Grand Central Station

“	Absurd: where do you get the mine cart at spawn?<BR>Terry: You get it at Grand Central	”
 	—Terry points Absurd towards Grand Central Station 	—Terry points Absurd towards Grand Central Station
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Grand Central Station was a railroad terminal in Hammerlea serving as a hub for the Hammerlands Railway during Dragonhollow's Seventh Era.
It was built by Jinx, an Architect of Eris, in her role as a member of the Hegemon Retro's build team for Hammerlea. As the largest structure by total area in the city, Grand Central was easily visible across the plaza.
Grand Central's front facade featured three tall arched windows flanked by sandstone columns, with the middle pane clefted to allow entrance. Above the windows rested a heavy horizontal cornice running the entire perimeter of the building, further supporting the terraced purpur roof. The facade was crowned with a meticulously crafted ornate sandstone sculpture above the main gateway.
The entrance gave way to a monumental internal space, with the majority of light provided by the large front-facing windows and a smaller set inlaid at the junctions for lesser railroad connections that could be purchased by wealthy residents at a cost of x2000 tokens. Free minecarts were available from a service counter, which also sold a copy of the Grand Central Guide.
At the rear of Grand Central Station was the main concourse, where the four directional tracks of the Hammerlands Railway snaking through downtown Hammerlea met and converged. Residents wishing to travel by rail merely had to disembark from the train platform by placing their minecart, climbing inside, and pushing a button that applied redstone current to the booster track beneath them.
As part of the city's navigation system, Grand Central was lit by a yellow beacon that could be seen from anywhere in Hammerlea.
Bagger was the first resident to purchase a private rail connection and would further purchase two more before Retro instituted a maximum limit of three connections per person, though Tox later negotiated an end to the limit by pledging to create a basement with additional connections if those on the ground level were purchased.
On 7E:116, Zen won a private railway connection for finishing in first place at Marshacre Madness II.
=Private Railway Owners=
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	Tox: btw, Retro told me to pass on that the unofficial railway limit right now is three haha<BR>Bagger: XD i wonder why<BR>Bagger: i intend for those rails to lead somewhere someday so worry not they will be used<BR>Tox: also I figure we can add lower levels if necessary<BR>Bagger: ofcourse<BR>Bagger: and should u do so<BR>Bagger: perhaps lifting this limit.....<BR>Tox: besides, those six thousand tokens will feed a lot of families this winter<BR>Bagger: i always think of teh society as a whole<BR>Bagger: building those rails will provide many with a job<BR>Tox: not to imply you did it for the charitable tax writeoffs<BR>Bagger: zaeric wishes to shower its prosperity on others<BR>Tox: a rising tide lifts all boats	
	—Bagger and Tox discuss private rail 	—Bagger and Tox discuss private rail
	Bagger
	Zen
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=Gallery=
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	Retro: sleek, you can get a free cart in Grand Central<BR>Sleekit: ty<BR>Retro: np, its at the kiosk<BR>Sleekit: need to find gc first lol<BR>Retro: follow the rail, can't miss it lol<BR>Sleekit: want a bet<BR>Retro: you are looking at it rn lol<BR>Retro: purple and offwhite building to your right	
	—Retro helps Sleekit find Grand Central Station 	—Retro helps Sleekit find Grand Central Station
File:2017-06-28_04.42.39.png|Jinx during construction
File:2017-06-28_23.56.50.png|Under construction
File:2017-06-29_00.20.34.png|Three outer walls built
File:2017-07-02_05.06.05.png|Jinx and DirkFunk outside GCS
File:2018-10-21_17.24.53.png|Front facade
File:2018-10-15_21.18.07.png|At night
File:2017-07-29_02.39.54.png|Chairty, Pink, and Ballisticdan at the help desk
File:2018-10-15_21.59.29.png|Sculpture
File:2018-10-15_21.56.41.png|Rear view
File:2017-07-29_20.55.58.png|Bagger outside GCS
File:2017-07-10_04.06.10.png|A resident prepares to board the railway
File:2018-10-15_21.58.03.png|From above
File:2018-10-15_21.56.58.png|Hammerlands Railway converges
File:2018-10-15_21.32.07.png|Interior
File:2018-09-22_23.53.35.png|On the south side of the plaza
File:2017-07-29_02.43.42.png|Chairty and GhostlyPink at GCS
File:2018-10-15_21.33.37.png|Entrance
File:2018-10-15_21.33.45.png|Inside GCS
File:2017-07-29_02.44.29.png|Help desk clerk does not approve
File:2017-08-02_02.25.12.png|Retro assists resident on the concourse
File:2018-10-15_21.33.55.png|Personal railway connections
File:2018-10-15_21.29.21.png|In the rain
File:2017-08-02_02.50.30_2.png|Retro in a minecart
File:2018-10-15_21.43.40.png|Service counter
File:2017-07-19_00.43.32.png|View from the plaza
File:2017-07-19_00.45.04.png|Main room
File:2017-07-19_00.45.36.png|On the ground floor
File:2017-09-13_03.13.37.png|Ky on the roof
File:2017-07-19_00.45.18.png|Entering the main concourse
File:2017-07-29_21.32.57.png|Bagger, GhostlyPink, and Chairty at GCS
File:2018-10-15_21.45.38.png|Concourse
File:2018-10-15_21.46.10.png|South Line of the Hammerlands Railway
File:hg_grandcentral.png|From the Hammerlea Guide
File:2018-10-15_21.55.00.png|The four railroad lines
File:2017-08-22_00.55.18.png|Bagger on the concourse
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=Behind the Scenes=
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The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Dragonhollow.
	Jinx: i was wondering if you'd ever been to Grand Central, i have no clue how to do the roof<BR>Zen: Explosives. :)<BR>Jinx: thats concerning	
	—Jinx quickly regrets soliciting Zen's opinion 	—Jinx quickly regrets soliciting Zen's opinion
Jinx based her Grand Central Station design on Grand Central Terminal, a railroad station in New York City.
Category:Places
Category:Railroad Stations
Category:Hammerlands Locations