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4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. The New York and Harlem Railroad (now the Metro-North Railroad 's Harlem Line) was one of the first railroads in the United States, and was the world's first street railway. [1][2] Designed by John Stephenson, it was opened in stages between 1832 and 1852 between Lower Manhattan Island to and beyond ...
The Harlem Line is an 82-mile (132 km) 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 to Wassaic, in eastern Dutchess County. The lower 53 miles (85 km) from Grand Central Terminal to Southeast, in Putnam County, is electrified with a third rail and has at least ...
The Harlem River Lift Bridge [1] (also known as the Park Avenue Bridge) is a vertical lift bridge carrying the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, Harlem Line, and New Haven Line across the Harlem River between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. The average weekday ridership on the lines is 265,000. [2]
t. e. The New York and Putnam Railroad, nicknamed the Old Put, was a railroad line that operated between the Bronx and Brewster in New York State. It was in close proximity to the Hudson River Railroad and New York and Harlem Railroad. All three came under ownership of the New York Central system in 1894.
The New York and Harlem Railroad built their main line through Martindale between 1848 and 1852, after community founder John Martin persuaded the railroad to run their line through the community. The train station was originally opened in 1854, [3] when the line operated to Chatham, New York , and catered to a local community that had a ...
With the current station house nearing 100-years old on the southbound side of the Harlem Railroad tracks, the Bronxville Train Depot has seen locomotives rolling in as early as the late 1800's.
History. The New York and Harlem Railroad laid tracks for their main line through Golden's Bridge as far back as 1847. A station is known to have existed as far back as 1858, [4] but may have existed earlier. The line was acquired by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864. In 1871, the vicinity of the station became a junction ...
79003210 [5] Added to NRHP. April 19, 1979. Location. Chappaqua station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad 's Harlem Line, located in Chappaqua, New York, United States, within the town of New Castle. Next to the modern station is the building opened by the New York Central Railroad in 1902. [7]