On 26.01.18 21:31, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > The year 1958 was one of change for Grand Central Terminal.   
   >   
   > New York Central management, after the death of Robert Young,   
   > concluded that passenger service was losing serious money   
   > and ordered a number of cutbacks.   
   >   
   >   
   > . The premier train, the 20th Century Limited, was now losing   
   > money, gained coaches, added six stops to its run, and lost   
   > its elite extra-fare status.   
   >   
   > . The Putnam branch was abandoned   
      
   A few questions.   
      
   Any chance of ever restoring any passenger service to the Putnam? Or is   
   that really just a pipe dream, due to the fact that large parts of the   
   ROW are now rail trails or simply abandoned?   
      
   Are there any films that show the Putnam Line when it was still   
   operating?   
      
   > . The New York Central aggressively sought to rent any idle space   
   > in the terminal.   
   >   
   > . The ticket office was getting used to the new Burroughs Ticketeer   
   > machines, which printed tickets automatically from a matrix strip.   
   > (That system would continue into the Penn Central and even   
   > Conrail.)   
      
   I think that I saw those once. They were metal strips that the agent   
   would insert into the ticketing machines, for the desired destinations,   
   right?   
      
   > . In February 1958, transcontinental service was terminated.  It had   
   > been championed by Robert Young, but was expensive and not   
   > successful.   
      
   A one-seat ride from GCT to Los Angeles or San Francisco?   
      
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