Winter 2015 – A Collection of Snowy Photos
Hopefully by now winter is waning, and yesterday’s snow storm will be the last big event of the season. It feels like it has has been a long winter – and one rife with...
Author: Emily
A Wedding in Grand Central
Over the one-hundred-plus years Grand Central has stood on this Earth, it has played host and been a witness to so many important things. Whether it be a an introduction to the space age,...
Boston’s Record Snowfall, and the MBTA’s West Concord Station
When the first snow of the season falls, everyone seems relatively enamored with the glistening white flakes clinging to the trees, painting a beautiful snowy scene. By now, a few months into winter, everyone...
The Electrification of Grand Central, and Metro-North’s Third Rail
Over the past few years this site has significantly delved into the history of Grand Central Terminal and how it came to be. We’ve talked about the Park Avenue Tunnel wreck that led to...
The Night of the Bus – North White Plains
I Ride the Harlem Line has never been much of a news website. While we’ll certainly talk about (and give commentary on) current events, we’re not really the place where you should be checking...
Valladolid, Mexico’s Abandoned Station, and the High-Speed Trans-Peninsular Rail Project
As an escape from New York’s winter cold, I recently spent a week in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Considering that I like to visit diverse places such as Alaska in the winter, and Chernobyl,...