A huge new commuter rail terminal built in caverns beneath New York City’s landmark Grand Central Terminal received its first regular passenger trains Wednesday.
For decades, work on a massive rail project has been grinding 15 stories below the shuffling footsteps of millions of New Yorkers and beneath the East Hudson River and Manhattan skyscrapers.
The new 700,000-square-foot terminal, dubbed Grand Central Madison, was conceived and constructed at a time when New York City's transportation system was bursting with passengers. The first Long Island Railroad train to arrive in Grand Central Station slows down as it enters the new annex in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. After years of delays and massive cost overruns, one of the world's most expensive railway projects oThe station was to have opened by the end of 2022 but was delayed slightly by issues with heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
The new tunnels built for the project will also allow Amtrak to temporarily divert its trains to the new tunnels so it can begin refurbishing aging eastside tunnels and tracks. Riders take photos and videos as they exit the first Long Island Railroad train to arrive in Grand Central Station in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. After years of delays and massive cost overruns, one of the world's most expensive railway projeThe money, he argues, could have been used for other transportation projects, including improving capacity for existing railway lines.
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