From: douglas@panix.com   
      
   Peter T. Daniels  wrote:   
   : Is it a single humungous escalator like at the Roosevelt Island   
   : station? (Anyone remember the World's Longest Escalator at   
   : the US pavilion at Expo '67?)   
      
   I got to use GCM over the weekend.   
      
   There are banks of either four or five escalators connecting the "Madison   
   Concourse" to the Train Platform Mezzanines.  There is one bank under   
   each cross-street.  The banks are under four of the cross streets.  This   
   "Madison Concouse" runs under Madison, and connects to the Main Terminal   
   via the Dining Concourse or (eventually) the Biltmore Room.   
      
   : That long, long walk must be from Park to Madison, and then   
   : up to 46th? Access only to the Terminal, and not to the street?   
      
   It took me 7 minutes to walk from my train to the street.  I was in the   
   front of my train, and used the southern most cross-street bank of   
   escalators.  I did not shorten my trip by walking the escalaltor(s).   
   I just stood.  But I do have a long stride.  I exited via the TD Bank on   
   42nd and Madison.  If I wanted the main waiting room or the IRT, I assume   
   it would have taken me another 5 minutes.   
      
   Pretty to look at, for sure.  Hope it gets usage.  As far as retail down   
   there goes, I assume anyone who takes a stab at it is going to be   
   challenged.  It was very quiet and errie down there.   
      
   Cheers!   
   -Doug   
      
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