| There was a block long open space west of Penn Station, where for a brief moment, trains headed for the Hudson River came out in the open before heading into the tunnel. Dad was looking from one of the PC platforms-LIRR used only 9 tracks, usually 13-21, PC and Amtrak used from track 1 to 16-toward daylight west of 9th Av, the sunlight highlighting the ladder track to the platforms. The red lights are signals, referred to as "hangers," since they hang from the roof. If youve ever ridden the LIRR and heard the engineer call the conductor on the PA and report "restricting on the hanger," this is what he is referring to. |