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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.
A Hudson Line train made up of M7A's approaching Croton-Harmon station, the last stop for all EMU powered trains. The Hudson River Railroad was chartered on May 12, 1846 to extend the Troy and Greenbush Railroad, which connected Troy and Albany, south to New York City along the east bank of the Hudson River.
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 ...
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: 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, 1972: Morrisania: 6.7 (10.8) c. 1858: Claremont Park: c. 1960: 183rd Street: 8.5 (13.7) July 2, 1972: Fordham: 8.9 (14.3)
The MTA took over full operations in 1983, and merged the lines into the Metro-North Commuter Railroad. In 1994, the MTA rebranded its five subsidiaries with simpler names to convey that the different agencies were part of one agency.
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)
Metro-North Railroad: Operator(s) Penn Central (1969–1976) Conrail (1976–1983) Metro-North Railroad (1983–present) Rolling stock: GE Genesis P32AC-DM Brookville BL20GH Shoreliner coaches: History; Opened: 1849: Technical; Line length: 28.5 mi (45.87 km) Number of tracks: 1: Character: Single track, diesel motive power: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 ...
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.
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.