In 1847, Issac Hart Purdy agreed to allow the New York and Harlem Railroad to build their main line through the community for one dollar upon the condition that they establish a station within the community for both passengers and freight. NY&H was acquired by New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864. The decline of the railroads after World War II threatened the very survival of the station until a descendant of Purdy drove to New York City with a copy of the original contract in order to thwart a potential closing in 1955.[4] At some point, a smaller station house was built along the Grand Central Terminal-bound which still survives to this day.[5][6]
As with most of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed the station into a Penn Central Railroad station. Penn Central's continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s forced them to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which made it part of Metro-North in 1983.
Work on adding an elevator began in 2022 and was completed in 2024.[7][8]
Station layoutedit
The station has one eight-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions.[9]: 13
Bibliographyedit
Dana, William B. (1866). The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 55. New York, New York: William B. Dana. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
^"New York and Harlem Railroad ---- Winter Arrangement". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 12, 1849. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abMETRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
^White, Dana (January 14, 2015). "The First Families Of Westchester". Westchester Magazine.
purdy, station, commuter, rail, stop, metro, north, railroad, harlem, line, located, north, salem, york, purdy, spurdy, metro, north, station, july, 2006, general, informationlocation85, titicus, road, purdys, yorkcoordinates41, 3256, 6590, 3256, 6590line, har. Purdy s station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro North Railroad s Harlem Line located in North Salem New York Purdy sPurdy s Metro North station in July 2006 General informationLocation85 Titicus Road Purdys New YorkCoordinates41 19 32 N 73 39 32 W 41 3256 N 73 6590 W 41 3256 73 6590Line s Harlem LinePlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionParking400 spacesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone7HistoryOpenedJune 1 1847 1 2 Electrified1984700V DC third railPassengers2018492 3 Metro North Rank74 of 109 3 ServicesPreceding station Metro North Railroad Following stationGoldens Bridgetoward Grand Central Harlem Line Croton Fallstoward SoutheastFormer servicesPreceding station New York Central Railroad Following stationGoldens Bridgetoward New York Harlem Division Croton Fallstoward Chatham Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1847 Issac Hart Purdy agreed to allow the New York and Harlem Railroad to build their main line through the community for one dollar upon the condition that they establish a station within the community for both passengers and freight NY amp H was acquired by New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864 The decline of the railroads after World War II threatened the very survival of the station until a descendant of Purdy drove to New York City with a copy of the original contract in order to thwart a potential closing in 1955 4 At some point a smaller station house was built along the Grand Central Terminal bound which still survives to this day 5 6 As with most of the Harlem Line the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed the station into a Penn Central Railroad station Penn Central s continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s forced them to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which made it part of Metro North in 1983 Work on adding an elevator began in 2022 and was completed in 2024 7 8 Station layout editThe station has one eight car long high level island platform serving trains in both directions 9 13 Bibliography editDana William B 1866 The Merchants Magazine and Commercial Review Volume 55 New York New York William B Dana Retrieved December 12 2019 References edit Dana 1866 p 216 New York and Harlem Railroad Winter Arrangement The Evening Post New York New York December 12 1849 p 4 Retrieved December 12 2019 via Newspapers com nbsp a b METRO NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS Market Analysis Fare Policy Group OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT Metro North Railroad April 2019 p 6 White Dana January 14 2015 The First Families Of Westchester Westchester Magazine 2007 Peter Ehrlich photo WorldNYCSubway org Purdy s Metro North Harlem Line station Robert Mortell s Road and Rail Pictures Reif Carol April 5 2022 Revamp Begins at Purdy s Station TAPinno North Salem MTA News Conference 2 22 2024 retrieved February 22 2024 Metro North Railroad Track amp Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams amp Yard Diagrams 2015 PDF Metro North Railroad 2015 Retrieved January 28 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to Purdy s Metro North station at Wikimedia CommonsMetro North station page for Purdy s List of upcoming Metro North train departure times and track assignments from MTA Station from Purdys Road from Google Maps Street View Articles related to Purdy s Station I Ride The Harlem Line nbsp nbsp This New York train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Purdy 27s station amp oldid 1209568975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
