ArtWatch AmericaWatch BritainWatch HistoryWatch MiscWatch SocietyWatch WarWatch
DocuWatch

Grand Central - Part One/Two

Next video
Grand Central - Part Two/Two Grand Central - Part Two/Two »

 

Description

From Wikipedia

Grand Central

Part One/Two

Grand Central Terminal (GCT) — sometimes called Grand Central Station or simply Grand Central — is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Built by and named for the New York Central Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger trains, it is the largest train station in the world by number of platforms: 44, with 67 tracks along them. There are on two levels, both below ground, with 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower, though the total number of tracks along platforms and in rail yards exceeds 100. When the Long Island Rail Road's new station, below the existing levels, opens (see East Side Access), Grand Central will offer a total of 75 tracks and 48 platforms. The terminal covers an area of 48 acres (19 ha).

The terminal serves commuters traveling on the Metro-North Railroad to Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York State, and Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut.

Although the terminal has been properly called "Grand Central Terminal" since 1913, many people continue to refer to it as "Grand Central Station". Technically, "Grand Central Station" is the name of the nearby post office, as well as the name of a previous rail station on the site, and is also used to refer to a New York City subway station at the same location.


Gct.ogg
Play video

Video architectural tour of Grand Central Terminal
(High-res version on Internet Archive)

 

Tags

documentary   america   new york   architecture   grand central station   manhattan   grand central terminal   us history   railroads   railways   transport   underground   tunnel   platform  

 

Other videos in channel "New York":

Grand Central - Part One/Two Grand Central - Part One/Two Grand Central - Part Two/Two Grand Central - Part Two/Two New York 01 New York 01
New York 02 New York 02 New York 03 New York 03 New York 04 New York 04
New York 05 New York 05 New York 06 New York 06 New York 07 New York 07
New York 08 - One/Two New York 08 - One/Two New York 08 - Part Two/Two New York 08 - Part Two/Two  
Video channels
Google links
AdSense