Metro North Railroad PM Rush Hour at Woodlawn

A view of multiple train types carrying thousands commuters from Grand Central to various points along the New Haven and Harlem lines. P32’s, M7’s, M8’s, and a few surprises during the evening rush hour.

[@garyallen1056]

I love those two neck & neck Connecticut trains- that was crazy awesome.... Railroad poetry!!!

[@bornjamerican52]

It sure was

[@bryananthony135]

I liked it too

[@Nile-go9qd]

i like metro norths so much nice video :)

[@empirestaterailfan4960]

6:37 2 M8s racing each other!

[@aqua2poweros699]

ratio

[@TheBronxFanner]

@@aqua2poweros699 failed ratio

[@aqua2poweros699]

@@TheBronxFanner yep

[@metro-northrailroadproduct5043]

These are some friendly engineers I railfan the Tremont MNRR station

[@60soldies47]

I remember going to Woodlawn with my Dad in the 1960's to watch the New York Central as well was the New Haven Railroad trains. The original Woodlawn Station had wooden platforms that extended south on both sides underneath the E. 233rd Street overpass. There was also a dilapidated freight elevator on the north bound platform. I found out many years later that it was used when mourners would rent out a whole train car on their way to Woodlawn Cemetery with the deceased in a coffin. They would put the coffin in the elevator and be met on the street side by horse drawn carriage to take the deceased in to the cemetery and subsequently to their final resting place. There was a great coal yard at the north end of the south bound platform. I would get coal for my hopper cars on my train sets. There was also a young boy in my school who lost his life there in the early 70's by playing on the tracks.

[@jonlenihan4798]

I remember the coal pile. I would have placed it at the end of a spur, where the parking lot is now. The spur dead-ended at the wall/bridge upon which East 233rd Street was built. Long time ago. I remember the old wooden station house on East 233rd Street, north side, straddling the tracks. I remember having to be careful, going down the wooden stairs to the station. The stairs and station were in rough shape by 1960. I'm uncertain about whether there was still a station master and a working ticket booth into the early 1960s. Once, my father and I went to the station to watch the trains. There was a train parked on a siding. My father knocked on the door of the caboose, and asked if I might look inside. We had been reading train stories, about trains with red cabooses. The men inside were happy to give us a tour. Different times. Today we'd likely be tased, arrested as terrorists.

[@harmonysugarmaple]

Gotta love that M2 at it's final year at 5:40.

[@kirkzevola5004]

Awesome catches of the Metro North Wassaic Directs & Danbury Branch Directs

[@CLRailfanner]

I just realized the train at the start only has SIX cars instead of 7!

[@intercity1971]

WOW!! Great video! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@drakeilt5776]

I knew this area was busy but wow! And this is only 2.5 miles from me (I use the Mount Vernon East station, New Haven Division)

[@cilmajoseph5371]

8:24 The M7 Arriving

[@cats0182]

I find it interesting that MNRR has some of its locos painted in the old NYNH&H scheme, but none in the old NYCRR paint scheme. They're running trains on the rails of both of those heritage lines. Seems as though they might memorialize both.

[@SomeRamdomAhole]

Cats01 because those units are owned by Connecticut

[@ROTE]

MTA Should make a NYC Heritage unit

[@garyallen4313]

Yes, I totally agree. NYCRR would be a nice addition to these epic heritage liveries!!!! 100%

[@fallenrecon9148]

6:38 here you have twins.

[@KreativeFotoVideo]

Nice capture🤯

[@randalllikeitinhisbum3253]

6:39 they are racing?

[@RailFunPL1]

6:35 wow :)

[@AweShiyte]

1:37 peekaboo

[@dj__projects]

That engineer was cool though. There was one video fanning video on the LIRR where a conductor said that it was illegal to shoot videos.

[@Stevienickssss]

Greatvideo

[@alstomatic2340]

Stevienickssss Thanks

[@theawesomegamer6937]

@@alstomatic2340 i catch more trains at 125th st

[@fallenrecon9148]

5:18 Look closly, the train car is broken.

[@Bombardier2199]

That is called a C-Car aka Single Car

[@empirestaterailfan4960]

R32_R38 Productions, No I think he’s talking about the overhead ventilation system on that M8 car.

[@WhiteCamry]

Woodlawn has always been interesting spot for trainwatching. For me, though, the most interesting thing about it these days is the third rail right under the Track #3 platform. What the hell was the logic behind that?!

[@ROTE]

Woodlawn in my opinion is nice for lots of action but the trains are kinda boring. All you get nowadays are M7As and M8s. You might also get lucky with an M3A. And there are now only two diesels a day. So rush hour around 4PM would be the best

[@jonlenihan4798]

The New Haven Division and the New York Central Division share the tracks between Grand Central and Woodlawn. Between Woodlawn and Wakefield the tracks diverge (northbound) or converge (southbound). Back when these were separate railway companies, the New Haven trains were allowed to traverse the New York Central tracks between Woodlawn and Grand Central, but not to stop at any of the in-between stations. That arrangement seems to have been continued into the present. It's a bit of a nuisance, if you want to travel from Fordham University in the Bronx to New Rochelle, eg. The tracks are there, but no trains go that way.

[@ss04to06]

New Haven Line local trains to/from Stamford stop at Fordham. Prior to 2019, New Haven Line trains could only stop at Fordham to pick up passengers (going north) or to drop off passengers (going south). Passengers could not travel between Fordham and Grand Central on a New Haven Line train until 2019 when the arrangement was modified.

[@jonlenihan4798]

@@ss04to06 Interesting. Is it possible to travel from Woodlawn to Rye by train?

[@ss04to06]

@@jonlenihan4798 Sadly not without a transfer (Harlem Line Woodlawn to Fordham, then New Haven Line Fordham to Rye). New Haven Line trains only stop at Fordham.

[@jonlenihan4798]

@@ss04to06 I was wondering about fares. Do commuters between Hartsdale and Woodlawn have to buy a monthly Hartsdale to Grand Central commuter pass?

[@TTG2024Hcp]

There is something wrong with the M8.

[@DannyLok2812]

0:51 if the MTA painted the blue stripe gray and the front gray then they can send them to the LIRR. Also, 5:34 what train is that?

[@voidjavelin23]

its the M3

[@dreadther143e]

The blue one is the M3, and the red one is M2, the M2 got retired quite ago

[@MrPedroramos8911]

I like the race at 6:40

[@Bombardier2199]

So no one is gonna talk about that M2?

[@dreadther1439]

10:17 U Small Train big

[@RedArrow73]

Wise that the early Comets sill bring to mind ACMU's.

[@TTG2024Hcp]

They are connected the wrong way.

[@TTG2024Hcp]

Here is proof 5:16