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Metro-North Railroad: Operator(s) Penn Central (1969–1976) Conrail (1976–1983) Metro-North Railroad (1983–present) Rolling stock: GE Genesis P32AC-DM Brookville BL20GH EMD GP40-3H Shoreliner coaches: History; Opened: 1849: Technical; Line length: 28.5 mi (45.87 km) Number of tracks: 1: Character: Single track, diesel motive power: Track gauge
Rebuilt by Metro-North Mount Vernon West Harlem Line: Mount Vernon: Westchester, NY: New York Central: 1914 Nanuet Pascack Valley Line: Nanuet: Rockland, NY: Erie ‡ NJT station leased to Metro-North Naugatuck Waterbury Branch: Naugatuck: New Haven, CT: New Haven: New Canaan New Canaan Branch: New Canaan: Fairfield, CT: New Haven ‡ 1868
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 Naugatuck Railroad opened from Milford north to Seymour in May 1849, with the extension to Waterbury opening the next month. [4] The original wooden station was replaced in 1898 by a buff brick station, now demolished. A small modern brick shelter was installed in the 1980s or 1990s. [5]
The buildings closed to passengers in 1973; the National Helicopter Museum opened in the eastbound (south) station building in 1983. [ 6 ] Shore Line East service at Stratford was suspended indefinitely on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] while Waterbury Branch service was suspended indefinitely on April 6 due to a ...
The old station is now the offices of the Republican-American, Waterbury's daily newspaper. The modern station has one high-level side platform to the east of the tracks long enough for one and a half train cars to receive and discharge passengers. The platform has a roof that covers it. A Metro-North siding is located just south of the station.
Beacon Falls station is a commuter rail stop on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Beacon Falls, Connecticut. With just 14 daily passengers as of 2018, the station is one of the least used stations in the entire Metro-North system. After closing in 1949, the station reopened on October 27, 1991.
With the completion of the Waterbury Branch Signalization project upgrading capacity for future 30 minute service headways, Governor Lamont announced on November 14, 2021 that 7 new trains will be coming to the Waterbury Line in 2022 and the Derby-Shelton Train Station was a priority in getting new riders onto the line. [4]