SmartCat Sundays: Milk on the Harlem Division
Milk has long been a staple of the American diet, and since the New York and Harlem Railroad was founded up until the 1950s, it was also a staple commodity carried by rail. Early...
Tuesday Tour of the Hudson Line: Highbridge
If there was one station that missed in our three year long tour of Metro-North’s system, it would likely be Highbridge. Although in the past it was a station open to public access, today...
The Lost Train Station of the Bronx – 138th Street, Mott Haven
If there seems to be one constant with we humans, it is that we spend much time tearing down vestiges of our past to make room for the supposed future. We build bigger, taller,...
Happy 184th Birthday to the New York & Harlem Railroad!
A very happy 184th birthday to the New York & Harlem Railroad, New York City’s very first railroad, chartered on this day in 1831. Started as a humble street railroad using horses for motive...
Keeping the trains clean – A look back at Mott Haven Yard
Early last month some alarms were raised about an Amtrak traveler that rode from Penn Station to Albany that was infected with measles. Any poor sap riding that train who failed the common-sense milestone...
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...