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title: New iconic train hall in New York
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# New iconic train hall in New York

![New iconic train hall in New York](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/moynihan-facade.jpg)

SYSTRA’s U.S. teams have provided various engineering services for this station
renovation and expansion project since the beginning in 2007, notably work
related to the relocation of trainshed level utilities, including lighting,
platform level communications, signals, traction power and overhead catenary at
track level. We also performed feasibility and impact studies for work planned
to be performed inside the trainshed.

Moynihan Train Hall, named after former U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
who proposed the project in the 1990s, is the result of the transformation of
the century-old James A. Farley Building into a modern gateway that enlarges
Penn Station, the main intercity railroad station in New York City, vastly
improving the traveler experience.

![](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/mike-898x1024.jpg)

> The Moynihan Train Hall is a new transportation hub and will serve as a new
> entry and departure point to the growing NYC. This project is an extraordinary
> example of collaboration and teamwork. SYSTRA is honored to have been involved
> with this project since its inception.
> Michael Natenzon, Senior Vice President – Electrical/TP Sector Lead

### Improved access for those with disabilities among the numerous benefits

A major transportation hub that increases the existing Penn Station rail
complex’s space by 50%, the new Moynihan Train Hall provides a world-class
intercity and commuter passenger boarding concourse for Amtrak and MTA-Long
Island Rail Road passengers, including expanded ADA\* compliance and a sky lit
atrium.

![](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/headshot-from-hdr-1-scaled-e1611761325941-1024x827.jpg)

> It is our mission to deliver top quality transportation projects to improve
> mobility for all. Using universal accessibility concepts in the design of the
> Moynihan Train Hall is representative of this practice.
> Kimberly Slaughter, Chief Executive Officer of SYSTRA USA