Editing Grand Central Terminal (section)

=== Former services ===
{{see also|List of Amtrak routes#Empire Corridor|label1=Amtrak services to Grand Central Terminal}}
[[File:20th CL 50th anniversary at Grand Central Terminal.png|thumb|left|upright=0.9|alt=Passengers boarding the streamline ''20th Century'' train|The ''[[20th Century Limited]]'' at Grand Central Terminal, {{circa|1952}}]]
The terminal and its predecessors were designed for intercity service, which operated from the first station building's completion in 1871 until Amtrak ceased operations in the terminal in 1991. Through transfers, passengers could connect to all major lines in the United States, including the ''[[Canadian (train)|Canadian]]'', the ''[[Empire Builder]]'', the ''[[San Francisco Zephyr]]'', the ''[[Southwest Chief|Southwest Limited]]'', the ''[[Crescent (train)|Crescent]]'', and the ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' under Amtrak. Destinations included [[San Francisco]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Vancouver]], [[New Orleans]], [[Chicago]], and [[Montreal]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Albright|first=John Brannon|title=How to Go Coast to Coast By Train|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/27/travel/how-to-go-coast-to-coast-by-train.html|date=December 27, 1981|access-date=February 2, 2019|archive-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085128/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/27/travel/how-to-go-coast-to-coast-by-train.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Another notable former train was New York Central's ''[[20th Century Limited]]'', a luxury service that operated to Chicago's [[LaSalle Street Station]] between 1902 and 1967 and was among the most famous trains of its time.<ref>{{cite news | last=Browne | first=Malcolm W. | title=The 20th Century Makes Final Run; Economics Force Central to End Luxury Service Curtain Is Stolen 'Everything Changes' Service Was Luxurious | website=The New York Times | issn=0362-4331 | date=December 3, 1967 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/12/03/archives/the-20th-century-makes-final-run-economics-force-central-to-end.html | access-date=February 3, 2019 | archive-date=February 4, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204065717/https://www.nytimes.com/1967/12/03/archives/the-20th-century-makes-final-run-economics-force-central-to-end.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Cameron | first=Jim | title=Getting There: Historic 20th Century Limited train service remains unmatched | website=Connecticut Post | date=December 3, 2018 | url=https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Getting-There-Historic-20th-Century-Limited-13424954.php | access-date=February 3, 2019 | archive-date=February 4, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014715/https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Getting-There-Historic-20th-Century-Limited-13424954.php | url-status=live }}</ref>

From 1971 to 1991, all Amtrak trains using the intrastate [[Empire Corridor]] to [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]] terminated at Grand Central; interstate [[Northeast Corridor]] trains used Penn Station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/05/16-grand-central-amtrak|title=Amtrak may return to Grand Central temporarily this summer|work=Trains Magazine|date=May 16, 2017|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422213820/https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/05/16-grand-central-amtrak|url-status=dead}}</ref> Notable Amtrak services at Grand Central included the ''[[Lake Shore Limited|Lake Shore]]'', ''[[Empire Service]]'', ''[[Adirondack (train)|Adirondack]]'', ''[[Niagara Rainbow]]'', ''[[Maple Leaf (train)|Maple Leaf]]'', and ''[[Empire State Express]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Amtrak-announces-summer-construction-plans-12821170.php|title=Repairs will shift Amtrak's Rensselaer trains to Grand Central Terminal|last1=Rulison|first1=Larry|last2=Anderson|first2=Eric|date=April 10, 2018|website=Times Union|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907075037/https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Amtrak-announces-summer-construction-plans-12821170.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19711114&item=0061|title=Amtrak Timetable|website=timetables.org|publisher=The Museum of Railway Timetables|date=November 14, 1971|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025191338/http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19711114&item=0061|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19750515&item=0036|title=Amtrak Timetable|website=timetables.org|publisher=The Museum of Railway Timetables|year=1975|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025193528/http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19750515&item=0036|url-status=live}}</ref>