Grand Central Fact of the Day

And you think the downtown 6 is slow.

Back in, oh, 1858, trains going south of 42nd Street were decoupled and then hooked up to horses–yes, horses–to take them to a terminal at 26th Street.

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Source: Grand Central Terminal: Gateway to New York, by Ed Stanley

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