we could have saved ourselves some grief had we known that they are two separate buildings. this wasnt clear to us on our recent visit. when taking the Amtrax trains go directly to the Monahan train station. Penn station will get you there but it can be a long confusing walk with luggage have the taxis drop you off at the train hall which is the building on the other side of Madison Square Garden and across the street - lesson learned!
Such a shame the original was demolished. If it had stayed or been mostly preserved, I would've liked traveling more. Heck, the city could've gotten extra tourist dollars
This is all before I was even thought of...but if you look at photos of Pennsylvania Station in its later years after it hadn't been taken care of as it should, I can see where some may have deemed it "an eyesore" and didn't care if it was demolished. Sadly this was the building sacrificed for the preservation movement. Thanks for your comment!
@@vanessawyndham8791 And back then, people thought rail service was unprofitable due to increasing competition from other modes of transport. Boy how wrong they were
Can't imagine being a new arrival to NYC via the train. What a jumbled mess the station has become and I'm a native of New York City who's used this facility for years.
It's not too bad once you get used to it. What many do not realize is the station area (platforms) are still the same, just the headhouse was moved across the street. It's better than it was, but nothing like the original.
The post office is so gorgeous
They don't build them like that anymore!
we could have saved ourselves some grief had we known that they are two separate buildings. this wasnt clear to us on our recent visit. when taking the Amtrax trains go directly to the Monahan train station. Penn station will get you there but it can be a long confusing walk with luggage have the taxis drop you off at the train hall which is the building on the other side of Madison Square Garden and across the street - lesson learned!
Such a shame the original was demolished. If it had stayed or been mostly preserved, I would've liked traveling more. Heck, the city could've gotten extra tourist dollars
This is all before I was even thought of...but if you look at photos of Pennsylvania Station in its later years after it hadn't been taken care of as it should, I can see where some may have deemed it "an eyesore" and didn't care if it was demolished. Sadly this was the building sacrificed for the preservation movement. Thanks for your comment!
@@RailfanJourneys Well at least Grand Central was spared. One bird is better than none
@@RailfanJourneysThat's because the owners, citing increasing costs, allowed it to fall into disrepair.
@@vanessawyndham8791 And back then, people thought rail service was unprofitable due to increasing competition from other modes of transport. Boy how wrong they were
Can't imagine being a new arrival to NYC via the train. What a jumbled mess the station has become and I'm a native of New York City who's used this facility for years.
It's not too bad once you get used to it. What many do not realize is the station area (platforms) are still the same, just the headhouse was moved across the street. It's better than it was, but nothing like the original.
I took the train into grand central and it was just fine
Eh it's shabby, not gonna lie. But it has seen some improvements.
LIRR trains go to grand central Madison
LIRR trains go to both.
@@RailfanJourneys as of now LIRR trains go to grand central Madison
@@amachlis1991 Not all. 60% of riders still use Penn Station
@@armorpro573 more people use grand central Madison
Why are there no seats in the new hall? Looks like hostile architecture.
There are seating areas for ticketed passengers. Seating inside would attract the growing homeless population in the city to take up residence.
@@RailfanJourneysI suspected something like that was happening.