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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority leased the line south of Dover Plains from Penn Central on June 1 , 1972 . Penn Central operated the last southbund passenger train between Chatham and Grand Central Terminal on March 20 , 1972 , ending service in the middle of the day. With no scheduled return trip to Chatham, passengers who had gone south in the morning were left stranded, with service going only as far north as Dover Plains (52 miles shy of Chatham) The area where the line ran from Wassaic to Craryville is now under control of the [http://www.hvrt.org Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association which currently has trails operating from Wassaic to the former Millerton station and between Boston Corners and Hillsdale. DESCRIPTION OF HARLEM LINE GEOGRAPHICALLY MANHATTAN/BRONX The Harlem Line begins at Grand Central Terminal . The train tracks rise to ground level north of 96th Street in Manhattan . After stopping at Harlem-125th Street, the Harlem Line crosses the Harlem River at 135th Street in Manhattan , entering the Bronx . In the , at 162nd Street, and Tremont , at 177th Street. It then runs under the Cross Bronx Expressway ( I-95 ). Fordham station is next, at 190th Street. The Harlem Line then parallels the western edge of Fordham University until the Botanical Garden station at 200th Street. The Harlem Line then cuts northeast to join the Bronx River Parkway , which lies to the east of the tracks. The Williams Bridge station is next, at 210th Street. After the Williams Bridge station, Woodlawn Cemetery begins to the west of the tracks, with Webster Avenue in between the cemetery and tracks. The Woodlawn station is at 233rd Street. The Harlem Line then goes under a bridge for the Bronx River Parkway , and the parkway remains to the west of the tracks until Scarsdale station. The Wakefield station at 241st Street concludes the Bronx portion of the Harlem Line. WESTCHESTER COUNTY The Westchester portion of the Harlem Line begins at Bronx River Road in southeastern Yonkers . After the Mount Vernon West station, the Harlem Line runs along the on-ramp to the Cross County Parkway eastbound, right before Fleetwood station. After the Bronxville station, the Harlem Line parallels the Bronx River Parkway all the way up to White Plains . From White Plains, the railroad winds its way through the city and passing through the yards at North White Plains. This was once the northern boundary of third-rail electrification. The double-track railroad continues to follow the Saw Mill River Valley and roughly the Saw Mill Parkway. Past Katonah, the railroad hugs the shore of the Croton Reservoir and the shoulder of I-684 nearly all the way to Brewster. PUTNAM COUNTY After Croton Falls station, the Harlem Line crosses into Putnam County. The landscape is increasingly rural. Above Southeast station (formerly Brewster North), the railroad passes through the yards at Putnam Junction. This is the northern boundary of third-rail electrification. Diesel territory and single track begin here. STATION STOPS
: ''From this point, trains outside of peak hours run as a shuttle''
Past Wassaic, the following stations once existed:
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