Weekly News Roundup, 1/8
A quick news roundup for the week… Idiots park running SUV on railroad tracks A stupid couple started off the new year right by leaving their SUV on the railroad tracks just west of...
Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Mount Vernon East
When it comes to communities with connections to Metro North, you can’t get more connected than the city of Mount Vernon. Two of Mount Vernon’s stations have been featured here before – Fleetwood, and...
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...
Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Wilton
With this post I’ve achieved my first significant milestone on the New Haven Line. Thankfully, it has nothing to do with having the police called on me on another rail line (has yet to...
Photos from Canaan Railway Days
Some months ago I randomly stumbled upon the old railroad depot in Canaan. Stumbled is really the appropriate word – I wasn’t looking for, nor expecting the station. I suppose one could say the...
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...