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Track and Tunnel Maps
Expanding beyond the small-scale architectural and neighborhood levels, Penn Station's story can be viewed through the rail system that connects it to the rest of the country.
Pennsylvania Rail Road Tunnel Plan, 1906
Source: Jonnes, Jill. Conquering Gotham, A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels. New York: Viking, 2007. Print.
Track Map of the Long Island Railroad, 1956 (Section)
A section of a 1956 LIRR track map showing the track configuration in Penn Station.
Source: The Long Island Railroad. "Track Map of the Long Island Railroad." Scale not given. New York: The Long Island Railroad, 1956. Print.
Collection: New York Public Library Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Overlaying the track map with the current floor plans shows the track configuration in Penn Station has not changed since at least 1956.
