MNRR Hudson Line - Ossining to GCT Early Morning EXPRESS

[@doowopsoprano9867]

My cousin told me when he walked outta Sing Sing a free man in 2000 after serving 5 years, he didn't ask nobody to pick him up. He said he wanted to get home on his own & enjoy it. So he walked from the prison 20 mins to the Ossining station & hopped that Metro North on the Hudson Line back home to the Bronx. Got off at 125th Street then took the 5 back Uptown. He said it was a beautiful crisp cool morning when he did that. It changed him. He started appreciating the simple things & the beauty of life just with that trip. He stayed an honest working man from that day on. Now he live in Florida with a family & a nice house.. I was 14 at the time & hearing that, that's all the more I fell in love with trains & subways. This is a beautiful route.

[@darkstarharry2947]

1:17 Scarborough 5:49 Philipse Manor 8:39 Tarrytown 11:23 Irvington 12:17 Ardsley-on-Hudson 13:12 Dobbs Ferry 14:27 Hastings 15:47 Greystone 17:14 Glenwood 18:39 Yonkers 20:04 Ludlow 21:22 Riverdale 23:56 interlock to West Side connection 24:16 Spyuten Duyvil 25:33 Marble Hill 27:10 University Heights 28:24 Morris Heights 30:15 Highbridge 31:11 Yankees/153rd 31:55 wye to Harlem/New Haven lines 32:27 southbound merge w/ Harlem & New Haven lines 34:35 125th St 38:09 entering the tunnel 42:53 track to lower level goes below grade

[@Builder99]

Ok I was blown away...What a job that the builders did to make that line...Just some smart people work there...Thanks for the great ride and views...

[@TEMPLE7D]

25:15, the building to the left behind the trees (John F. Kennedy High School). Went there from 2010 to 2014. Enjoyed the years of hearing and seeing trains pass the school. Occasionally would watch diesels pass by from class.

[@kelliceswaggerty7662]

Enjoyable ride! It was interesting to see trains passing by in the opposite direction on both the left & right side. Safety is no "accident". It takes a lot of careful coordination and detailed logistics for the system to run so smoothly!

[@coachloubrown-22]

Any train, any track, any direction...live it, learn it, know it 😂🚊

[@Jeff-uj8xi]

I love it !! Head end shots sure beat side window shots. I'm old enough to have ridden the old New York Central electric MU cars on the Hudson Line, all the way to Croton-Harmon. You could open the windows and the cars had rattan seat upholstery. The whining sound of the gears and traction motors at speed along the river was something I'll never forget. What a sad shame a train set of that old equipment wasn't saved and preserved for fan trips and special events. People today will never be able to experience it, unfortunately. Same with the LIRR, some of those wonderful old MU cars should have been saved. And that goes for PATH too. I loved the Hudson & Manhattan 'Black' cars !! I begged the Port Authority to save some of them, but my pleas fell on deaf ears. Except for one or two in museums, all I have are my memories now. And by the way, I was in the old Penn Station in Manhattan many times before it was tragically torn down.

[@airplanestuff5839]

That is a very long way underground. It is like traveling through the netherworld. It's real. Someone could get lost in there probably for years. This was a very unique and eye opening video.

[@Mrbeahz1]

A great train video. But I particularly like it for the time of day. It's a beautiful depiction of dawn and daybreak over the Hudson valley.

[@boatymcboatface18]

Just a little more scenic than the Babylon line on the LIRR.. Sometimes I'm not sure if those that live in the Hudson Valley realize how lucky they are.

[@TuMalditaMadre]

They don't. Took this ride with an ex girlfriend to meet her friends up in Dutchess County last year. I absolutely loved it.

[@valleylaker]

Superb and mesmerizing. I think I'll take that trip again!

[@hawktb9]

I love these videos, bro! Great! :) Kinda gives you a feel for the classical age of the NYC tunnels.

[@Britguy21]

From what i've seen of American rail vids it seems like the Metro North area is the most scenic in the USA. Thanks for the vid from a Brit.

[@lauraacoons2609]

Excellent train video!

[@franklinnose]

That is REALLY COOL. Thanks for posting Mike. I was always curious of how that specific rout paralleling the Harlem River looked. You solved the mystery!

[@PositionLight]

+franklinnose No problem, glad you enjoyed the video.

[@williamsimmons152]

I’m sure you meant to say the Hudson River, rIght?

[@ronaldharvinjr636]

Hence, the Hudson Line 🛤️

[@ronaldharvinjr636]

You passed my block at 36:46-34:51 🛤️

[@musicforaarre]

Awesome. Can you do one in the full day, so that we can see the tracks ??? I'm a track nut. I'm touched in the head, and sketch track layouts of railways. Aarre Peltomaa of Mississauga, Ontario

[@PositionLight]

I have another video that starts at Tarrytown taken later in the year with more morning light.

[@jackjackmillar]

34:37 I was not expecting that

[@studiocatz4216]

Using to ride this line more then others (on Metro North) Sometime I've rode there even during a thunderstorm

[@samanthab1923]

Nothing like a thunder storm rolling down the Hudson Valley.

[@charleshelfrich8183]

Hopefully this route will be available on train simulator 2019.

[@apr859]

It is now

[@Robbi496]

Scenic commuting along the Hudson :)

[@michaelconway6720]

Thanks for the video. I grew up in Ossining and took the train to NYC nearly every weekend. Ossining wasn't a bad place but not the most exciting place either.

[@samanthab1923]

Years ago did the prison have its own stop on the line?

[@michaelconway6720]

Sheila Blische not that I was aware of. The prison was so close to the station.

[@NickyD]

best train rail fan window videos on youtube in a long time

[@coachloubrown-22]

You should put up the stations they pass, like the Virtual Experience guy

[@mattcoogan7869]

AWESOME!!!! Thank You!!!!

[@PositionLight]

You're welcome!

[@tact86]

Great video, Thanks!!

[@theodoresimmons9530]

Amazing...

[@MrLuvOldies]

Thanks. Great Video.

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Doesn’t it feel good to wake up early in the morning to catch a train?

[@NicholasDembytsky]

Great video

[@NaYawkr]

Shocking to realize just how inadequate and largely useless are the Headlamps on this train. Can't see much ahead of the train at all, no wonder they hit cars and people.

[@larryrwendelljr4465]

Superb video Mike!

[@ubirdmanmike2108]

I remember when i was 8 yrs old asking my brother where in the hell is Harlem as in the globetrotters basketball team cause if you don't see it close up on a map ,your not going to know Then what ta you know ,itool the metro north right down these same tracks coming from New Haven 25yrs later

[@jhardman4534]

Im scratching my head trying to figure out which station we actually arrived at, The intro says the train will be arriving at GCT yet we pulled into PENN Station. ??????????

[@PositionLight]

You might be confused about what Grand Central looks like.

[@lasalleman]

Good video. Dawn starts breaking at around 14:00.

[@ROTE]

great video, what time did you depart ossining?

[@NaYawkr]

This is the route commonly called the New York Central Water Level Route, built and wholly owned at one time by the illiterate Commodore Vanderbilt.

[@geoffbarry9540]

So where do these NMRR lines sit historically? Are they the remains of GC's suburban/interurban network or did they underlie the lines out of GC station as a feeder network of the MTA's predecessors? From a Pom living in Australia...who loves all your NY stuff , especially the RFWs.

[@PositionLight]

Due to geography the NY Central only had two major commuter lines out of the city, Hudson Division and Harlem Division. Today they are the Hudson and Harlem lines. Metro North has seen surprisingly little schedule and route change since the 1950's/60's.

[@ROTE]

do you mean MNRR? NMRR is new mexico

[@ElCapitan1718]

I only saw a handful of wayside signals, mostly at crossovers. Is this line operated under cab signal, ATC, or PTC protocol? Great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@PositionLight]

It is cab signaled without fixed wayside signals.

[@LookOutForTheTrain]

Sweet ride! How did you mount your GoPro to an RFW? Suction cup?

[@PositionLight]

Yeah.

[@LookOutForTheTrain]

+Jersey Mike's Rail Videos Right, I'll have to get one of those for a time lapse. Also I subbed

[@PositionLight]

Time lapse isn't a meaningful substitute for a head or rear end video.

[@LookOutForTheTrain]

+Jersey Mike's Rail Videos I know, but I'd most likely be riding a train with blurred cab glass, so id have to do a side window. I do agree a cab ride video is much much better though.

[@trainrover]

Why those gangways over the platform track, what must've been wrong with that track?!

[@DonCormack]

trainrover, That is done when they pull the local tracks out of service for track or platform work. Trains arrive on the express tracks and are loaded via spans. Got a solid engineer on this trainset as well. Nailing his marks at those stations.

[@luisangeldrosnegron3445]

No headlights i guess because it's pitch black I'm front of this train

[@EASYTIGER10]

Do the platforms at Grand Central really look that grim? 44:40 onward

[@PositionLight]

It was built in 1906...

[@EASYTIGER10]

@@PositionLight London Paddington was built in 1854.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3_EfqpjptCCr80

[@EASYTIGER10]

Obviously not an attack on your video, which is great! It's just strange how a station with such a magnificent booking hall has such grim looking platforms.. I understand they are underground, so there's not much scope, but they still look more depressing than they need to.

[@Spaceshotx7]

First of all, I wonder why GCT is the only station on the MNRR where trains don't sound their horns approaching the platforms. Also, which trains use the upper level platforms, and which trains use the lower level platforms?

[@darkstarharry2947]

Speed restrictions when you are that deep in the tunnel (tunnel starts at 100th st.... platforms are at 48th). No diesels/diesel hybrids on the lower level. (some diesels can switch to 3rd rail electric)

[@Spaceshotx7]

@@darkstarharry2947 Still doesn't answer why this station is the only one where trains don't sound their horn coming into GCT? I know you said diesels can use the upper level platforms, but not the lower level. But which trains use the upper level platforms, and which ones use the lower level?

[@darkstarharry2947]

@@Spaceshotx7 Regarding upper/lower levels: both are used interchangeably at all times (all 3 lines [Hudson, Harlem, New Haven] use both levels). Again, the only limitation is there are no diesels on the lower level. The selection of which train uses which platform is up to the stationmaster.

[@altacc20791]

@@Spaceshotx7 I know im late sorry about that but the reason why they dont blow horns into GCT is because the station is underground, MNRR trains use pretty loud unrestricted horns and if you do that in GCT it creates an echo It's the same with New York Penn station

[@abcd-gg6jz]

How fast does that train go?

[@PositionLight]

70 I think.

[@nickp7875]

Excellent video. Best I've seen on KZbin of a Metro North train ride through the tunnels. Thank you for sharing. Might I ask how you were able to get in the front of the cab?

[@PositionLight]

+Nicholas Piumelli M3's have Railfan Windows.

[@nickp7875]

+Jersey Mike's Rail Videos what do you mean by rail fan Windows? I know they have three Windows on the front, and on the door to the cab it has a little box window, but that one is all distorted. Are you referring to the old or new M-3's?

[@PositionLight]

+Nicholas Piumelli There is only one M3 and they have half cabs and a front window you can look out of.

[@nickp7875]

+Jersey Mike's Rail Videos ah okay I see what you're saying. Every train I've ever been on that part has been closed off. Bummer.

[@AE2-scc]

Those are M7's you are talking about (I Hate Them).

[@frankfrank6563]

Good but you can't see very much the first half of the video...

[@solarflare3000]

25:37 My dad works at the Kingsbridge Bus Depot, across that bridge. You were taking the hudson line?

[@NaYawkr]

Vanderbilt once owned Grand Central Terminal and the New York Central the same way you own the shirt on your back.

[@Channel-dw8pp]

At 41:30 is that an abandoned station ?

[@georgesekavec1020]

I’m not watching the whole video but an easy way to find out would be to look at this rail line on wikipedia and there’s generally a comprehensive list of all current and former stations on a vertical “map” so if it was I’d hedge my bets it’s on there

[@NaYawkr]

I did not see even one 'Homeless' Bum living in the tunnel.

[@grantorino2325]

They're far likelier to live in the Riverside Park Tunnel (on the West Side). That tunnel is both much longer and much safer and more spacious. (It was built wide enough for 4 tracks, but first only had 1, then none, and even now only 2.)

[@philippesenechal101]

355 nm (÷)117 ms=(ΔE) (÷) (Δν)

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Is it low or high level

[@PositionLight]

Platforms are all high level.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

@@PositionLight no they are not, you can see some tracks diving to the low level platforms

[@PositionLight]

Can you provide a time code?

[@deepnation10009]

​@@Great_WesternTVFanThey are all high. Used to be low, but they've changed it years ago.

[@thomasdarby6084]

Poorly done video, although the subject is great. Too many window reflections. If you can't get the lens right up to the window, don't bother.

[@5starryansl]

Wah wah

[@deepnation10009]

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