Originally Posted by
NYCommuter
Metro-North at Grand Central Terminal, like European railroads, has it right:
you just look on the departure boards, see what track your train is on, and go to it. No mobs of people to deal with and no lines.
I took Metro-North for the first time recently, and they indeed do it right at Grand Central. Boarding is civilized and leisurely, a la European train stations. Made NYP seem even more hellish.