The DeWitt Clinton of 1831: This complete train was reproduced from the original detailed drawings for display in 1893 at the Chicago World
March 2nd, 2009
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So glad to learn where the DeWitt Clinton train displayed in Grand Central came from and where it is now. I first saw it in 1929 in the terminal,and always wondered what had happened to it. It fascinated me as a child – I had thought it was the real thing – not a reproduction.