The old clock has been set up on the lower level of New York’s Grand Central Terminal on Sunday. The clock is now hanging on the ceiling close to the gates going to Track 108 and 109.

The clock was previously installed on the upper level of the terminal. It was located inside the gate to Track 19. Marjorie Anders, spokeswoman of Metro-North Railroad, said the clock was transferred from the upper level because newly-installed lighting fixtures blocked it from sight.

The Metro-North Railroad is adding energy-efficient lighting, as well as new terrazzo floors within the area inside the gates located on the terminal’s upper level. With new lighting fixtures installed on the ceiling, the clock was hidden from the passersby’s sight.

Officials from Metro-North Railroad hope more people will be able to see the old clock, which came from the Self Winding Clock Co., on its new location downstairs near the dining hall.

The old clock, contained in a square oak case, is already considered as a relic from the pre-digital period. Nancy Dyer, archivist and librarian of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, said there were formerly about 50,000 Self Winding Clocks all over the country.

She said the clocks were all maintained by Western Union. It helped maintain the schedules of the railroad by transmitting and setting up the appropriate time to the clocks.

Anders said the clock was too big and beautiful to be placed in a museum. Thus, it was moved to the lower level’s dining concourse where it can be easily seen by railroad passengers.