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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Mar 20 19:16:35 2012 The famous train terminal will get a new restaurant in Vanderbilt Hall, a renovated 42nd Street entrance and a historic train exhibit, officials announced Tuesday.The festivities will kick off Feb. 1, 2013, 100 years to the day after the landmarked building opened and the first train departed. A new logo featuring the terminal's famous clock atop the information booth was also unveiled Tuesday. The hands are positioned at 7:13—which is 19:13 in military time, to honor the year in which the building opened. * * * The MTA also has big plans for Vanderbilt Hall, by the 42nd Street entrance. The real estate division will put out a request for proposals in the coming weeks for a restaurant operator to open a café there. It would occupy about 20% of the enormous two-sided hall, where special events are staged and the annual, monthlong holiday market takes place. The plan also involves improving Vanderbilt Hall's utilization, now currently occupied by various events and exhibits only two-thirds of the year. “We will repurpose Vanderbilt Hall, adding more arts and culture programs, maybe even poetry readings,” said Rande Fleischer, senior director of business development of Metro North and a key staff leader on the centennial project. The 42nd Street entrance's foyer will also get a major facelift, starting next spring, to make it more elegant. In addition, the New York Transit Museum will curate five exhibitions throughout the year, including a rare public display in May of historic train cars and activities centered on the history of railroading. |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Mar 20 20:10:42 2012, in response to Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by italianstallion on Tue Mar 20 19:16:35 2012. In addition, the New York Transit Museum will curate five exhibitions throughout the year, including a rare public display in May of historic train cars and activities centered on the history of railroading.Hmmmm......now what historic trains cars are in mind ? Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Mar 20 20:14:01 2012, in response to Re: Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Mar 20 20:10:42 2012. My guess would be the 2 Phoebe Snow obs cars. |
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Posted by NJCL2308 on Tue Mar 20 20:19:41 2012, in response to Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by italianstallion on Tue Mar 20 19:16:35 2012. The train display is probably in reference to National Train Day, which is being held at GCT instead of Washington this year. |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Mar 20 20:35:21 2012, in response to Re: Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by NJCL2308 on Tue Mar 20 20:19:41 2012. Amtrak will probably shove their display train in to GCT |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Mar 20 22:08:28 2012, in response to Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by italianstallion on Tue Mar 20 19:16:35 2012. Yes, but are the plans centralized as well? |
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Posted by Alan Follett on Tue Mar 20 22:27:26 2012, in response to Re: Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by Joe V on Tue Mar 20 20:14:01 2012. ...whose historical connection with GCT would be what? Well, still, I'm delighted that they're still around, even if in this case somewhat out of context.Alan Follett Hercules, CA |
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Posted by Fytton on Wed Mar 21 07:47:10 2012, in response to Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by italianstallion on Tue Mar 20 19:16:35 2012. O.K. - What enterprising travel agent will organise transatlantic trips to incorporate the centenary celebrations of GCT and the 150th birthday of the London Underground, which very nearly coincides (January 2013) (8-) ? |
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Posted by Mark S. Feinman on Wed Mar 21 14:05:48 2012, in response to Re: Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Mar 20 20:10:42 2012. LOL, the FDR car will be towed out of its current position and put on public display!--Mark |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Wed Mar 21 14:16:38 2012, in response to Re: Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by Mark S. Feinman on Wed Mar 21 14:05:48 2012. LOL, the FDR car will be towed out of its current position and put on public display!Don't laugh, that could be a possibility. Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by Koi-PublicTransitIsMyLifeline on Wed Mar 21 14:23:22 2012, in response to Re: Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by Fytton on Wed Mar 21 07:47:10 2012. Wish I could come back to London (never did finish riding the entire LU while I was there in July 2009) next year so I could ride the LU again. Would love to get in the record books for riding the entire LU in less than 19h18m (IIRC, the record according to the BBC Tube program that featured two guys attempting to get into the record books for riding the whole LU in the fastest time (they didn't break the record, BTW)).Don't know when I'll be able to get back overseas again, especially since airfares to Europe are quite expensive now (e.g., $1200-$1300 RT on United or Virgin Atlantic from EWR to HLR or a little < $1000 on an unknown carrier using those same two airports -- fares found using kayak.com this morning putting in dates for this July). I paid $199 airfare each way on Virgin Atlantic (EWR to HLR) in 2009. Great deal back then. Koi |
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Posted by Michael Wares on Wed Mar 21 17:35:32 2012, in response to Re: Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Mar 20 20:10:42 2012. At least one of the Twentieth Century Limited observation cars survives. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Wed Mar 21 17:46:17 2012, in response to Re: Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by Fytton on Wed Mar 21 07:47:10 2012. If you are really enterprising, you can try to resurrect the Concorde for such trips. |
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Posted by Joe V on Wed Mar 21 19:10:43 2012, in response to Re: Grand plans for Grand Central's 100th birthday, posted by Michael Wares on Wed Mar 21 17:35:32 2012. Didn't American Orient Express have one of them, heavily modified ? |
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