<P> Track 61 is a private railway platform for the Metro - North Railroad in New York City, located beneath the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel and just outside Grand Central Terminal . The platform is part of the Grand Central Terminal complex . </P> <P> First used by General John J. Pershing in 1938, and later by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Second World War in 1944, the platform was not originally intended to be used as a station . However, its location made it ideal for unobtrusive access to the Waldorf Astoria . The track was also used for the exhibition of American Locomotive Company's new diesel locomotive in 1946 . In 1948, Filene's and the New Haven Railroad staged a fashion show on the platform . As of May 1, 2014, it has been reported to still be in occasional use . </P>

Secret train tunnel from grand central to the waldorf-astoria