By the Numbers: Penn Station

What you need to know about the iconic station before it’s a distant memory

A rendering of Farley Post Office, which will be redeveloped into a train hall for Amtrak.
A rendering of Farley Post Office, which will be redeveloped into a train hall for Amtrak.

From the February issue: When the first train set off for New Jersey at the newly opened Penn Station back in 1910, a throng of 2,000 people rushed to buy tickets and ogled at the ornate architecture.

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Porters in red caps were on hand to direct travelers, the New York Times reported at the time. Fast-forward more than 100 years and the station, which was controversially demolished in the 1960s and rebuilt, is a commuter’s worst nightmare. [more]