New York
A train station for commuters reopened this week in part of the pit where the World Trade Center once stood. On opening day, many riders wiped away tears, struck by how similar the station was to the one that was destroyed on Sept. 11. “The last time I was here I just remember running over pocketbooks and shoes in all the madness,” said Diane Rideout, who escaped on the last train out before the twin towers collapsed. The temporary terminal, scheduled for replacement by a permanent station in 2006, will shuttle 50,000 people into and out of Lower Manhattan every day. One commuter said that restoring ordinary life to ground zero would help the city recover “part of our history they took away from us.”
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