Comments on: It’s that time again…

By: Backshophoss

Backshophoss — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:15:34 +0000

The Harlem is not Gradeless,From MO to Chappaqua is uphill climb,
Chappaqua to Katonah is downhill,level to Purdys,
then uphill to CP DYKE(Dykemans),downhill to just north of
Dover Plains,then uphill to Wassaic. Grade average runs
between 0.5 to 0.7 %.(Lou Grogran’s Book pgs 215-216)

MN has fired-up the “Water World” trains for the season,
they run in the early am before the am rush as needed.

The real “fun” grades were from Wassaic to Millerton(0.53-0.86 %),
then both sides of Philmont Hill,Hillsdale to Ghent(0.7-0.86 %)

By: Al Brecken

Al Brecken — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:48:09 +0000

IT’s worse on the M-N Danbury Branch because of grades which do not exist on the gradeless M-N Harlem and Hudson divisions.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:36:44 +0000

In reply to Otto Vondrak. Bwahahaha, the revenge of Cornelius Vanderbilt at his heirs for pissing his money away...

By: Otto Vondrak

Otto Vondrak — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:46:25 +0000

It’s the revenge of the Vanderbilts… All those “mighty oaks” that sprung up from acorns along the right-of-way are dropping leaves to stop those M-7’s in their tracks! Literally!

By: Jeff M.

Jeff M. — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:27:39 +0000

My favorite part of the MTA’s explanatory page is that there’s a Google Translate link at the bottom.

By: Al Cyone

Al Cyone — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:13:34 +0000

As Paul Simon said, “the nearer your destination, the more you’re slip-slidin’ away”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_H-LY4Jb2M