Metro North: M2 train RFW from Grand Central to Stamford (P.M Rush)

Taken on August 16, 2017.
I couldn't film it leaving Grand Central since the conductor needed to be at the front so I had to wait for room.
There are only 24 M2s cars in service. Rush hours are the best chance. So I was lucky to ride one tbh.
I created this video with the KZbin Video Editor ( / editor )

[@Xerdoz]

Damn, I'd like to visit New York. Just to walk around different areas and look at the buildings. That's all. Take the trains and watch the scenery go by. I'm a simple man with simple dreams.

[@danielbrown9418]

Xerdoz You must visit the new, Freedom Towers in Lower Manhattan New York City it’s very nice too see. I going there, this summer before the summer ends.

[@rodgiacoleetch6193]

If your a train guy, there are some great views of the city from the el platforms

[@afterthefox]

you basically described what i do everyday...

[@eshaw119]

If you ever come, you should take the “A” train to Rockaway Park/Far Rockaway. Some amazing views.

[@ronaldharvinjr636]

Overhead wires starts at 21:20 & 3rd Rail gone at 21:50

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Best MTA NYC Metro-North front window video ever! : )

[@QNative2012]

At 21:30 is the former overhead crossing of the New York-Westchester & Boston Railroad's Columbus Avenue - Pelham Railway Station. This was also a Transfer point to the New Haven Line which had a Station stop here. This Right-of-way used to run from the Mott Haven section of the Southernmost part of The Bronx to White Plains, NY. The railroad began construction in 1906 and built north, with the northernmost stations at Rye and Port Chester opening in 1928 and 1929. When most stations opened in 1912, the NYW&B was considered state of the art for its time, taking power from overhead lines, no grade crossings that obstructed car traffic, high platforms to enable comfortable boarding, and spacious, architecturally attractive ticket offices/station houses. The Automobile industry was starting to flourish during its early existence which had an adverse effect on its ridership. The other was the fact that it did not run into Penn Station or Grand Central for a one-shot ride straight to the city, although that could've been quickly resolved with rerouting traffic over the East River Crossing aka The Hell's Gate Bridge. Further plans to extend the route to Boston never materialized due to all this and by 1937 the railway was bankrupt and service ending was imminent. The power was shut down and the line and stations were sealed up and abandoned. The NYW&B sat listless for decades with a great deal of the rails and steel girders from grades and stations being pulled up, torn down and scrapped for usage of building materials for ships and submarines in World War II in the 1940's. This was the common fate of many of America's railways. For decades after the ROW was visible in many parts if you knew where to look, chock full of evidence of rail, signals, signalboxes, catenary towers, grade crossings and station houses/platforms. The 1980's, 90's and the new Millenium saw a major change with private developers and eminent domain laws claiming huge parts of the ROW for urban development and local community zoning organizations creating greenways and such. Many parts of the ROW have totally disappeared due to new business & housing developments or road & highway construction. I read somewhere once that whenever railways were deemed to have gone bankrupt, the city and state would often take the property and turn them into bike trails - especially when there is no date to resume activity after long periods of time have gone by. If after some time future budgets would allow they would be reassesed for possible reactivation into service. So far it hasn't been done in NY State that I know of (I could be wrong...). I do believe that if the State of NY would've held on to many of these commuter rail properties and not let them diminish, today there would be a lot more accessible and quicker ways to move in and out of the Tri-State area - especially with the incredible amount of traffic that exists today. The city and all of its outlying towns, villages and suburbs would've grown much larger had it not been for rail organizations-managements with poor financial misappropriation and lack of future vision.

[@QNative2012]

@Lighthouse in the Storm Hey Lighthouse, I grew up riding trains in NYC - was always interested in the rail infrastructure of the city & their histories. I explored with friends some of the abandoned ROWs and stations in the past. It was fun then but much more dangerous and illegal nowadays.

[@cats0182]

NYW&B had the right future vision for what was then a largely unpopulated area. Unfortunately, its business model was a bust. Had it been able to hold on past 1937, it probably could have worked even without the one-seat ride to Manhattan. Certainly the railroad today would be SRO with the population in the area.

[@smokinjim5885]

I moved away from Stamford to Dallas almost 22 years ago. It was nice to ride the train again. Many things are new to me!

[@mandulis]

10:07 over the bridge into the Bronx...Love It ! 🙌🏾

[@WhiteCamry]

I liked the slow walk through Harlem-125th St. I've seen Amtraks blast through Yonkers like they were late for a wedding.

[@bishlap]

and blowing that horn that could wake the dead!!

[@blessedabundantly9923]

😂😂

[@ThomasELeClair]

@@bishlap ,,,,,,,Horns,,,,The Nathan air chimes...K5LA.....POWER......

[@bhigdaddymark]

THAT was FUN! Thanks for sharing this, you made me miss NYC and all of the cool trains to ride and especially the railroads like Metro-North. I particularly love and miss the subway. Thanks again.

[@MrVidaeverdade]

I love seeing these beautiful old New York apartment buildings. Great video!

[@miriambucholtz9315]

Same here. When we lived in CT in the 50s and 60s and went past buildings like that, I would always imagine the people living there and come up with stories about them in my head to keep myself amused. Maybe other people can read in a moving vehicle, but not me.

[@dumitrulangham1721]

MrVidaeverdade 👍👏

[@holzman00]

For those saying the train is moving slow, it’s not. It’s due to the camera being so close to the window that it creates an effect that makes the train seems slower than how it actually is.

[@QNative2012]

At 23:56 The New Haven Line merges with Amtrak and Acela's Northeast Corridor Line that runs the rest of the route to Boston, MA.

[@scharkalvin]

I guess these trains have BOTH overhead and third rail power pickups.

[@jblyon2]

Metro North specifically picked the old M2 cars to buy used because they could accommodate DC third rail and be retrofit for overhead AC pantagraph. Their older cars were too tall to accommodate the pantagraph retrofit. Of course the new M8 cars were designed from the start to support both systems.

[@SicilianStealth]

Only the New Haven line has pantagraphs and transfers from third rail to overhead wire between Pelham and New Rochelle.

[@veden310]

Wow I did not know that. 21:20 to 21:50 is the transition I think

[@ivyedan7183]

Born and raised in Stamford I would often ride metro North round trip Stamford to GCT and back..I loved watching this video.. it brought back some great memories..

[@VideoNOLA]

What are we talking here fare-wise, each way? Must not be too spendy considering people take it daily, eh?

[@ivyedan7183]

If you want to go just one day,it's 22$ round trip..you can get a month pass for around ,250.00

[@Uu123nop]

I enjoyed this video. I miss riding the metro north, due to the fact that I now live on the Oregon Coast. I moved from the west Bronx two decades ago. The person that says these trains are slow never been on the metro north. Those trains can fly by like nobody’s business. I only remember the old M1, M2, M3, and M4 trains. Never got the opportunity to ride the new trains I bet it’s nice, it’s fun riding the express trains between Fordham and 125th Street and watching everything flyby from the window.

[@RoadCone411]

It’s 2023 and I’ve been an MNR commuter on the New Haven Line for 11 years. I’ve ridden many thousands of miles on the M2s, M4s, M6s and of course the current M8s. It’s nice to see the old M2s enjoying their last year or two on the network but by this time they were pretty tired. Seats were heavily worn to the point the padding was flat, floors felt like they were rotten and these trains had a cringe-inducing bounce over switches, even catching seasoned commuters off guard, especially those seated at the back of the cars. The heating and AC was hit or miss and we won’t even mention the small, filthy lavatories. Yet these workhorses were also well liked and represented a simpler time: bar cars (until 2014), no power sockets, paper tickets only and discarded newspapers at the end of each run. The Cosmopolitans were a big step up from the trains they replaced and actually entered service when I was 5 days old (!) Of course, once they’re gone they’re gone and they left without a lot of fanfare. I believe the last time I rode on an M2 was New Years Eve 2018, might have literally been that train’s last revenue run before being retired. Slightly different topic (but keeping with the nostalgia theme) the northbound I-95 tollbooth at 26:04 is another relic that is no longer around.

[@SicilianStealth]

Back in the 1980s I remember not only bar car but smoking car as well.

[@PGHammer21A]

Even AMTRAK still had smoking cars; I certainly used them enough in 1978-1980 between New Carrolton and 30th Street Station in Philly. (There was even a "stoning car" on the Northeast Regional trains between Philly and DC; to find it, all you had to do was follow your nose. Even Senator Biden couldn't miss that!!)

[@lucysmithers357]

I also remember when someone would sell , soft drinks , alcohol , candy and cigarettes. They would go to each car

[@SicilianStealth]

@@lucysmithers357 I love that I never knew and I'm sorry for getting back to you so late I'm just seeing this now.

[@SicilianStealth]

@@PGHammer21A For lack of a better word the smoking car was a toilet it was awful.

[@lucysmithers357]

@@PGHammer21A train 91 and 92 also had a smoking car.. they were the trains NYC to MIAMI

[@Ostermond]

30:25 Coming right up alongside the other last few M2s.

[@EpcotMagic]

Its important to note that this train runs express between Grand Central and Rye- then runs locally all the way to Stamford.

[@evag6370]

Slowly it builds, the force of an entire city. It flies home.

[@railfanner3764]

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[@jonlenihan4798]

Curious to see what the fork at Wakefield, where the Harlem and New Haven lines diverge, looks like from the front of the train. Had to hunt for it at 18:20. Wakefield Station is on the Harlem Division, so you don't see it in this video. The fork is north of Woodlawn.

[@WhoisEli]

I remember taking the Metro North from Fordham Plaza to Rye Playland, good times.

[@danielbrown9418]

My cousins lives in Bridgeport Connecticut, which I enjoy visiting. Great videos on the New Heaven Line. I enjoy taken the express train services, either from Bridgeport Connecticut or Harlem 125 Street. Your videos are great to watch on KZbin!

[@fatlarry1184]

Great ride. I rode NH from Mamaroneck to NYC for high school & college from '67- '74 . Still had the beige/green bamboo seats. Loved riding standing by doorway....at Wakefield, where the catenary started , conductor would lean out the door to visually make sure the pantograph was raised to make contact. Then a back and forth of whistles between him and the engineer would signify OK.

[@MrVidaeverdade]

I can't believe I took this entire trip to Stamford. Well that was fun!

[@hobog]

18:13 this is the fastest switch I've ever seen a North American train make (I think N America generally has slower track switching than other established rail grids like Europe's and Asia's, for simpler maintenance + track construction, and because of more massive freight loading gauge)

[@cActUsjUiCe92]

I measured it out. He went into that switch too fast. It's rated for 45MPH (#20 turnout)

[@johnleuenhagen9068]

That's what I was thinking!

[@OregonRailfan83]

Well done! Thanks for sharing!

[@marthag7745]

Beautiful phenomenal view i really enjoyed the ride....thank.you

[@John_Wiktor]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME LOVE IT

[@jamesshanks2614]

There is a safety built into every M-2 car set that if you forget to drop the pans and switch to DC as soon as your third rail shoes hit live third rail it automatically drops the pantograph for that. Set of cars. To prevent a pantograph strike against a bridge.

[@xstugee]

Thanks for answering a question I never asked but always wanted to!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@BNforever2009]

Beautiful video and ride. Never rode that line before.

[@eoinpkav152]

I could watch this all day

[@rodhard688]

Ride this line from NH to GCT when I go to a METS Game. Drivers are usually pretty friendly and leave the door open so the kids can peek in. Guess they don't like to be all closed up when it's not a full train. They get a little more cautious when the trains are full and it's peak hours.

[@rodhard688]

Yea I did, thanks@Craig F. Thompson

[@PGHammer21A]

You mentioned that from 24:00 on, this overlays the NEC. If anything, this part of the NEC looks a LOT like the post-Exton section of the Keystone Corridor (overlaid by the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line).

[@joegladstone7739]

Ah. 2017. That was the year I moved to New Haven for a short three year visit. I discovered that Connecticut rolls up their sidewalks at night, so spent many hours riding the M-N to Manhattan. Thanks for the cab view. It gave me the opportunity to see the NY-CT state line ( I think it's the post at 41:09) which appears to be a culvert rather than a bridge. Which explains why I could never really see it when riding the train.

[@rodgiacoleetch6193]

I didnt think there were so many trains...busier than I thought...you should put in subtitles of the streets snd points you are passing. Where does the train come out of the hole?... 125st is the station Wesley Snipes 'flew' into in US Marshalls. The foot pursuit started in a Queens cemetery..LoL. Also this elevated line shown in K-PAX.

[@intercity1971]

Excellent video! 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@joevidal7616]

Nice video, enjoyed the ride.

[@lamontbowe8511]

Frame 6:36, Born and raise... Buildings to the left are call Taft Projects. 112 st Fifth to Park Ave.

[@anthonycameron2067]

Had a great view from my old fourth floor apartment track level 112th and park

[@tact86]

Great video, Thanks

[@daciatravel.647]

Nagyon jó videó Gratulálok! Magyarországról.

[@DustinH81]

LOVE this thanks! :)

[@ruffian2952]

No better feeling than outpacing adjoining vehicular traffic.

[@blakemcnamara9105]

The M2s were really classy modern railcars. I wish they were still running or at least had a retirement ceremony.

[@ntrainr160]

Same.

[@elevatortoiletandtransitfa9258]

I always imagine them being abandoned in the woods after retirement

[@garryteahan6375]

A GOOD QUALITY CRISP CLEAR VIDEO. THANK YOU

[@Ibigoo]

30:54 what an amazing race.

[@etpslick100]

That was nice. Like the way they went from 3rd rail to panagraph. I wish Philly was advance like that! Oh well.🤨

[@supportourcreatives]

And the switchover was made with train traveling at full speed. I had thought the train would have to stop.

[@crova9792]

True

[@nathantzhang]

switches at like 22 minutes

[@JohnlukeSabile99963]

I saw a 12 car train of M8s passing at about 1:07

[@pcmusicradio4198]

Excellent video, fantastic quality. Thanks for sharing it. 1. On this line, there appears to be few if any "track signals". I guess the signalling is indicated inside the cab, with the help of the chirping to slow down? The LIRR has extensive signals on the outside, and assisted by a similar chirp or bell. 2. The passengers who got on the train in the wrong direction weren't too brilliant, BUT I never heard the conductors ever announce that "This is the train to Stamford" either. Too bad you can't get this view for video recording any more on the newer cars.

[@soso_channe1]

2 : I guess the conductors think that their passengers know the destination of the train in advance. But I am sure that announcing isn't really that hard. DAMN.

[@lousherwood8227]

The 'chirping' is the engineer's safety warning - they have to press it or any other device on the dash to show they are still awake...

[@twakum]

PC Music Radio i

[@ruffian2952]

You could not begin to imagine the sleepwalkers that got on the wrong train. Change at 125th Street is better than really being badly routed to the Shoreline.

[@TuMalditaMadre]

11:36-11:46 is the most MTA heavy portion of any rail video I've ever seen.

[@dumitrulangham1721]

Ah dang it I miss the express looks like I’ll have to take the Stamford local 😂quote from Madagascar movie 2005

[@jamesshanks2614]

When did Metronorth add the third rail to the New Haven line? The switchover from AC to third rail used to be just before you entered the old NYC interlocking from the New Haven line but the average M-2 trains back in the 70's were only 8 to 10 cars maximum. It I have to admit reduces the maintenance on the overhead by reducing the amount of overhead wire to maintain. Thank you for any and all answers

[@cats0182]

Excellent video. Almost imperceptible slowdown on the change over from 3rd rail to pantographs. I guess the "slow walk" from GCT to the bridge was due to rush hour traffic volume?

[@bobcohen4008]

I was interested in watching for the changeover. I've taken the Harlem line into GCT many times but never NH. I was surprised the third rail continued so long. I seem to remember watching (from Harlem Division trains) and the overhead line started right after the NH trains swung away to the northeast. (I moved upstate years ago so I haven't been on a cimmuter train recently.)

[@lousherwood8227]

You are correct - the change used to happen at Woodlawn, but was moved to just west of Pelham. But since it's just a change of power source - 3rd rail to catenary, or vice versa, it can be done 'on the run', at full speed. Plenty of videos showing this being done here on YT!

[@bobcohen4008]

Thanks for confirming my memory!

[@mittim804]

11:02 is beautiful

[@user-qv9zd6zk5m]

Параллельно с соседним составом.

[@DonCormack]

So I can’t help but notice at 4:41 the train passing a red wayside signal. His ADU may have indicated something more favorable but I’m pretty sure the rulebook still defaults to wayside governing signals. Did the signal pop up shortly after he got on top of the PTC transponder?

[@VideoNOLA]

Pretty sure they can proceed on red over red when dispatch tells 'em to.

[@markvogel5872]

So cool to see a commuter line with railfan seats! Are there any subway cars with these seats too?

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

Philadelphia's SEPTA Silverliner V cars have them as well. Unfortunately, they don't allow passengers in the front row. You can sit in the 2nd row on the left of the car in the aisle seat for the same effect!

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,awesome,,,work.................thanks........

[@elainefairchilde7982]

People say the third rail and caternary don't run together but for a little stretch they seem to. I believe that for the track where they run together, the overhead caternary is not electrified, somehow. In that case not sure why it's there - possibly to get the pantographs on before you absolutely have to. Supposedly having both power sources on at the same time would be catastrophic, but the M8s anyway, as far as I know do not ever retract their shoes.

[@montyb10009]

Nope, the panograph does not up until the third rail end. The train coasts with no power for about 10 to 15 seconds.

[@JacobBigYankee]

I've heard that you can see the abandoned train station at 86th Street from the NY&Harlem RR but I didn't see it. Does anyone have any info on that? Is it covered up?

[@ahhzeeahh6544]

heyyyyyy im goung from stamfrod ct station to grand central do yall know the nameof train or hours of it i cant find that info

[@cocokeyruleshostingerdrool5864]

Cool vid

[@ahettena]

Coco Key rules Hostinger drools 9o

[@reindertklarenbeek5911]

Mooi video Thanks Reindert uit suriname

[@VideoNOLA]

What happens if the train keeps going? How far north can a person ride in theory?

[@williamritter5741]

Once outside the city, I didn't see a single line side signal. Is it all cab signals now? What's with the almost constant alerter beeps? Overspeed?

[@georgemurphy2579]

Couldn't tell if they were cab or alerter...non-stop! Didnt see any wayside signals until way outside city...one position-light on the cat pole. Alerter goes off regardless of speed. They are there to be sure that the engineer is still concious.

[@blakemcnamara9105]

It used to be semaphores.

[@chingchinghanji8006]

Damn, surprisingly fast. I took a car to Stamford and it took 2 hors

[@cassandraglowacki9251]

Nice you were on the express tracks.

[@elainefairchilde7982]

That's track 2 just FYI... the numbering is 3 1 2 4 from West to East if you're in NY or North to South more if in Connecticut :)

[@jcb3601]

Are therese trains fitted with an internal signalling in the drivers cabin? I can't make out a sigalling system along the tracks, and i wonder ho wthe conductor knows when to slow down or even stop in the middle of nowhere.

[@KRiiB78]

What’s all the beeping for? I’m guessing alerts as the train slows and stops…. 32.00 min mark I didn’t see any signals or issues on the track.

[@china-trip]

Wow, My best friend, Wonderful video dear. I enjoyed watching. Hope to see you soon...

[@dougd120]

Damn visiting new york city look at the buildings on west 33rd street and taking the train to grand central terminal in one hour and fifteen minutes from stamford to jamacia station which takes about 15 minutes later than you think.

[@wallcderand6774]

Nice ride fast and comfy muchbetter thaninnewhaven days taranctula remembers

[@andrewnelson8681]

Man Amtrak is getting better and faster trains for those that need to get some where faster I am happy to hear that I can someday ride the Miami to Orlando to Disney world to Tampa FL soon on virgin train some day Amtrak Will have faster trains to get across America I just love train rides thay are smoother than bumpy turbalance plane flights flying makes me feel sick to my stomach I wish I could take train rides across America

[@andrewnelson8681]

I riden metro North railroad from Waterbury CT to Bridgeport CT and I liked the Ride I do think that the train should run from Waterbury CT to Hartford CT too and make the Waterbury CT line electric

[@dale22usaYOUTUBE]

What the the rapid beeping indicate?

[@massbytrainmpw]

What was that radio chatter between Riverside and Old Greenwich? Some train that went the wrong way?

[@nathanielnelson5123]

You have any videos for this year?

[@rufusrowson9682]

Why do the fly through Mount Vernon but slow down through Pelham?

[@tjcassidy2694]

At what point does Track 1 become Track 3, and Track 2 become Track 4?

[@RazielKainus]

nice footage, although I always laugh so hard at the superslow crawl from stations like GCT, Penn Station or stuff like Boston South Station :D it's as if the rails near those stations were made of glass instead of steel :D

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Those concrete structures are over a hundred years old........Excess vibrations can cause cracking and collapse....same with old bridges,,,,trains are regulated to limp over or thru the old structures........

[@miriambucholtz9315]

Metro North? Whatever happened to the good old New Haven RR that I remember from the 50s and 60s? Makes me think of that old Twilight Zone episode about Willoughby.

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

The New Haven was part of the disastrous Penn Central merger.

[@MaryHernandez-5909]

Hi. What are those arched windows at 2:30??

[@midnightteapot5633]

"Willoughby ,next stop is Willoughby "

[@AaronJrBrundidge]

You know what was the train number during evening rush

[@AaronJrBrundidge]

Train #1358

[@ntrainr160]

#1358 actually.

[@kayjoe7237]

At 9:32 what signal was given to him to proceed ? lol I could not see

[@blakemcnamara9105]

It's what you call a "dummy" signal. It only has two indications which are two red lights for Stop and a flashing green light for Proceed under cab indication. The Metro North system works under an unusual cab signal system. Before that, the New Haven Railroad used semaphores; even in the '80s!

[@user-tv9ci1sh4m]

I commuted from CT to grandcentral about 20 years ago, but still same speed and train exactly same picture. But 200Km high speed commute train in Korea and china now

[@boomaglev7859]

ur on the new york to new haven line, i see

[@jlmadethat]

So the catenary goes up while the train is moving?

[@Wingnutcaseman]

Yes, they pantograph is raised to the catenary while the train is in motion.

[@WitchidWitchid]

What happened to Nick tower ? Is t gone ?

[@artfursenko9523]

I like trains

[@walkaboutboy72]

do these trains still have railfan windows ?

[@elevatortoiletandtransitfa9258]

They always did, but they are now permanently removed from service.

[@kevinhoward9593]

4:32 so thats why MTA crashes a lot. do they normally go right through a red signal?

[@Tommes_Haeberle]

The brown building at 12:05 looks like MS Word with missing windows font

[@TheClockwise770]

Good video but slow progress for express - Where's Stamford ?

[@michaelwakeham3404]

Im surprised i thought all MN trains stop at 125th, guess thats not the case

[@lousherwood8227]

a lot of NH line trains don't - especially during peak hours

[@Phineascharles10]

Michael Wakeham I explain there are 11 Am peak new Haven line trains that do not stop at 125 and in the pm there are 15pm peak new Haven line trains that bypass 125 however yes all metro north trains stop at 125 during off peak hours

[@alexsbikesandmotors]

What does RFW mean? Rear forward?

[@ammy548]

Rail Fan Window

[@ThomasELeClair]

@@ammy548 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,awesome............................as a kid I went everywhere on the NYC subways,,,,,,always rode the front car......In the tunnels ; the mind wanders thru the semi darkness and creates its own array of imagination.,,,like a living dream,,,,,,hypnotic.................The 1980's brought out new cars ,,, and access near the train operator , was limited ,the windows facing forward were glazed to keep us away,,,, making the operator feel safer....................crime sucks,,,,and we all suffer in the aftermath........................

[@AaronJrBrundidge]

The other M2 EMU terminating Harrison was #1254

[@ntrainr160]

It was actually #1254 or the 5:18 out of Grand Central

[@Phineascharles10]

I will mention that 1264 departs at 5:57 And also 1254 almost always operates with a M2

[@ntrainr160]

I see 1254 being M2s before last week. 1254 deadheads to Stamford yard I think

[@ynmnoodle]

CTRail1996 does this train stops at Yankees East 153rd Street

[@Phineascharles10]

I-PASSIVEMODE-I 420 No it does not yankees East 153 is on the Hudson line not the new Haven line

[@SteveBlancoMusicianWarrior]

Overhead cat at 21:30!

[@ilipan2668]

Is this the 5:31 from Grand Central?

[@michaelt.lancaster9776]

The one line I've never taken. I live here and maybe I should.

[@vladimirvaynkhadler8726]

used to take this train to escape the disgusting city great ride upstate

[@marvinwatkins8889]

For a few miles there, masts but no wire. Interesting.

[@8avexp]

Looks as if the third rail was extended a few miles east.

[@elainefairchilde7982]

18:30 or so a bit after that track you see that's I think 3 of the New Haven line or whatever number it's assigned there as being part of the Harlem is the "flyover" but I could be wrong

[@elainefairchilde7982]

more like 18:45 through 55

[@elainefairchilde7982]

Also funnily when approaching just short of Mile Post 12 or around there, I think it's called Woodmont where the NH line branches off from the Harlem Line, you can't be on the track 4 (right-most in this video) because it doesn't connect to the NH line.. it keeps you on the Harlem. You have to be on 3 or 2... so Left-most or second from the right, which you can see he was on.

[@jonlenihan4798]

@@elainefairchilde7982 Woodlawn. Famous cemetery in the north Bronx.