Gilded Age and Prosperity

Behold the epic size of a gilded age privately funded project 1910 Penn station and RR tunnels completed Cost $111 million dollars General Waiting room the largest in the world 21 tracks for trains 1,988 steel railroad cars Penn station covered 71/2 acres 4th largest building in world 11,000 miles covered for every 1 minute of down time. 3 years round the clock work on tunnels 16 miles of tunnels 650 steel columns to construct Penn station