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Metro North has three lines radiating out of Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, New York City.
A lot of people like to say Grand Central Station, but today, that is technically incorrect.
There are three lines coming out of GCT (first three), and two from Hoboken, on most maps, colors are used for the different lines:
- The New Haven Line (red)
- The Hudson Line (green)
- The Harlem Line (blue)
- The Port Jervis line (orange)
- The Passaic Valley line (purple)
From Wikipedia's page, we have this:
Owned by:
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (1913–1914)
New York Central Railroad (1914–1968)
Penn Central Transportation Company (1968–1994)
American Premier Underwriters (1994–2006)
Midtown Trackage Ventures (2006–2020)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2020–present)
Operated by:
New York Central & Hudson River (1913–1914)
New York Central (1914–1968)
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (1913–1968)
Penn Central (1968–1976)
Amtrak (1971–1991)
Conrail (1976–1983)
Metro-North Railroad (1983–present)
Grand Central Terminal was built by and named for the New York Central Railroad; it also served the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and, later, successors to the New York Central. Opened in 1913, the terminal was built on the site of two similarly named predecessor stations, the first of which dated to 1871. Grand Central Terminal served intercity trains until 1991, when Amtrak consolidated its New York operations at nearby Penn Station.
Grand Central covers 48 acres (19 ha) and has 44 platforms, more than any other railroad station in the world. Its platforms, all below ground, serve 30 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower. In total, there are 67 tracks, including a rail yard and sidings; of these, 41 tracks are in use for passenger service, while the remaining two dozen are used to store trains.
The Above map came out of a Metro North brochure from 2012 when I went to NYC for National Train Day.
Below are two more pages from the brochure...... I missed the 100 year celebration in 2013, darn.
None for now...... Got anything to add?
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