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February 2, 1913: Grand Central Terminal opened in New York City for the first time, replacing an older station from the 1870s. It was decided the new terminal would be built because there was a steam train crash in 1902 that killed 15 people. After this, William Wilgus and… pic.twitter.com/6FoVrnQl6K

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