All Aboard

when i was in the hobby one of the things that was huge for me and as important as the trains themselves, is actually the stations.
One day it will be worth a trip across the country just to see the remains of the great stations.

the one station that is the Grand Daddy King Station in my books is the Penn Station. This station had me captivated for years. a true testament to American opulance and general "shoot for the stars" attitude.

even if i would have modeled this station it would have only been a portion ...a correct scale version in H.O. gauge would prolly fill an average bedroom ....thats how grand spectacular this was.

Sadly Penn Station was torn down in the early 60s to be completely gone by 1965. This structure raised awarness in the US that a need is present to preserve original Architecture and Heritage.

Now all that remains of the original structure is a few original platforms still used by AMTRAK under the current day Madison Square Gardens in New York city.

what had me soooooo Captivated was the magic of this structure and the times ....now we can only imagine ...but WOW what a imaginary thought.

the original floor had a gold toned glisten so imagine walking in there to catch your train to the west and seeing this opulance that surely looked beyond anything earthly. Honestly for me.....this is how i imagine heaven will look for me. :D