New York train

According to statistics, one in three commuters traveling to the United States as part of the going in the direction of New York. There is not only the most extensive public transport network in the country, not only the largest subway and commuter train system with the largest number of passengers in the country, which daily carries about 900 thousand. Passengers. Today, prices for real estate in the suburban towns are not very different from the prices in the city, and it's all thanks to the excellent operating suburban trains. Very many people are allowed to live in a country house and work at the same time in Manhattan, without experiencing any particular discomfort, and not wasting time in traffic jams on the way to work. Commuter train to change the format of life of New Yorkers, have made it possible to expand the virtual boundaries of the city, to resolve the issues of overcrowding, traffic congestion and improve living standards. Many of the car park at the station in the suburbs, traveling by train to New York, and then transplanted to the subway. Commuter train today it is not possible to get the residents of the state to the city, and the opportunity to New Yorkers to leave him and stay with the townspeople.
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1. Starting our journey to Grand Central Station. Only this time it was necessary not to enjoy the views, and deal with its design in terms of the average passenger. Despite its impressive size it is surprisingly easy to use and simple.



2. The purpose of the trip we have chosen the city of Yonkers in New York. It remains to understand how he got there. I only had the name of the station, and what kind of train we need yet to learn. Information board in the central hall of the station or said anything. Only the names of the lines and endpoints.



3. I had to look for additional navigation.

Digress. In New York commuter engaged by the same company that manages sabveya and buses. This MTA - Metropolitan Transport Autority (urban transport management). From Grand Central Station, trains go to New York and the nearby Connecticut. This area is a separate rail system called the MTA Metro-North Railroad, and is the first in the number of passengers commuter road in the country (second MTA Long Island Rail Road). It includes three main branches: Hudson Line (the road running along the Hudson River to the town of Poughkeepsie), Harlem Line (the road running north to the border of the town of Wassaic, to which you want to get a transplant) and New Haven Line (go to Connecticut along Longaylendskogo Strait and has several branches, so she had several endpoints). All this road commuter travel time which does not exceed three hours. We calculate them on people living in the state and commute to work every day in New York. Ie This is perfectly normal suburban trains.



4. The map area of ​​responsibility Metro-North Railroad is coming from the top triangle of the continent. Hudson left right Longaylendsky Strait. From the map, it became clear that we need a green branch.



5. Further, it remains to find the train schedule. With this, too, there are no problems. In the center of the hall is a kiosk around which exhibited little book with the schedule. They are divided by color and stations. Take the green book with the inscription Yonkers and all that we have in our pocket. There are taymteybl across the line, but there is a lot of tables that the majority of passengers are simply not needed. All of this is distributed free of charge. If you have any questions, the staff at the kiosk happy to answer them.



6. Next, look at the monitor with the next train departure (arrival here, but it looks exactly the same). Here, all identically divided by color and do not have to wrestle with. Our train departs from the way 28 3 hours 22 minutes to the station Poughkeepsie.

Now you have to buy tickets. You can do this in three ways. The first - at the station through a vending machine or at the ticket office. The second - via the Internet. Pay card and print out. The prices will be identical to the terminus. The third and most expensive, is to buy a ticket directly from the conductor on the train. Then it will cost exactly twice as much. This kind of fee for the urgency or forgetfulness.



7. Ticket.



8. The machine is very similar to metroshny, which is not surprising. The company is one. Takes the cash and cards



9. One child and one adult ticket to Yonkers and back cost 17 dollars. But this is because the day. On weekdays during peak hours on the same ticket would have cost $ 30 ($ 20 for adults and $ 10 for children). Go for half an hour with 8 stops. In the distance is about 25 km. Adult ticket to Poughkeepsie and back again (2 hours one way) costs $ 45. Monthly travel to the same $ 486.



10. The ticket voucher is a paper the size of a credit card. The whole buying process took about one minute.



11. Another ticket office.



12. For complex cases, passengers have a problem with regular box office cashier inside. As I passed, then it worked three windows.



13. You can now walk through the train station waiting for a train. Most of the pictures I leave for later. In the large hall probably 80% tourists and only 20 passengers. By the number of visitors to Grand Central tourist site today, more than a transportation hub.



14. Interestingly, at the train station there is no separate waiting room. There is one, but it is small and looks about him, no one knows why the people waiting for the train looking for a place somewhere to perch oneself.



15. Not a single homeless person I met at the train station.



16. In the center is an employee and who is looking to help.



17. I found someone.



18. Young people after yesterday libations in honor of St. Patrick.



19. The couple photographed. The station is quite a popular place for wedding photos.



20. Employee carefully wiping cloth balustrade.



21. According to the number of people with cameras per square meter of this station apart from the competition.



22. To understand the internal volume.



23. It is time to go on the train.



24. It is necessary to enter in the door leading to Peron and the luxury of no trace remains. All purely utilitarian.



25. At first I thought it was a stroke of genius, paint booths trains in color line.



26. But when he had to sit in a blue train on the green line, I realized that not everything is thought out as it should be.



27. The composition of which was to go to called M7, produced by the Canadian company Bombardier. Available since 2002. Powered by the contact rail. Composition of 8 cars worth 18 million dollars.



28. Inside.



29. The center of the car seats look in one direction, then in another.



30. Place for wheelchair users.



31. On the other hand is part of Connecticut.



32. Ahead of the car found a cozy place with reclining chairs. The cars come in pairs. Each pair has the controls.



33. Planting in the chair. Not close, but do not fall apart really. No tables, no. Feet are placed without problems.



34. The seats are comfortable, but do not recline the backrest and armrests is not. Top luggage racks.



35. obese neighbor will not be so comfortable. While we were driving, cars were half-empty, but the morning is probably the people in the aisles and stands.



36. Well, let's go!



37. Works tunnel under the Grand Central. There are a lot of tunnels.



38. The train comes out of the darkness already in Harlem.

First stop Harlem 125th street. Several people have come into the car. Exit of passengers will continue. There are some areas where it is more convenient to get on the commuter train than by Metro.



39. Information board at the station.



40. The drive to the South Bronx. From this intersection began my post about it.



41. In the car appears conductor.



42. Composting tickets and deftly knocks smiley face for his son. And he did it quite casually, and saw the child, smiled, gave him a funny souvenir and went on. Conductors are generally very funny.



43. We pass tower River Park Towers.



44. Here it is time to get acquainted with the most interesting.



45. It looks like this. Inside a little bit of garbage, but clean.



46. ​​The train came to the area along the Hudson River and began the beautiful views from the window. Places on the left take the passengers first. The train goes fast but quiet. There was no sound of the wheels does not. It sounds like a very quiet trolley. Inside does not vibrate or rattle. The ride is a pleasure.



47. Samuel Jackson decided to ride standing up.



48. Outside ran high-rise buildings and began countryside.



49. Before we both should enjoy the trip, as Yonkers and need to go.



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