Harlem Line: This is another former NYC route, one of four which once radiated northward from New York City. While the New York Central had extensive operations in the area, no railroad is better remembered, particularly in the New England region, for its commuter services than the New Haven.
Today, the system remains under the ownership of MTA. The MTA was tasked with continuing to provide suburban services to these communities and it eventually led to Metro-North’s creation. The Metro-North Railroad began operations in 1983 to take over commuter services once provided by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Erie/Erie Lackawanna/Conrail and New York Central.įollowing the collapse of the Penn Central Corporation in the early 1970s, which eventually led to the formation of Conrail in 1976, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) took over commuter operations north of the New York City region in 1972. In the case of New York many of the routes currently operated by Metro-North are remnants of those spared from abandonment as railroads removed large segments to save money. Many years ago the greater New York metropolitan region was provided extensive commuter rail service radiating in all directions, operated by the major railroads in the area including the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Erie, and New Haven.Īs interest in rail travel steadily declined after World War II these services also declined but at that time railroads were still required to provide them nevertheless.ĭuring the 1960s and 1970s they were finally relieved of these duties at first states began subsidizing such services and later took them over entirely.
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