Patterson station (Metro-North)

Patterson
Patterson
	Southbound train approaching Patterson station
General information
Location	1 Front Street, Patterson, New York
Coordinates	41°30′42″N 73°36′15″W / 41.51174°N 73.60428°W
Line(s)	Harlem Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Putnam Transit: PART 3
Other information
Fare zone	8
History
Opened	December 31, 1848
Key dates
June 1959	Station agent eliminated
Passengers
2018	110 (Metro-North)
Rank	99 of 109
Services
Former services

Patterson station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Patterson, New York.

It is the northernmost station on the line in Putnam County, and the first station beyond the end of electrification.

History[edit]

The New York and Harlem Railroad built their main line through Patterson towards Dover Plains in 1848, when Patterson station opened.^[2] NY&H was acquired by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864 and eventually taken over by the New York Central Railroad. On August 3, 1952, a derailment of milk cars and other freight at the station took place, which resulted in no injuries or deaths, but nevertheless startled the community.^[5] 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, who eventually converted into a Metro-North station in 1983.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of a four-car-long high-level side platform to the west of the track.^[6]^: 15

Notes[edit]

^ Dana 1866, p. 216.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "NYC Discontinue Patterson Agency". The Brewster Standard. June 18, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
^ ^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.
^ Grogan, Louis V. (1989). The Coming of the New York and Harlem Railroad. Self-Published. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-962120-65-0.
^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

References[edit]

Dana, William B. (1866). The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 55. New York, New York: William B. Dana. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

External links[edit]

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[FOOTNOTEDana1866216-1] Dana 1866, p. 216.

[Dec1849arrangement-2] "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.

[1959agent-3] "NYC Discontinue Patterson Agency". The Brewster Standard. June 18, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspaperarchive.com.

[mta2018-4] METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.

[5] Grogan, Louis V. (1989). The Coming of the New York and Harlem Railroad. Self-Published. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-962120-65-0.

[6] "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

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