Metro-North: The history
This timeline traces the history of Metro-North.
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The prelude 1870s
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Rival railroads merge 1968
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Jackie O. saves terminal 1975
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Metro-North is born 1983
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Sprucing up the system 1984
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A busy railroad 2001
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Happy riders mean more riders 2006
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Traffic control goes modern 2008
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Money for stations 2009
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Neither snow nor rain keeps commuters away 2011
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Future plans 2012
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MTA's stewardship Years ahead
1870s
The prelude
Commodore Vanderbilt buys the New York & Harlem Railroad. Before Metro-North, most track east of Hudson and New York was under New York Central line. Metro-North’s Harlem line was originally a combination of track from the Harlem Railroad, NY Railroad and Boston/Albany railroad.
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