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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.
New Haven Line. The New Haven Line is a 72.7 mi (117.0 km) commuter rail line operated by the Metro-North Railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Connecticut. Running from New Haven, Connecticut, to New York City, the New Haven Line joins the Harlem Line in Mount Vernon, New York, and continues south to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
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 ...
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 ...
Beacon station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line located in Beacon, New York. The station has three tracks, with one island platform and one side platform. History. Rail service in Beacon can be traced as far back as December 6, 1849, with the Hudson River Railroad.
Track gauge. 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The Metro-North Railroad 's Beacon Line is a non-revenue line connecting the railroad's three revenue lines east of the Hudson River. From west to east, the lines that connect are Hudson Line, Harlem Line, and the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line. It was purchased by Metro-North ...
Metro-North Railroad was the last commuter railroad in the United States to operate bar cars-- electric MUs equipped with bars that served alcohol. The M2 bar cars were delivered in 1974, and Metro-North has not ordered new ones. The last train which included a bar car left Grand Central for New Haven at 7:34 PM on Friday, May 9, 2014.
Botanical Garden. / 40.8671; -73.8819. Botanical Garden station (also known as Botanical Garden–East 200th Street station) is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad 's Harlem Line, serving the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, New York City. The station is located just north of the intersection of Southern Boulevard and Bedford ...
South Norwalk. / 41.09570; -73.42185 ( South Norwalk Station) South Norwalk station is a commuter rail station in Norwalk, Connecticut, served by the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and CT Rail Shore Line East services. It is owned and managed by the Norwalk Transit District. The station is the point where the New Haven Line's Danbury ...
Southbound Metro North train passing through Riverdale station. Looking north from 254th street bridge. The station has two high-level, side platforms, each eight cars long. There are two middle tracks without platform access. An additional fifth track (called track 6) is located west of the southbound platform, but is not powered nor used.