New York Central Stations and Terminals

The great stations and terminals built by the New York Central Railroad during the first half of the century became indexes of corporate and civic pride, with the Great Steel Fleet sparing no expenses to infuse art, style, and function into celebrated designs like Manhattan's Grand Central Station. An engaging text incorporates a gallery of interior and exterior photography to examine the terminals which the New York Central built in major cities like New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, as well as along intermediate stops such as Albany. The author also examines the effect of the New York Central's stunning announcement in 1956 that it would sell off 406 stations across its 10,000-mile system.