A system known as STATION MASTERS, allows you to zoom in and see hidden details that you wouldn't be able to discern in a conventional gallery setting.
Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store, Grand Central Terminal, near the Station Masters' Office, (212) 878-0106, grandcentralterminal.com/centennial; free.
It can be viewed weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Grand Central Terminal, near the Station Masters' Office, (212) 878-0106, grandcentralterminal.com/centennial; free.
(Local trains can be confusing and inefficient, so it's important to use an agent or call JR for itinerary advice. Most signs at JR stations are bilingual; station masters aren't, but they're eager to help).
There is also the work of scholars like Dr. Wilbur H. Siebert of Ohio State University, who compiled a list in 1898 of "station masters" who guided slaves north.
It can be viewed weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; through July 7. New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store, Grand Central Terminal, near the Station Masters' Office, (212) 878-0106, grandcentralterminal.com/centennial; free.
