Dates for NH Penn Station

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In a message dated 9/22/2009 8:55:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

Hi  Friends, 
Since we're on the Penn Station  topic, I wanted to add a little known fact 
fo local interest. One of  the 16 eagles from the main Penn Station 
entrance pediments is  located near the end zone at the football field of 
Hampden-Sydney College near  Farmville, Va. Log on to _www.shorpy.com/node/299_ 
(http://www.shorpy.com/node/299)  for more  info.  
Take care, 
Norris Deyerle 
Lynchburg, Va. 
 
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Subject: Dates for NH Penn Station
Date:  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:09:53 -0400
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>From Triumph V – Philadelphia to New York 1830 –  2002 

Authors David W. Messer and Charles S.  Roberts. 
26 Dec 1901 PRR President Cassatt presented a plan for  electrifying the 
railroad from Harrison NJ thru the NJ Meadow Lands and then  via a tunnel 
under Bergin Hill and the Hudson River to a grand Terminal in  midtown 
Manhattan. 
In April 1902 Charles Follen McKim was contracted as  Architect.  
Ground breaking for the station was held at  31st Street and Ninth Avenue 9 
July 1904. 
Pennsylvania Station was formally opened on 1 Aug  1910 
The first train was Long Island RR on 8 September  1910. 
At 1202 AM 27 November 1910 the first west bound PRR  Train departed the 
station. 
At 12:50 AM the first east bound train arrived from  Philadelphia. 
Pete Heimbach 


 
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