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Clock detail. There is a 13-foot-wide (4.0 m) clock on top of the south facade. It was installed in 1914 by the Self Winding Clock Company.The clock face has decorative stained glass framed in bronze, with cast-iron clock hands, the latter weighing 340 lbs. [9] [10] The center of the clock features a circular panel with a sunburst design. [11]
Grand Central Terminal served intercity trains until 1991, when Amtrak consolidated its New York operations at nearby Penn Station. [N 2] Grand Central covers 48 acres (19 ha) and has 44 platforms, more than any other railroad station in the world. Its platforms, all below ground, serve 30 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower.
The booth is topped by a four-faced brass clock, one of Grand Central's most recognizable icons. [23] The clock was designed by Henry Edward Bedford and cast in Waterbury, Connecticut . [ 5 ] Its mechanism was designed by the Self Winding Clock Company and built by the Seth Thomas Clock Company , along with several other clocks in the terminal.
A clock network or clock system is a set of synchronized clocks designed to always show exactly the same time by communicating with each other. Clock networks usually consist of a central master clock kept in sync with an official time source, and one or more slave clocks which receive and display the time from the master.
Clock in Grand Central Terminal on the information kiosk. The clock has four 24-inch (61 cm) dials and was made by the Self Winding Clock Company. It was installed in 1913. The Self Winding Clock Company (SWCC) was a major manufacturer of electromechanical clocks from 1886 until about 1970. [1]
"Grand Central Terminal Interior" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission. September 23, 1980. Roberts, Sam (January 22, 2013). Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4555-2595-9. Robins, A.W.; New York Transit Museum (2013). Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years of a New York Landmark. ABRAMS.
Grand Central Depot. By 1869, Vanderbilt had commissioned John B. Snook to design his new station, dubbed Grand Central Depot, on the site of the 42nd Street depot. [23] [24] [25] The site was far outside the limits of the developed city at the time, and even Vanderbilt's backers warned against building the terminal in such an undeveloped area. [26]
The Grand Central Partnership is a not-for-profit corporation funded principally through special assessments collected from commercial property owners located within its defined geographic area. Additional financial support is provided through corporate sponsorship of specific programs and special events and through in-kind services.