Daniel The Cool Posted August 21, 2013 Share #1 Posted August 21, 2013 You never knew about this? Enjoy. And yes its train related Ah. History Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted August 21, 2013 Share #2 Posted August 21, 2013 Is that on the West Side? I'm guessing it's around that train yard that's now one of Trumps' towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted August 22, 2013 Share #3 Posted August 22, 2013 That looks like the West side around the streets in the 60's. Amtrak used to run there in the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtattrain Posted August 22, 2013 Share #4 Posted August 22, 2013 Is this somewhere around the West Side? I think you can see it along the Henry Hudson Parkway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 22, 2013 Share #5 Posted August 22, 2013 Yeah it's on the West Side of Manhattan, the segment of the line that used to run from Mott Haven to New Rochelle took place in 1971 with the Amtrak takeover, extending a New York to Buffalo run to Chicago, naming it the Lake Shore line. They abandoned several portions of the old lines to accomidate the new route change from here all the way to Chicago where more abandoned portions can be found. I'm bit rusty on Amtrak historical facts admittably but that that's how it should work. +1 Daniel for the find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted August 22, 2013 @Realizm and Gordon You're both right. My mom's house was like 4 blocks away (63rd Street West End Avenue) back then from 1996-2004. There's so much history behind this area. I used to play basketball and stuff when I was living in the area (They still have original basketball hoops) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 22, 2013 Share #7 Posted August 22, 2013 It's always good to reminisce on good times. No doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkain Posted August 27, 2013 Share #8 Posted August 27, 2013 Speaking of Amtrak and the west side, I thought that a 79th Street Station station was discussed. In my opinion, The upper west side just is too peaceful for a noisy high-speed railroad. I mean like at riverside drive. Then again, 79 Street is a big highway entrance, so we'll see... Though it might be underground... IRT West Side Line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheTransitMan Posted September 3, 2013 Share #9 Posted September 3, 2013 Speaking of Amtrak and the west side, I thought that a 79th Street Station station was discussed. In my opinion, The upper west side just is too peaceful for a noisy high-speed railroad. I mean like at riverside drive. Then again, 79 Street is a big highway entrance, so we'll see... Though it might be underground... IRT West Side Line The MTA wanted to put a station at 70th-72nd and not 79th. This was for the proposed Penn Station access project that the had Metro North trains running off of the Hudson line via the Amtrak's Empire corridor and into Penn Station. This project will never see the light of day until Penn Station gets added tracks to actually platform those extra trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted September 8, 2013 Share #10 Posted September 8, 2013 The MTA wanted to put a station at 70th-72nd and not 79th. This was for the proposed Penn Station access project that the had Metro North trains running off of the Hudson line via the Amtrak's Empire corridor and into Penn Station. This project will never see the light of day until Penn Station gets added tracks to actually platform those extra trains. It will but its 15-20 years down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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