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[VIDEO] Why NYC’s Grand Central is So Hard to Build Around

2026-02-07T12:00:00-05:00

Despite boasting some of the most valuable real estate in New York, Grand Central is a hard area to build on. Join architect Nick Potts for an in-depth walking tour of Grand Central Terminal and its surrounding offices and discover what issues arise when building atop 40 acres of hidden railroad tracks.

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[VIDEO] Let’s Master Grand Central Madison

2025-08-30T12:00:00-04:00

Today, we are going to cover the layout of Grand Central Madison in comparison to Grand Central Terminal and Grand Central Station. We’ll also talk about why Grand Central Madison is important to public transportation in New York City.

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[VIDEO] NYC's Biggest Train Stations: Modern Logistical Wonders

2025-07-18T12:00:00-04:00

This episode follows life at Penn Station NYC. 700,000 passengers a day pass through the station making it the busiest in the Western Hemisphere. But there are plans to make it even bigger as the station is currently undergoing a multi-billion dollar revitalisation and railroad infrastructure reconstruction.

With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the World's Busiest Stations, this series buys a unique first-class ticket to the secret life of the station. It follows station staff, train drivers, track maintenance crews and transport police as they battle through human drama, travel disruption and engineering challenges to keep trains on time and passengers on track.

Open 24 hours a day these amazing institutions are places of noise, colour and stunning architecture, but they are also symbols of their country - a window into the culture and history of their city and to the stories of those who live there and pass through.

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[WATCH] How it Became Manhattan: Grand Central's Fight for Survival

2025-03-18T12:00:00-04:00

Grand Central was built at the height of train travel and played a huge role in moving the central hub of the city northward to the middle of the
island of Manhattan. In this lesson I'm going to tell you all about Grand Central and the fight that was won to keep it.

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[VIDEO] Why NYC’s Grand Central is So Hard to Build Around

2025-02-01T12:00:00-05:00

Despite boasting some of the most valuable real estate in New York, Grand Central is a hard area to build on. Join architect Nick Potts for an in-depth walking tour of Grand Central Terminal and its surrounding offices and discover what issues arise when building atop 40 acres of hidden railroad tracks.

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[WATCH] Why NYC’s Grand Central is So Hard to Build Around

2024-07-22T12:00:00-04:00

Despite boasting some of the most valuable real estate in New York, Grand Central is a hard area to build on. Join architect Nick Potts for an in-depth walking tour of Grand Central Terminal and its surrounding offices and discover what issues arise when building atop 40 acres of hidden railroad tracks.

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Peek Inside 1939's Grand Central Terminal Through This Vintage Poster

2024-01-17T12:00:00-05:00

The current Grand Central Terminal opened in 1913 as one of New York City's grandest public areas built in the Gilded Age. This vintage poster from 1939 shows an interesting cross-section the Terminal's famous Main Concourse.

From the New York Central Railroad comes this cool cutaway poster into Grand Central Terminal circa 1939, when train travel reigned supreme. The zodiac ceiling in the main concourse looks beautifully blue. There’s the main waiting room, now called Vanderbilt Hall, as well as a restaurant concourse, plus various lower levels connecting passengers to commuter trains and subways.

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[WATCH] NYC's Biggest Train Stations: Modern Logistical Wonders

2023-12-22T12:00:00-05:00

This episode follows life at Penn Station NYC. 700,000 passengers a day pass through the station making it the busiest in the Western Hemisphere. But there are plans to make it even bigger as the station is currently undergoing a multi-billion dollar revitalisation and railroad infrastructure reconstruction.

With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the World's Busiest Stations, this series buys a unique first-class ticket to the secret life of the station. It follows station staff, train drivers, track maintenance crews and transport police as they battle through human drama, travel disruption and engineering challenges to keep trains on time and passengers on track.

Open 24 hours a day these amazing institutions are places of noise, colour and stunning architecture, but they are also symbols of their country - a window into the culture and history of their city and to the stories of those who live there and pass through.

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[WATCH] Getting Ready for Grand Central Madison

2022-12-31T12:00:00-05:00

Take a behind the scenes look at how the new LIRR Terminal at Grand Central Madison was created. The opening of Grand Central Madison will give millions of people unprecedented access to the East Side of Manhattan. Visit https://new.mta.info/grandcentralmadison for more information.

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[WATCH] Get a First Look at the New Grand Central Terminal in NYC

2022-12-23T12:00:00-05:00

TODAY gets an exclusive tour of the new Grand Central Terminal that’s been built 150 feet underground in New York City. With an $11 billion price tag, it’s the biggest expansion since 1910. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.

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