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Metro-North also provides local rail service within the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Metro-North is the descendant of commuter rail services dating back as early as 1832. By 1969, they had all been acquired by Penn Central. MTA acquired all three lines by 1972, but Penn Central continued to operate them under contract.
The Metro-North Railroad is a commuter rail system serving two of the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan and the Bronx), Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, and Orange Counties in New York, as well Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut.
The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge's deck was also thicker than that of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which was only 8 feet (2.4 m) thick to the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge's 11 feet (3.4 m). [ 4 ] : 120 Overall, the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge was less prone to oscillation and critical failure, as it was not as flimsy as the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. [ 98 ]
The Harlem Line is an 82-mile (132 km) commuter rail line owned and operated by the Metro-North Railroad in the U.S. state of New York.It runs north from New York City to Wassaic, in eastern Dutchess County.
3 rail tracks (2 of Northeast Corridor, 1 of New York Connecting Railroad) Rikers Island Bridge: 1966: 4,200.0 1,280.16: 2 lanes of roadway: Only connects Rikers Island to Queens Bronx–Whitestone Bridge: 1939: 3,770.0 1,149.10: 6 lanes of I-678 (Whitestone Expressway) Throgs Neck Bridge: 1961: 2,910.0 886.97: 6 lanes of I-295 (Throgs Neck ...
New route introduced on March 5, 1989, as the Bronx portion of the M100, which originally served Spuyten Duyvil (all times except nights) and Riverdale (late evenings and weekends only). Bx20 service was not extended further to serve Riverdale-West 262nd Street. [87] [88] Sunday service was discontinued on September 10, 1995.
The New Haven Line is a 72.7 mi (117.0 km) commuter rail line operated by the Metro-North Railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Connecticut.Running from New Haven, Connecticut, to New York City, the New Haven Line joins the Harlem Line in Mount Vernon, New York, and continues south to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
Metro-North Railroad (game days only): Harlem Line, New Haven Line New York City Subway: 4 , B, and D (at 161st Street–Yankee Stadium) New York City Bus: Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13 SeaStreak to Highlands Terminal (game days only) Highbridge: 6.7 (10.8) c. 1870s: June 3, 1975 Highbridge station currently is a Metro-North employee-only stop. Morris Heights