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New York subway and Grand Central Terminal, 1993

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During a vacation in the USA in 1993, I took some pictures of transportation and other machines, including some signals and even (shown in a much later posting) a signal box. I'll start with three pictures from the New York Transit Museum, a handful from the New York Subway and then photos from Grand Central Station:

New York Transit Museum, 1993

New York Transit Museum, 1993

New York Transit Museum, 1993

On the old New York subway lines, the ceiling is supported with closely spaced steel supports:

New York Subway, 1993

New York Subway, 1993

New York Subway, 1993

Sometimes the columns are designed in a classic style:

New York Subway, 1993

Grand Central Station was opened in 1913, but despite its height it now virtually disappears between the skyscrapers of Manhattan:

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

I took a somewhat blurred shot of the high concourse hall at the time:

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

At that time we also took a guided tour, which also led us through the upper parts of the building:

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

And finally, here are a few photos from the real railroad, a story or so below street and concourse level:

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1993

Two pictures with trains from the Hudson Valley end this posting—unfortunately, I have no other pictures of trains "in the wild" from the East Coast. The first one is, if I identify it correctly, an after-shot of two F-units of the Metro North, the second one of a Turboliner—I'm sure you can find out the locations, I didn't write them down:

Metro North somewhere north of New York, 1993

Amtrak Turboliner somewhere north of New York, 1993

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