| New York and beyond by Train and Subway | |
| Two journeys are illustrated here - the first is from Grand Central by Metro North to Poughkeepsie. On the return trip I left the Metro North train at Marble Hill and proceed to Stillwell Avenue in stages by subway - | |
| 1. Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie | |
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Grand Central Terminal - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Grand Central Terminal - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Grand Central Terminal - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Grand Central Terminal - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Grand Central Terminal - main line underground platforms - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Metro North Railroad trains (left); Metro North RR P32-DM awaiting departure for Poughkeepsie (right) - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Metro North train arriving at Marble Hill - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Marble Hill - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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The twin towers of Indian Point nuclear power station (left); West Point Military Academy (right) attended by Ulysses S Grant and, more recently, Norman Schwarzkop - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Bannerman's Castle on Pollopel Island (left) was a private arsenal constructed in the early 20th Century; The Royal Kedem Winery (right) seen as the train approaches Poughkeepsie - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Newburgh-Beacon Bridge across the Hudson south of Poughkeepsie - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Newburgh-Beacon Bridge across the Hudson south of Poughkeepsie - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Metro North train arrives Poughkeepsie from Grand Central, New York - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Deserted Poughkeepsie platforms on a hot Saturday afternoon while a CSX manifest echoes up the west bank of the Hudson - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Poughkeepsie Railroad bridge was completed in December 1889, but closed after a fire on May 9 1974 - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Poughkeepsie - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Poughkeepsie - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Poughkeepsie - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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The toll Mid Hudson Bridge between Poughkeepsie and Highland (left); an Amtrak service for Penn Central calls at Poughkeepsie (right) - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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| 2. Marble Hill to Coney Island | |
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Metro North train approaching Marble Hill (left); Marble Hill Bridge (right) - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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The Bronx - Marble Hill - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Marble Hill - articulated bus for West Farms (left); familiar shop names (right) - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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The subway station is called 225 Street - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Subway train arriving at 225 Street - Marble Hill - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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116 Street feels and looks much more like the London Underground - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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But generally the New York Subway is very unlike London Underground. Penn Station 34th Street - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Penn Station 34th Street - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Views from the train window near Brighton Beach - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Brighton Beach station as a B Train heads for Stillwell Avenue - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Train arriving at Stillwell Avenue - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Coney Island - Stillwell Avenue - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Coney Island - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Coney Island - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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Upper and lower level departures from Stillwell Avenue - VIDEO CAPTUREs Malcolm McCrow |
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