The Moynihan Train Hall, on the other hand, will be nearly 10 stories tall (92 feet, 28 meters) with an acre-wide glass roof for tons of natural light, and some 112,000 square feet (10,405 square ...

New York City's Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station is the gorgeous gem of the Acela corridor, a $1.6-billion hub of travel and dining that's a destination even without train tickets.

The station, named after the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, will be at the landmark Farley Post Office Building and will accommodate both Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak passengers.