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[Earth_First]

The last train to leave Grand Central Terminal on October 28, 2012, left from Track 18 at 7:10 p.m. It was a Stamford local.



Grand Central Terminal closed on October 28, 2012, in advance of Hurricane Sandy.




Assistant Station Master Cory Harris locked the main entrance to Grand Central Terminal, at 42nd Street and Park Avenue, after the last train departed at 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, October 28. Grand Central closed in advance of Hurricane Sandy.



Penn Station was closed on October 28, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approached New York



Employees have sandbagged bus depots at various locations. This doorway is at Far Rockaway Depot.



Metro-North Railroad employees removed motors from track switches on the New Haven Line in order to protect the components from damage during Hurricane Sandy.



LIRR workers removed the crossing gate at Mineola Station. Crossing gates are removed because they can become loose or damaged during high winds. Removal takes place after service has been suspended.

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[NMDemDist2]

1. wow n/t

[sharp_stick]

2. That picture of Penn Station is

kind of creepy. I've been there many times and the mass of humanity is pretty much part of the scene. To see it empty is almost surreal.

[gateley]

3. That and Grand Central -- eerie.