Thursday, March 3, 2016

THE END OF AN ERA: THE DEMOLITION OF THE HARMON RAILROAD WORKSHOPS

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The End of an Era: The Demolition of the Harmon Railroad Workshops - As many of you know, demolition began some months ago and continues--on a portion of the existing shops. It's a bittersweet time for retirees of the railroad--and there are many here in Croton still. (Click on the photo courtesy of CROTON HISTORY & MYSTERIES)

And so by special request, your editor and the elves have pulled together some posts you may enjoy:

--HV-ROB's TAKE ON THE DEMO WITH LOTS OF RECENT PHOTOS of the site http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/rob/?p=2532 

--FROM CROTON HISTORY & MYSTERIES, THE HARMON SHOPS OF THE NY CENTRAL RAILROAD, WONDERFUL OLD IMAGES, 1907 http://crotonhistory.org/2014/09/26/harmon-shops-of-the-new-york-central-railroad/ 

--FROM THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, GEORGE JACOB, MY MEMORIES OF THE HARMON YARDS http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/07/for-train-lovers-only-2013-11-my.html

CROTON RAILROAD MEN http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/03/croton-railroad-men.html

PART TWO CROTON RAILROAD MEN AND PART THREE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/03/croton-railroad-men-part-2.html 

4 comments:

  1. So what's the plan exactly? New state of the art shops or condos??????

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    1. Also: Where will repairs be done and who will do the work?

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    2. Copy and paste this Journal News article link into your browser; it will answer most of your questions. http://www.lohud.com/story/news/transit/2015/04/19/metro-north-harmon-shop/26048767/

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  2. Only demoing the Diesel Shop and Spot track (old fast track) a new Inspection track and Car shop going in.

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