ThayerATM
OBS Chief
You folks are going to have to "school" me on this. As I understand it, the Lake Shore Limited comes into the existing Penn Station at (train) track level. I'm assuming that the LSL will come into the new Moynihan Station at that same level.Well the LIRR and New Jersey Transit aren't going anywhere, they'll remain right where they are now. Especially the LIRR, which has its own level. We may see NJT expand into the current Amtrak area, and I'm not sure if Amtrak will totally abandon the current ticket area either, although they may reduce the number of windows. I'd expect to see perhaps some more food places show up on the upper level too, taking over some of the current waiting area most likely.If the new station is used... will parts of the current Penn Station still be used? Or will they be abandoned? (Or does anyone know yet?).
As I understand it, the next level up is the LIRR level in the existing Penn Station. Then, the next level up is the Amtrak & NJT level, which Amtrak shares with New Jersey Transit, and then up to street level.
Under the NEW plan with Amtrak using the Farley building as it's new Moynihan Station, what's going to become of the two levels between (train) track level and street level? That is (of course) assuming that Amtrak will be using the Farley building as a "grand old station" at street level. :unsure:
No government entity is going to spend the kind of money (even adjusted for inflation) that was spent building Grand Central Station, Penn Station, or Union Station in CHI in the early 20th century. I think the best we can hope for is a larger version of what we already have today.
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