One of New York City’s most famous architectural landmarks is Grand Central Terminal. Built during the golden age of train station construction, the terminal officially opened in February 1913. It is the visible, above-ground part of a mostly underground complex of tracks, platforms and railroad facilities that stretches on 48 acres from 42nd Street to 57th Street and, at its widest part, from Lexington Avenue to Madison Avenue.
Today, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad (MNCR, operator of the terminal and its associated train lines) is in the midst of a program to preserve and restore the terminal for another 75 years of use.
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