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Metro-North also provides local rail service within the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Metro-North is the descendant of commuter rail services dating back as early as 1832. By 1969, they had all been acquired by Penn Central. MTA acquired all three lines by 1972, but Penn Central continued to operate them under contract.
History. When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority began to subsidize commuter rail systems of Penn Central Railroad and Erie Lackawanna Railway in the early-1970s, they inherited equipment of the former New York Central Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad and Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, some of which ...
The Hudson Line is a commuter rail line owned and operated by the Metro-North Railroad in the U.S. state of New York. It runs north from New York City along the east shore of the Hudson River, terminating at Poughkeepsie. The line was originally the Hudson River Railroad (and the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad south of Spuyten Duyvil ...
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line, New Haven Line New York City Subway: 4, 5, 6, and <6> (at 125th Street) New York City Bus: M35, M60 SBS, M98, M101, M103, M125: 2 The Bronx: 138th Street: 5.0 (8.0) c. 1858: July 2, 1973: Melrose: 6.1 (9.8) c. 1890: New York City Bus: Bx6, Bx13, Bx32, Bx41, Bx41 SBS: Morrisania: 6.7 (10.8) c. 1858
Metro-North Railroad: Operator(s) Metro-North Railroad: History; Commenced: 1831 () (street railway) Completed: 1875 () (Yorkville Tunnel) Technical; Number of tracks: 4: Character: Tunnel, elevated: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Operating speed: 45 mph (72 km/h)
The New Canaan Branch is an 8.2-mile (13 km) long branch line of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line that begins from a junction east of downtown Stamford, Connecticut, north to New Canaan. It opened in 1868 as the New Canaan Railroad.
Within the Metro-North system, the New Haven Line is the only line with operating branches. The New Haven Railroad, Metro-North's predecessor, had an extensive branch network in Connecticut, including: a branch off the Danbury Branch at the appropriately named Branchville, CT to Ridgefield, CT; another branch off the main line for freight at Bridgeport known as the Berkshire (a never-used ...
Historical preservation of stations. Dozens of active stations that serve Metro-North are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the most notable of which is Grand Central Terminal which is also a National Historic Landmark and a New York City Landmark.
History The former Danbury Union Station. The original Danbury station opened in 1852 as the northern terminus of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. Throughout the history of the Danbury station, the station has had many different depots. The first depot was opened in 1852 and served as the headquarters for the D&N.
Irvington station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in Irvington, New York. History [ edit ] The old NYC station house as seen from the GCT -bound platform, now a frozen yogurt shop.