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CONTENTS

WELCOME

DEDICATION

FOREWORD BY PETE HAMILL

PROLOGUE: THE ACCIDENTAL TERMINAL

RAILS VS. RIVERS

THE COMMODORE

THE DEPOT

THE STATION

THE ENGINEER

TERMINAL CITY

ALL ABOARD

GATEWAY TO A CONTINENT

SAVING GRAND CENTRAL

THE RESTORATION

THE CHARACTERS

COMMUTATION

SECRETS OF GRAND CENTRAL

HOW IT WORKS

SINCE 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

EPILOGUE: THE SECOND CENTURY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ALSO BY SAM ROBERTS

ART CREDITS

A NOTE ON SOURCES

NEWSLETTERS

BIBLIOGRAPHY