread under this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12613236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12613236
- greglindahl 10y agoPenn Station (both Amtrak and LIRR) is moving across the street to the Post Office building. It looks like it's going to be pretty beautiful when they're done: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/nyregion/penn-station-new-york-andrew-cuomo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/nyregion/penn-station-new...
- ascagnel_ 10y agoSadly, while the building may be nice, the original track layout will remain (although I'm not sure it's feasible at this point to rework it). Some tracks, especially 5-8, seem to have fewer exits and it can take five or more minutes to get off of the platform during busy times.