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unusual facts about Metro north


Metro north

Metro-North Railroad, a commuter railroad serving parts of New York and Connecticut in the United States


Overhead line

The position light signal aspect was originally devised by the Pennsylvania Railroad but was continued by its successor Amtrak and has been adopted by Metro North.


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Charles Ives House

At informal gatherings in the house, the younger Ives would help found the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, still in use today as the Danbury Branch of Metro-North's New Haven Line, and the Savings Bank of Danbury, one of the earliest local banks.

Harlem Valley State Hospital

It is located on NY 22/55 opposite the Harlem Valley-Wingdale station on the Metro-North Harlem Line.

Hopewell Junction, New York

All three became part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system, and the ND&C to the southwest and the NY&NE are now owned by the Housatonic Railroad and used by Metro-North for equipment moves between its Hudson Line and Harlem Line.