track 61 is the secret train tunnel from grand central to the waldorf-astoria.
track 61 is the secret train tunnel from grand central to the waldorf-astoria.
secret train tunnel from grand central to the waldorf-astoria?
track 61
north of the east yard is the lex yard, a secondary storage yard under the waldorf astoria hotel that formerly served the power plant for grand central terminal. its twelve tracks are numbered 51 through 65 from east to west (track numbers 57, 58, and 62 do not currently exist). platforms sit between tracks 53 and 54 and between tracks 61 and 63. track 61 is known for being a private track for united states president franklin d. roosevelt; part of the original design of the waldorf astoria, it was mentioned in "the new york times" in 1929 and first used in 1938 by john j. pershing, a top u.s. general during world war i. roosevelt would travel into the city using his personal train, pull into track 61, and take a specially designed elevator to the surface. it has been used occasionally since roosevelt's death. the upper level also contains 22 more storage sidings.
grand central terminal
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waldorf astoria new york is a historic manhattan hotel built in 1931.









































waldorf–astoria may also refer to: 









































bullet::::- waldorf–astoria (new york, 1893), the predecessor of the current waldorf astoria new york









































bullet::::- waldorf astoria hotels & resorts, a hospitality hotel management firm









































bullet::::- waldorf astoria berlin, a hotel in berlin, germany zoofenster









































bullet::::- waldorf astoria chicago, a hotel in chicago, illinois, usa









































bullet::::- waldorf astoria edinburgh - the caledonian, a hotel in edinburgh, scotland









































bullet::::- waldorf-astoria hotel and residence tower, a proposed but cancelled chicago skyscraper









































bullet::::- waldorf-astoria-zigarettenfabrik, a former german tobacco company









































section::::see also.
waldorf–astoria (disambiguation)