The Rise & Fall of Penn Station

Synopsis

In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East Rivers, connecting the railroad to New York and New England, knitting together the entire eastern half of the United States. The tunnels terminated in what was one of the greatest architectural achievements of its time, Pennsylvania Station. Penn Station covered nearly eight acres, extended two city blocks, and housed one of the largest public spaces in the world. But just 53 years after the station’s opening, the monumental building that was supposed to last forever, to herald and represent the American Empire, was slated to be destroyed.

Main Cast

Michael Murphy

Narrator

Age : 85 | Popularity : 12%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Dialogue Editor	Wyatt Sprague
	Music	John Kusiak P. Andrew Willis
	Original Music Composer	Joel Goodman
	Supervising Sound Editor	Coll Anderson
	Sound Effects Editor	Matt Snedecor
	Sound Recordist	David Williams J.T. Takagi John Chiarolanzio
	Orchestrator	P. Andrew Willis Rob Jaret
	Sound Mixer	John Jenkins
	Musician	Jill Dreeben Si-Jing Huang Sato Knudsen Ronan Lefkowitz Jon Menkis Richard Sebring Lisa Suslowicz
Editing	Archival Footage Research	David Schroeder Michael Dolan Boyd Paul Strain Jr. Marjorie McNinch
	Editorial Services	Danny Rivera
	Assistant Editor	Afton Ojuri
Production	Executive Producer	Mark Samels Sharon Grimberg
	Producer	Susan Bellows Michael Rossi Randall MacLowry Lauren Prestileo Molly Jacobs
	Coordinating Producer	Tracy Heather Strain Susan Mottau
	Publicist	Cara White Lauren Prestileo
	Production Manager	Nancy Sherman David Schroder
	Production Accountant	Nancy Sherman Leann Lewis
Directing	Director	Randall MacLowry
Writing	Writer	Randall MacLowry Jill Jonnes
Crew	Cinematography	Stephen McCarthy
	Translator	Leslie Strain
	Production Intern	Peter Cramer Rebecca Bellan Yadi Peng Carlos Uribe
	Editorial Staff	Don Wyllie
	Legal Services	Jay Fialkov Scott Kardel Janice Flood
	Post Production Assistant	Michael H. Amundson Spencer Gentry John Jenkins-Stark
	Post Production Supervisor	Vanessa Ezersky
	Production Office Assistant	Lauren Noyes Jonathan McConnell
Camera	Director of Photography	Jason Longo
Art	Art Department Assistant	Aaron Nee
	Art Department Manager	Colin Mahoney
Visual Effects	Animation	Alisa Placas Frutman Jonathan Nee Anna Davis Saraceno
Department	Role	Name

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