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Gallery: Grand Central Through the Years
A deadly accident at the old Grand Central Depot in 1902 led the busy terminal to be redesigned. Over a decade, William Wilgus and his construction crews sunk the tracks underground and switched from steam to electric service -- keeping the trains running the whole time.
From steam engine depot to the grand Beaux Arts monument that opened in 1913 and stands today, explore this gallery of photographs of Grand Central. It features several images from the mid-twentieth century taken by Boris Y. Klapwald.
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Railroad tycoon Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt's old Grand Central Depot, seen from Vanderbilt Place and 42nd Street in 1871, the year it opened. Getty Images
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