Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Mount Vernon West
As a city, Mount Vernon is well connected to New York through the Metro-North system. There are three train stations in the city: Mount Vernon East on the New Haven Line, and Fleetwood and...
Fall Roadtrip Day 2: Mountain Views & White River Junction
After day 1’s crappy weather, the sun on day 2 was quite pleasant. I won’t lie though, in the mountains it was pretty damn cold. My hands were seriously like cold icicles from holding...
Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Purdy’s (and bonus Copake Falls)
Several months ago I wrote about some of the names of the towns located along the Harlem Line, and how they have evolved over the years. Many of the names were taken from the...
Fall Roadtrip Day 1: Bennington Station, Vermont
Yesterday’s stormy weather played havoc on the trains and roads… perfect weather for the start of my fall roadtrip. Most of the stops I had planned (some of the old Harlem Stations) were postponed...
Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Tuckahoe
This Tuesday we visit yet another Westchester Harlem Line station: Tuckahoe. Tuckahoe is interesting in both an artistic sense, as well as historical. It is one of the few stations on the line that...
Question of the day: Can I use my ticket on other lines?
To some of you this may be new, to some perhaps common knowledge, but I must admit, I get asked these questions quite frequently and figured I’d answer publicly. Can you use your Metro-North...