Track 61 (New York City)

It is located beneath the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel, within an underground storage yard northeast of Grand Central Terminal.

[4]: 150 The platform was not originally intended to be used as a station, but its location made it ideal for unobtrusive access to the Waldorf Astoria when the hotel was built.

[6][7][4]: 163  The track was also used for the exhibition of the American Locomotive Company's new diesel locomotive in 1946;[4]: 166  a fashion show by Filene's and the New Haven Railroad in 1948;[8] a charity-benefit dinner in 1955;[9] and an event featuring Andy Warhol in 1965.

[4]: 163  The track was also reportedly set as an escape option for President George W. Bush, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice in 2003, while in U.N. General Assembly meetings.

The railcar's location near Roosevelt's Track 61 made the former tour guide Dan Brucker and others incorrectly claim that it was the president's personal train car that transported his limousine.

The baggage car mistakenly identified as Franklin D. Roosevelt 's personal car was stored near Track 61 before being moved to the Danbury Railway Museum