The Rise and Fall of Penn Station

A look at the history of Penn Station

11.27 FunFact - On this day in 1910, the original Pennsylvania Station in New York opened to the public. It became "....a monumental gateway to the city and a masterpiece of Beaux-Arts architecture. The grand station featured a massive main waiting room modeled after the Roman Baths of Caracalla, and a complex of train sheds with a glass and steel roof. The original above-ground station was demolished in 1963 to make way for Madison Square Garden (shown here), a decision that sparked significant

A New Penn Station

NJ Transit and Amtrak service in and out of NY-Penn Station suspended

NYC's historic Penn Station gets new $1.6 bln hall

U.S. transportation secretary tours Penn Station with Andy Byford