Comments on: Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Mount Vernon West

By: Ren

Ren — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 22:35:27 +0000

I used to use Mt. Vernon West all the time, but now a days I prefer Wakefield. Even though Wakefield has a really sparse schedule, I don’t encounter as much trouble there as I did in Mt. Vernon.

What I always thought was cool about Mt. Vernon though, was the design of the station itself. It’s a shame they closed the street exits (the ones under the bridge) because those would be great.

Did you also know that there used to be a trolley that ran under the tracks there in the 1950s (according to my gran, at least)?

By: Virtual Belinda

Virtual Belinda — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:28:39 +0000

I go through that station all the time and never noticed the art on the ceiling. I guess next time I’ll have to look up!

By: ken

ken — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:12:57 +0000

I recently had to stop at this station and it was interesting that there were so many boarded rooms and ancient doors to nowhere. On street level (under the tracks) are the original stairways covered over listen entrance & exit. Around the corner, the facade of the station is now a grocery store which was really strange to see complete with NYCRR logos.