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Provides a history of Grand Central Terminal from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, including its construction and architecture, the role played by Cornelius Vanderbilt, and facts about railroads in general.
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A comprehensive overview of New York City's Grand Central Terminal gives young readers the continuing tale behind the building--the story of a rapidly growing city, details about powerful men and women and brilliant architects and engineers, and the golden age of long-distance train travel and its subsequent decline--that gives meaning to the structure itself.
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