Metro North Harlem Line Poster
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Metro North Harlem Line Poster

$30.00 – $80.00

The Metro North Harlem Line runs from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan to Wassic in Dutchess County, running through the posh suburbs in Westchester. The railroad began as a horse drawn streetcar line from lower Manhattan to the distant suburb (at the time) of Harlem in 1831. The line quickly grew with ambitions to reach Albany and beyond but only got to Chatham, NY in 1852 where riders could transfer to other trains to Boston, Albany, and to points north and west. Originally trains would end at 26th St and Park Ave in Manhattan but in 1871 the new Grand Central Depot was opened at 42nd St, at the time far from the heart of the city.

The Harlem Line was leased to the mighty New York Central Railroad in 1873 and would be a major part of their system until after World War II when the NYC and Pennsylvania Railroad merged. This couldn’t stop the losses and by 1971 a deal was stuck to lease the railroad to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was merged into the new Metro North Railroad. Service between Chatham and Dover Plains was ended and the MTA began to invest in new stations and modern equipment. In 2000 Metro North completed a reactivation of track from Dover Plains to Wassaic.

Printed on Satin finish 80# cover stock – 220 GSM. Made in the USA! Standard production time is 5 days. Allow more time for shipping.

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