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On November 13, 2018, the MTA announced its intent to purchase the Hudson and Harlem Lines as well as the Grand Central Terminal for up to $35.065 million, plus a discount rate of 6.25%. [1] The purchase would include all inventory, operations, improvements, and maintenance associated with each asset, except for the air rights over Grand Central.
The main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, a National Historic Landmark and New York City Landmark. As with many commuter railroad systems of the late-20th Century in the United States, the stations exist along lines that were inherited from other railroads of the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
The MTA exercised their option to buy what was now Argent Ventures' rail assets on November 13, 2018. Under the terms of the deal, the MTA purchased Grand Central Terminal, as well as the Hudson Line from Grand Central to a point 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Poughkeepsie, and the Harlem Line from Grand Central to Dover Plains. [53]
Long Island Rail Road trains will soon pass though Sunnyside, Queens, on their way to new platforms in Grand Central Terminal — but the subway will remain the only train option to Manhattan for ...
Beacon station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line located in Beacon, New York. The station has three tracks, with one island platform and one side platform. The station has three tracks, with one island platform and one side platform.
The Beacon Line's western terminus is a short distance south of the Beacon station. [8] The line heads south parallel to the Hudson Line for a short distance, then turns eastward to cross over the Hudson Line via a bridge. Between the Hudson and Harlem lines, the Beacon runs a winding route, visible from many highways in Dutchess County.
Grand Central Terminal served intercity trains until 1991, when Amtrak consolidated its New York operations at nearby Penn Station. [N 2] Grand Central covers 48 acres (19 ha) and has 44 platforms, more than any other railroad station in the world. Its platforms, all below ground, serve 30 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower.
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.