Born and raised in New York City, Lorraine B. Diehl is the author of The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station ; Subways: The Tracks That Built New York City ; and The Automat: The History, Recipes, and Allure of Horn & Hardart's Masterpiece . She has contributed to New York magazine, the New York Times , Travel & Leisure , American Heritage , and the New York Daily News , where her weekly feature, "Secret City," appeared. She lives in New York with her husband, Bill, an entertainment correspondent for ABC News Radio.