Famous New York train station turns 100
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="band">band</span>, <span word="Tegan">Tegan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sara">Sara</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Terminal">Terminal</span> <span word="Turns">Turns</span> 100</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Terminal">Terminal</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="station">station</span>.</p><p><span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="most">most</span>-<span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>, 1913.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 750,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 67 <span word="train">train</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="underground">underground</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="arched">arched</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jeweled">jeweled</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="sided">sided</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>. <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Brucker">Brucker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Transit">Transit</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="temple">temple</span>, <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="testifies">testifies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnificence">magnificence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>.”</p>
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