Harmon Shops of the New York Central Railroad This historical post showcases photographs and technical documentation of the Harmon Shops, a major railroad facility in the Hudson Valley region. The author presents images from 1907, when the shops were newly…

The Twentieth Century Limited at Harmon This piece showcases a remarkable photograph of the celebrated Twentieth Century Limited locomotive, captured at the Harmon railroad yards on May 12, 1938. The image was taken by Robert Yarnall Richie, a commercial and…

# Croton-Harmon Station ## Overview Croton-Harmon station serves the village of Croton-on-Hudson in New York's Westchester County. The facility functions as a crucial transit hub, operating on Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line while accommodating multiple Amtrak…

…Clifford Harmon, a realtor, purchased 550 acres in 1903 and donated land for a railroad station on the condition it bear his name. The Croton-Harmon station expanded dramatically in 1906 and again in 1913, when it became the transfer…

…Additional hamlets include Cortlandt Manor, Crompond, Crugers, Montrose, Verplanck, Van Cortlandtville, Furnace Woods, Mount Airy, and Oscawana. ## Transportation Metro-North Railroad service connects residents to New York City via Cortlandt and Croton-Harmon stations. Croton-Harmon also provides Amtrak service…

…After selling some of his land to the railroad -- with the stipulation that the new train station "Croton-Harmon" would forever bear his name -- he began to modestly advertise his new community as a significant suburban development in the history…