Tuesday Tour of the Hudson Line: Scarborough
Welcome to Scarborough, located 29.5 miles north of Grand Central, and the first stop we’ll be making on our tour of the Hudson Line. I felt Scarborough would be a good place to start,...
Welcome to the Hudson Line
As riders of Metro-North, we are quite familiar with the Hudson River. It serves as an important dividing line of the system – west-of-Hudson service, operated by New Jersey Transit, and the more familiar...
And on, to Port Jervis
For the past two years, just about every Tuesday we’ve explored a new Metro-North station. For the most part, these have been stations that you may have heard of before, but perhaps never visited....
The Picturesque Moodna Viaduct
Early 20th century image of the Moodna Viaduct, from the Library of Congress Quick, name one of the most picturesque locales on all of Metro-North. Most likely something along the Hudson Line pops into...
Image of the Day: The Only 4 Track Railroad in the World
Today I have a random image of the day to share with everyone… And I must admit, I absolutely love it. Printed in an 1877 New York Central timetable is this engraving of the...
Millerton, Revisited & the Harlem Valley Rail Ride
You know how I said I really liked Chatham? Well, I’ve recently discovered that I like Millerton even more. Millerton is quite charming – and if the railroad still ran there I would probably...