Talk:New York and Putnam Railroad

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I don't understand how the Clove Branch comes into this picture. The Clove Branch is nowhere near Carmel. RussNelson 04:49, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

See Talk:Newburg, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad. The Dutchess & Putnam was supposed to build through the difficult country north of Carmel (some grading actually done, and parts used by the NY&NE), emerge from the mountains near Poughquag (but running along the east face of the valley, where the NY&NE runs along the west face and then "rounds the point"), make a long curve to the west and connect to the Clove Branch at Clove Valley. This would have connected the Putnam line to the Dutchess & Columbia running north to Boston Corners, and so forth to Vermont, etc. as the unified NYB&M. Choess 06:33, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, Choess. Why is the Dutchess & Putnam not linked as a page? I think that the line should be drawn at paper railroads, but if a railroad had any grading done, I think it makes sense to have a Wikipedia page for it, since there are physical remains to explore. RussNelson 14:50, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

OK, New York Westchester and Boston seems to redirect here even through it's not the same thing.Metropod 20:26, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/Image:Putnam Division map.png

Hi. Please be aware of the subject request. Thanks!   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 01:42, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

New Template

I had craeted a new railroad map Template:NY Putnam Line-infobox it still need some fixing. do you think it will be good for this article?.**My Cat inn @ (talk)** 19:19, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Van Cortlandt, New York?

"The Yonkers Rapid Transit Railway was organized in 1879. It opened in 1888 as a branch from the Putnam at Van Cortlandt northwest to Yonkers. It was merged into the main company on November 11, 1887."

That "Van Cortlandt, New York" wouldn't happen to be Van Cortlandt Park, would it? ---------User:DanTD (talk) 15:04, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Reformatted station list

I've got new versions of the station list ready in my sandbox. Feel free to tell me if any of the stations I've added are mislocated (I'm looking towards the Getty Square Branch and would be fare-zones in Northern Westchester as examples). ---------User:DanTD (talk) 15:10, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

Well, I did it, but I wasn't able to fix everything. The station images still knocked the whole thing out of whack, so I had to create a linear gallery. Any new details, including coordinates are welcome. In the meantime, this eBay link will serve as a temporary source for the description of some stations, and this *.pdf link is a decent source too. I'm going to get rid of my sandbox for the new station list now. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 10:37, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

Kingsbridge via historicaerials

My reading of the 1954 [1] photo of 241st St and the rail line makes me suspect a building now gone was on the north side. Our station? Jim.henderson (talk) 22:12, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

I can't find anything on Historical Aerials, but the left half of this map shows two Kingsbridge Stations, both between 230th and 231st Streets; One for the Old Put, and one for the former segment of the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad. A Google street view map of 225th Street contains a picture of what appears to be a former station house. In the meantime, I forget where I saw this, but there was an image of a big freight yard nearby. Maybe that was the old part of the SD&PM, and it was merged into the Kingsbridge Old Put Depot. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 20:39, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Here's the image I'm talking about (https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/1516137). I know it's made of stone, and it looks like an ex-station converted for the New York City Parks Department... or at least it did at first to me. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 02:06, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

It doesn't ring a bell from all my bike rides through the area over the decades (W241 is a main route to VCP). When weather turns good and I recover from a wrist injury incurred while walking with four lady biker buddies in icy Central Park, I can scour the area. Jim.henderson (talk) 21:45, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Forgot about this. Thursday I'm scheduled to go with a gang to Wave Hill and that's an opportunity. Jim.henderson (talk) 12:28, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Digital Cultures

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 18 January 2024 and 28 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Cobriskie (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Jecarp155.

— Assignment last updated by Jecarp155 (talk) 04:23, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Additional Information

I'm further editing this article in my sandbox. I feel there are a few pieces of filler information missing which would improve the article, if only slightly. These are the sources I will be gaining insight from:

https://nycshs.org/2008/10/15/the-putnam-division/

https://putnamny.org/component/jbusinessdirectory/companies/putnam-county-trailway?Itemid=101 Cobriskie (talk) 15:18, 26 February 2024 (UTC)