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35-647: The South County Trailway was constructed mostly along the main line of the former New York and Putnam Railroad railbed in Westchester County, New York (also known as "Westchester"). In East View it connects to the North County Trailway . Much of the trail is in the Saw Mill River floodplain, although the southern portion runs along Tibbetts Brook . The Putnam Division provided freight and passenger service from 1881 to 1958 between

70-610: A parking garage for an apartment building in Yonkers. To the north of the apartment building, another parking lot was built. The bridge over the adjacent street was walled-in where the ROW used to pass underneath. Abutments of the former branch can be found at School Street across from Herriott Street, McLean Avenue near South Broadway, and the former Lowerre Station on Lawrence Street at Western Avenue. The former Caryl Station on Caryl Avenue between Saratoga and Van Cortlandt Park Avenues, with

105-614: A pedestrian bridge over the Saw Mill River connecting it to the trailway. Westchester County Parks embarked on construction projects in 2015 and 2017 to close gaps in the trailway. and again in August 2017. The South County Trailway is also a section of the Empire State Trail , a route that leads north from New York City to Albany and thence either to the Canadian border or to Buffalo . The state trail officially opened at

140-555: Is a town in Columbia County , New York , United States. The population was 4,104 at the 2020 census, down from the 2010 census. The town has a village also called Chatham on its southern town line. The town is at the northern border of Columbia County. The early settlers were Dutch , but later Quakers and New Englanders arrived. The town of Chatham was formed from the towns of Canaan and Kinderhook in 1795. Contradictory of its current condition or image, Chatham

175-552: The Lake Shore Limited passes through, east-west, but does not stop. In later years Amtrak has planned to build a rail station in Chatham. The Blinn-Pulver Farmhouse , Melius-Bentley House , Peck House , Riders Mills Historic District , Silvernail Homestead , Simons General Store , Spengler Bridge , St. John's Lutheran Church , James G. Van Valkenburgh House , and John S. Williams House and Farm are listed on

210-779: The Briarcliff Manor Public Library . The station in Millwood remained until 2012, but it was torn down in May 2012 due to structural instability. The station in Elmsford serves as a restaurant. The Yorktown Heights station had its exterior restored and is the centerpiece of the town park. The station in Lake Mahopac has been an American Legion Hall since 1965. The freight house in Baldwin Place and

245-658: The National Register of Historic Places . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 53.6 square miles (138.7 km ), of which 53.2 square miles (137.9 km ) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km ), or 0.59%, is water. The northern town line is the border of Rensselaer County . The northern terminus of the Taconic State Parkway is in the town, and Interstate 90 passes through

280-816: The New York & New England Railroad opened to the north, using some of the grade built for the P&;D and D&C. The West Side & Yonkers Railway was leased to the NYC&;N on May 1, 1880, extending the line south across the Harlem River to the northern terminal of the Ninth Avenue Elevated at 155th Street . It was merged into the NYC&N by 1887. In the 1910s, the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of

315-658: The New York City Subway purchased the bridge across the Harlem River to move its elevated lines north into the Bronx , cutting the NYP back to Sedgwick Avenue. The Yonkers Rapid Transit Railway was opened in 1888 as a branch from the NYP at Van Cortlandt northwest to Yonkers . It was merged into NYP by 1887. The company went into receivership by 1887 and was reorganized as the New York & Northern Railway. By 1894 it

350-689: The Old Put , was a railroad line that operated between the Bronx and Brewster in New York State . It was in close proximity to the Hudson River Railroad and New York and Harlem Railroad . All three came under ownership of the New York Central system in 1894. The railroad was abandoned starting in 1958, and most of the former roadbed has been converted to rail trail use. The New York & Boston Railroad (NY&B)

385-901: The Bronx and Putnam County, with freight service lasting until 1962. The railroad served 23 stations in Westchester. Historic marker plaques have been placed at most of the former stations. The Trailway has become a bicycle commuter route for Westchester residents traveling to jobs in business centers in Elmsford , Getty Square in Yonkers, the Bronx , and Manhattan . The Trailway is not illuminated at night or plowed in winter, making its use difficult but not impossible. Despite initial opposition, it has become one of Westchester's most popular parks. A 2016 housing development called "The Lofts on Saw Mill River" in Hastings-on-Hudson included

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420-654: The Bronx, which stopped using the railroad in 1989, after which Conrail wanted to sell the right-of-way to the city and Westchester to reduce its tax bill. In 1991, the Regional Plan Association proposed extending the line and connecting it with the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line ( 1 train) of the New York City Subway . The Metro-North Railroad uses the remaining stub near Marble Hill station to store maintenance-of-way and contractors' trains, and for material delivery in

455-559: The NYC&N built a segment leading to a perilous 80-foot-high trestle over a marsh-filled valley. Because of the dangers of crossing the bridge, which often required that trains slow down to a crawl, the line was rerouted west around that valley in 1881. The bridge was torn down in 1883, and the valley became the Tarrytown Reservoir . The line finally opened under the original plan, ending at Brewster, in April 1881. That year,

490-799: The P&D and D&C stopped; D&C later became part of the Central New England Railway , the Harlem Extension became a part of the Rutland Railroad , and the Clove Branch Railroad was abandoned in 1898. The New York, Westchester & Putnam Railway was formed on July 3, 1877, as a reorganization, and was leased to the New York City & Northern Railroad (NYC&N), formed on March 1, 1878. Between East View and Pocantico Hills ,

525-656: The Putnam Division to Brewster, where it returned to the Harlem Division. Trains taking this route were said to go "around the horn". NYC saw the Putnam Division as a dispensable stepchild. The line lacked a second track, electrification, commuter parking and direct service to GCT, all of which the parallel Harlem and Hudson Divisions had, resulting in declining patronage. In 1956, the New York Central asked for permission to discontinue service on

560-469: The Yonkers Branch were electrified in 1926. Several short branches were eliminated after the 1920s. The Mohansic Branch near Yorktown Heights, originally built to serve a mental institution that was canceled by Albany, went first. In 1929, John D. Rockefeller Jr. had the tracks removed from his Pocantico Hills property, eliminating four stations while creating one. The nearby village of East View

595-403: The average family size was 2.87. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the town

630-438: The end of 2020. A controversy developed in 2013 with the announcement that Westchester County planned to put sponsorship signage along the trail. This plan was canceled shortly after the announcement, after opposition arose. 41°3′48″N 73°49′9″W  /  41.06333°N 73.81917°W  / 41.06333; -73.81917 New York and Putnam Railroad The New York and Putnam Railroad , nicknamed

665-557: The home of the railroad's president, also on Alta Avenue. North from the Yonkers-New York City boundary, the path of the route generally follows the path of the Saw Mill River Parkway until it reaches East Irvington. NOTE: Stations along pre-1918 Manhattan terminus and pre-1931 Tarrytown Heights alignment are shaded in darker gray. Chatham, New York Chatham / ˈ tʃ æ t əm /

700-644: The line. On May 14, 1957, the Public Service Commission allowed a 15 percent increase in fares, but required that service be run on the Putnam Division on a limited basis. On March 12, 1958, the Public Service Commission authorized the NYC to end passenger service on the Putnam on June 1, 1958. At the time, the line had less than 500 daily riders, and discontinuing the line was expected to save $ 400,000 annually. The last trains ran on May 29, 1958, as there

735-555: The northern part of the Putnam ended in March 1970. The southern end of the line remained in service until the closing of the A&;P warehouse in Elmsford, in 1975. The decrease in traffic from Stauffer Chemical cut back the line to Chauncey by 1977. Conrail took over the bankrupt PC in April 1976, but had no plans for increasing business. The last customer was the Stella D'Oro bakery in

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770-407: The population. There were 1,762 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and

805-592: The station in Tilly Foster remain but are on private property. Skeletal remnants of the Van Cortlandt station remain in Van Cortlandt Park . The Getty Square Branch still shows evidence of its existence, with vestiges of the railroad and stations, and neighborhoods exhibiting characteristics of transit-oriented development . Getty Square station, originally a head house and train shed ,

840-500: The town. New York State Route 66 and New York State Route 203 intersect in the town. The town of Kinderhook is to the west, and the towns of Canaan and New Lebanon are to the east. The towns of Schodack and Nassau are to the north in Rensselaer County. The towns of Austerlitz and Ghent are to the south. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,249 people, 1,762 households, and 1,196 families residing in

875-426: The town. The population density was 79.8 inhabitants per square mile (30.8/km ). There were 2,110 housing units at an average density of 39.6 per square mile (15.3/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96% white , 1.74% black or African American , .21% Native American , .71% Asian , .16% Pacific Islander , .16% from other races , and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of

910-599: The tunnel into Van Cortlandt Park walled-off by cinder blocks, is now the Caryl parking lot and playground. A lot of the intrusions on the branch were from the expansion of outside storage from adjacent industries, which broke up the right-of-way in many places, especially in Yonkers. Private homes that once served the branch include the termini houses of the Park Hill station's adjacent funicular , on Undercliff at Park Hill Terrace, and on Alta Avenue north of Overcliff, and

945-566: The vicinity of West 225th Street. The roadbed north of the former Van Cortlandt station has been converted into the Putnam Greenway , South County Trailway , North County Trailway , and Putnam County Trailway rail trails . A replica of the former Bryn Mawr Park station at the former Palmer Road grade crossing is in use as a grocery. The station in Briarcliff Manor was purchased by the village in 1959 and converted into

980-461: Was an industrial center of multiple inter-state rail lines in the early 1900s, including the junction of the Boston and Albany Railroad for connections east and west, the Rutland Railroad for connections to Vermont to the north, and the New York Central 's Harlem Line for connections to New York City . In 1887 a terminal designed by Henry Hobson Richardson was constructed. Amtrak service on

1015-514: Was chartered on May 21, 1869 to build a line from Highbridge on the Harlem River in New York northeast to Brewster . At Brewster connections were to be provided to the New York & Harlem Railroad for travel north to Albany , and to the Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad to Boston . The railway would see several name changes and reorganizations before construction commenced. The New York, Boston & Northern Railway (NYB&N)

1050-662: Was formed on November 18, 1872, as a consolidation of the NY&;B with two companies to the north — the Putnam & Dutchess Railroad (P&D) and Dutchess & Columbia Railroad (D&C). The P&D was a plan for a line to split from the New York and Boston at Carmel to a point midway along the D&;C. The D&C opened in 1871, running from the Hudson River to the Connecticut border. The Clove Branch Railroad

1085-460: Was no weekend service on the line. Service "around the horn" via the Harlem Division's Lake Mahopac Branch continued until April 2, 1959. Until 1962, when NYC's West Shore Railroad was upgraded, the Putnam served oversize freight trains, due to the lack of tunnels on the line. Tracks between East View and Lake Mahopac were removed in 1962. NYC merged with long-time rival Pennsylvania Railroad to form Penn Central (PC) in 1968. Freight service on

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1120-558: Was obliterated to build the new line. The Getty Square Branch was abandoned on June 30, 1943. Despite a legal battle by Yonkers residents which reached the United States Supreme Court to save it, the line was scrapped in December 1944. Besides the regular Sedgwick Avenue–Brewster service, service also operated from Golden's Bridge on the Harlem Division via a connecting branch to Lake Mahopac , and then over

1155-653: Was reorganized as the New York & Putnam Rail Road Company (NY&P) by J. P. Morgan , who in turn leased the railroad to the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (NYC&HR). The line eventually became the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad (NYC) by 1913. The line lacked a direct connection to NYC's flagship station, Grand Central Terminal (GCT), which hurt ridership throughout its existence. Workweek commuters and weekend tourists were forced to transfer at Highbridge to reach GCT. The Sedgwick Avenue-Van Cortlandt section and

1190-484: Was replaced by an office building, which still stands and is ornamented on its exterior and in its lobby with images of locomotives . The 3.4 miles (5.5 km)-long right-of-way is part of the trail system in Van Cortlandt Park , including the bridge that carried the branch over the Henry Hudson Parkway . Old railroad ties can be found along the right-of-way. The right-of-way within New York City ends at

1225-645: Was to serve as a short connection between the two parts of the planned line. The New York, Boston & Montreal Railway was organized on January 21, 1873, as a renaming of the NYB&;N. It continued north to Chatham on what is now the defunct section of the Harlem Line and then used the Harlem Extension Railroad into Vermont . The Panic of 1873 caused the cancellation of the leases and mergers on December 1 of that year. Construction on

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