My father worked for the D & L Railroad which afforded me free tickets on the line. I used that benefit to travel from Scranton to NYC from the Scranton station to Penn Station (and back) to see (then affordable) Broadway Shows, B & B circus and the Macy's/ Gimbels winter displays. The Lackawanna (Scranton) station is now a Radisson and the line no longer goes into the Big Apple. Those old steam engines were replaced with diesels (notably, the Phoebe Snow from whom the singer took the name). Glory days of railroading that seemed so wonderful but are now defunct. I had my first malted milk at a kiosk in Penn Station, but it was so rich for my uncultured stomach that I could only drink about a third of it. I loved going to the Old Madison Square Garden and eating at the (marvelled by me) automats. Now I live part time in Manhattan but can no longer afford the shows and concerts as they have been priced out of my income. I also miss going to the old Birdland where I could park on the street near the front door, nurse a beer for hours and listen to musician greats. The new Birdland is exhorbitant and boots you out after a set. The Big Apple has become the Big Fleece catering only to the VERY rich.