jeremy levine
09-10-2007, 10:08 AM
One of the absolute best free "rail fan" events in coming October 20th
The metro-north Croton-Harmon open house.
Metro north , the commuter rail road for Westchester NY ( and a bit of Connecticut ) anually opens their largest repair facility ( really BIG). You can walk among a dozen or more cars and engines, and enter many of them inside and see more and take a free foliage ride outside. The machine shops ( oh man ) are open to see and almost every operational aspect of the railroad staffs a "booth" with very knowledgeable people. There are demos ( track cuttings, signal operation , line repair ).
They also have lots of trinkets for kids ( and adults )
I have no association with the railroad but everyone I know ( kids and adults ) love it. If you plan to go, plan to be there early.
http://www.mta.info/mnr/html/harmon_openhouse.htm
The metro-north Croton-Harmon open house.
Metro north , the commuter rail road for Westchester NY ( and a bit of Connecticut ) anually opens their largest repair facility ( really BIG). You can walk among a dozen or more cars and engines, and enter many of them inside and see more and take a free foliage ride outside. The machine shops ( oh man ) are open to see and almost every operational aspect of the railroad staffs a "booth" with very knowledgeable people. There are demos ( track cuttings, signal operation , line repair ).
They also have lots of trinkets for kids ( and adults )
I have no association with the railroad but everyone I know ( kids and adults ) love it. If you plan to go, plan to be there early.
http://www.mta.info/mnr/html/harmon_openhouse.htm