Manitou Station
For Station Saturday here is a look at one of the oddest commuter rail stops around, which seems to be from another era more akin to a tiny country depot on a branchline before WWI rather than along one of the busiest commuter routes in the country. The tiny low level platform and little wooden shelter (that one source claims dates to NYC days) serves a few dozen passengers on weekends with only 6 northbound and 7 southbound trains presently stopping on Saturdays and Sundays only with no weekday service. Like the Breakneck Ridge stop, this 'station' exists to serve hikers and outdoor enthusiasts escaping the city on the weekend for the Hudson Highlands and is the closest stop providing access to the Appalachian Trail which crosses the river on the Bear Mountain Bridge just south of here.
Metro North train 8836 has paused briefly to pick up two passengers and will soon accelerate away southbound on Main 2 here at MP 46 on modern day Metro North Railroad's Hudson Line, the one time New York Central water level route mainline.
Manitou Station
Phillipstown, New York
Saturday August 3, 2024
Manitou Station
For Station Saturday here is a look at one of the oddest commuter rail stops around, which seems to be from another era more akin to a tiny country depot on a branchline before WWI rather than along one of the busiest commuter routes in the country. The tiny low level platform and little wooden shelter (that one source claims dates to NYC days) serves a few dozen passengers on weekends with only 6 northbound and 7 southbound trains presently stopping on Saturdays and Sundays only with no weekday service. Like the Breakneck Ridge stop, this 'station' exists to serve hikers and outdoor enthusiasts escaping the city on the weekend for the Hudson Highlands and is the closest stop providing access to the Appalachian Trail which crosses the river on the Bear Mountain Bridge just south of here.
Metro North train 8836 has paused briefly to pick up two passengers and will soon accelerate away southbound on Main 2 here at MP 46 on modern day Metro North Railroad's Hudson Line, the one time New York Central water level route mainline.
Manitou Station
Phillipstown, New York
Saturday August 3, 2024