Tag: trains
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Nostalgia
A Metro North P32AC pulled a “MaxiBomb” consist (7 Bombardier passenger cars) through Riverdale on the Hudson Division in Sunday morning fog. The engine wears a heritage wrap commemorating the days when Conrail ran commuter service here between 1976 and 1982. The blue and yellow New York State colors which once adorned Conrail’s old FL9…
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Wednesday March 13–midweek
Balmy spring weather arrived, bringing cherry blossoms out along the North River, though water temperatures remain cold. Traffic was light.
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Sweet Sunday
Splendid weather persisted through Sunday, with clear skies, light breezes and moderate temperatures. River traffic was fairly light, with the notable exception of one large cargo ship coming through early.
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Spuyten Duyvil
Spuyten Duyvil is the name of the neighborhood in the Bronx directly across the mouth of the Harlem River from the northernmost point of Manhattan. It is also the name of the rail bridge which spans the Harlem River at that point,and the creek which originally flowed from here to the Harlem River. When the…
North River Notes 