USA Tracknotes

USA tracknotes

Grand Central Terminal

15
60 at first signal pad inside tunnel
Accel to 45
45 at slight right curve
Straight
Slight left curve
End of tunnel
60
Viaduct BP for 40 before 125th Street
40 - train length before 125th Street

125th Street

40
Accelerate to 35
35
Right curve
Bridge
Left curve
Straight
40 - 4 mile post
Junction
Right curve
Straight
60
Apartments and straight
6 mile post

Melrose

Left curve
75
7 mile post

Tremont

8 mile post
Right curve - BP for Fordham
65

Fordham

65
Accelerate to 60

Botanical Garden

60
Left curve and bridge
10 mile post
Left curve
Straight

Wiliams Bridge

70
11 mile post
Right curve - coast
60 - at overhead bridge

Woodlawn

Junction - uphill
13 mile post
Downhill
Overhead bridge X 3
Left curve
Right curve - BP for Mount Vernon East

Mount Vernon East (has a nice overhead bridge)

60
Left curve
Power change from DC to AC (Power off, panto up, brakes to 40%, then drive away)
15 mile post

Pelham

60
Accelerate to 50
Left curve
30
16 mile post
Junction with Amtrak

New Rochelle

45
50
Right curve
70 - coast if stopping
80
Left curve - BP for Larchmont

Larchmont

80
Accelerate to 70
Overhead bridge
BP - start of cyclone fence on RHS

Marmoronek

80
Straight
Accelerate to 70
70 at right curve
BP - right curve and overhead bridge

Harrison

70
Left curve
Accelerate to 55
Overhead bridge
50 at signal
BP at right curve

Rye

50
Left curve
Straight
70
Accelerate to 55
BP - brown fence just before overhead bridge

Port Chester

70
45 - at right curve
50 - at left curve
Straight
70
Left curve
BP at right curve

Greenwich

50
70
Left curve
Signal
Accelerate to 60
BP - overhead bridge
Right curve

Cos Cob - overhead bridge - short platform

70
Accelerate to 45
50
Right curve

Riverside - overhead bridge - short platform

70
Accelerate to 60
Left curve
BP - bridge in curve

Old Greenwich

70
Accelerate to 55
Left curve
45 for points
50 into Stamford

Stamford

45
50
Left curve
Straight
70
Overhead bridge
Right curve
Accelerate to 60
Right curve
BP - Straight
Old Greenwich has a short platform

Old Greenwich

70
Right curve
Accelerate to 60
BP - by sight - Station is at overhead bridge

Riverside

50
Left curve
Accelerate to 45
BP - by sight

Cos Cob

70
Left curve
Overhead bridge
Accelerate to 60
Right curve - BP for 50
Right curve - 50 - Greenwich station at end of curve
70

Greenwich

70
Left curve
Accelerate to 65 (downhill)
Straight
Right curve - BP
50 - overhead bridge
Right curve - keep braking for 45 ahead
45 - viaduct
Left curve - Port Chester at end of curve
70

Port Chester

70
Straight
Accelerate to 50
50 - at mile post
Right curve
Overhead bridge
Overhead bridge - BP

Rye

50
Left curve
Straight
Points and overhead bridge
70 at overhead bridge
Overhead bridge
Accelerate to 60
BP - right curve

Harrison

70
Left curve
Straight
80 - ignore if stopping service
BP - overhead bridge
Ovehead bridge

Marmaronek

80
Long straight
Accelerate to 70
Siding and overhead bridge
BP - overhead bridge

Larchmont

80
Slight right curve
Accelerate to 60
Straight
70 - mile post
Overhead bridge - BP for 50
Left curve
50 - at signal
BP - points

New Rochelle

50
Right curve
Junction to New York Penn
Straight - accelerate to 50
60
Points and signal
BP - points on down line

Pelham

60
Straight
15 mile post
Power change AC to DC
Left curve
Ovehead bridge at Mount Vernon East station

Mount Vernon East

60
Left curve
Accelerate to 60
Right curve
Left curve
13 mile post
Overhead bridge - BP for 45 ahead
Signal
45 - Overhead bridge
Junction
Woodlawn
45 for points to local track if stopping at Fordham
70
Straight - accelerate to 60
11 mile post
60 - at Williams Bridge
Right curve
Right curve - 10 mile post
Overhead bridge - 65
Botanical Gardens
BP - car park on right
Left curve

Fordham

75
Straight
Left curve
Straight
8 mile post
Tremont
Signal
Siding and overhead bridge
Overhead bridge - BP for 60 ahead
7 mile post
60 - right curve
Melrose
45 if negotiation points to fast line
Tunnel
Left curve
40 - Junction to Yankee Stadium
Overhead bridge and signal
Junction and overhead bridge
35 - Right curve
Bridge
Left curve
40 - viaduct

125th Street

Accelerate to 40
60 - 4 mile post
Accelerate to 45
45 - points to fast track
60 - for fast tracks only - timetable copes with 45 all the way
3 mile post
Tunnel
BP for 15 - as soon as you can see signals at end of tunnel
15 - signal (at last illumination light in tunnel)

Grand Central Terminal

15
60 at first signal pad inside tunnel
Accel to 45
45 at slight right curve
Straight
Slight left curve
End of tunnel
60
Viaduct BP for 40 before 125th Street
40 - train length before 125th Street

125th Street

40
Accelerate to 35
35
Bridge
Left curve
30 for points towards Hudson Line
45 at left curve
60 on straight

Yankees 153rd Street

60
6 mile post
Right curve
Highbridge
Slight right curve and overhead bridge
Big arched overhead bridge
Right curve
BP by sight - Morris Heights is just beyond building over tracks and has a short platform
8 mile post

Morris Heights

60
Accelerate to 45
Left curve
Right curve
University Heights has a short platform

University Heights

60
Left curve
Accelerate to 50
9 mile post
50
Left curve
BP by sight - Marble Hill at end of left curve after drawbridge and has a short platform

Marble Hill

50
Accelerate to 30
30
Left curve
10 mile post
Right curve
11 mile post
BP by sight

Spuyten Duyvill

30
Right curve
Straight - 75 (ignore - 45 just beyond)
Accelerate to 45
45 - points to down local line
75
BP - Riverdale is just past overhead bridge - no landmark

Riverdale

75
Slight left curve
Right curve and overhead bridge - coast
BP - before right curve - Ludlow at end of curve before overhead bridge

Ludlow

75
Accelerate to 50
Left curve
Straight
50
Right curve - BP
Yonkers at end of curve

Yonkers

75
Left curve
Accelerate to 50
Right curve - BP - Glenwood at end of curve

Glenwood

75
Right curve and overhead bridge
Left curve
Straight - BP about 1/3 of way along - Greystone at overhead bridge

Greystone

75
Control point
Accelerate to 60
Left curve and overhead bridge
BP - straight
Hastings-on-Hudson at overhead bridge

Hastings-on-Hudson

75
Accelerate to second overhead footbridge then coast (65)
Right curve
BP - White cabin on right hand side of track

Dobbs Ferry

75
Accelerate to 50

Ardsley on Hudson

75
Accelerate to 50
Irvington platform well before overhead bridge (offset)

Irvington

75
Right curve
Left curve
Accelerate to 75 and coast
BP for 70 ahead at right curve
70 - Control point
BP - points from down local to express track

Tarrytown

70
Left curve and overhead bridge
Right curve
Accelerate to 60
BP - warehouse on left after yard on right

Phillipse Manor

70
Curves
Right curve with tall buildings visible
BP - straight
Overhead brigdge
Left curve

Scarborough

70
Accelerate to 55
BP - end of Sing Sing wall
Right curve

Ossining

75
Control point - BP for 50 ahead
50 - bridge
40 - entrance to platforms

Croton-Harmon

40
50 clear of platform
75 - bridge
BP - Grey house on left in straight leading to Ossining
70 - Ossining platform

Ossining

70
Accelerate to 55
BP - rock face on left into left curve

Scarborough

70
Curves
Right curve white house on hill
Left curve
BP - straight

Philipse Manor

70
Accelerate to 60
BP - right curve
Overhead bridge

Tarrytown

70
Accelerate to 70
75 - overhead bridge
Accelerate to 75
Left curve - coast
BP - right curve
Overhead ped bridge
Left curve

Irvington

75
Accelerate to 50
BP - left curve

Ardsley-on-Hudson

75
Accelerate to 50
BP - building on left before overhead bridge

Dobbs Ferry

75
Slight right curve
Left curve - coast (60)
Overhead ped bridge
BP - second overhead ped bridge or later

Hastings-on-Hudson

75
Accelerate to 60
Right curve and overhead bridge
BP - Red brick building on right before overhead ped bridge

Greystone

75
Curves
BP - White house left hand side
Left curve

Glenwood

75
Accelerate to 50
Left curve
BP - right curve and overhead bridge
50

Yonkers

50
Left curve
Accelerate to 50
75
Right curve
BP - before overhead bridge

Ludlow

75
Left curve
Straight
Accelerate to 60
BP - before overhead bridge

Riverdale

Accelerate to 55
BP for 45 - as soon as you see control point signal ahead
45 - control point crossings
Coast
30 - Left curve
Spuyten Duyvil has a short platform

Spuyten Duyvil

30
11 mile post
Left curve
10 mile post
50 - ignore if stopping
Marble Hill has a short platform

Marble Hill

50
Accelerate to 50
60 - ignore if stopping
BP - 9 mile post
Right curve
University Heights has a short platform

University Heights

60
Accelerate to 40
Left curve
BP - right curve
Morris Heights has a short platform
8 mile post

Morris Heights

60
Accelerate to 50 and coast
BP for 45 coming up - left curve
45 - points to local line at overhead bridge
60 - 7 mile post
High bridge - coast
Left curve and overhead bridge
BP - Left curve
Overhead bridge with girder sides

Yankees - East 153rd Street

60
Accelerate to 40 and coast
45 - overhead bridge
Right curve
BP for 35 ahead - Overhead bridge
Straight
Overhead bridge
35 - right curve
5 mile post
Lift bridge
40 - left curve

Harlem - 125th Street

Accelerate to 40
60 - 4 mile post
Accelerate to 45
45 - points to fast track
60 - for fast tracks only - timetable copes with 45 all the way
3 mile post
Tunnel
BP for 15 - as soon as you can see signals at end of tunnel
15 - signal (at last illumination light in tunnel)

Brake points use 30lb reduction on FP40

Hoboken

10
15 - clear of platform
30 - clear of interlocking
tunnels
BP - for 15 ahead - end of tunnel
15 - right curve (Junction with Morristown line)
30 - straight / bridge
60 - points
Accelerate to 40
Left curve - coast
BP - signal bridge

Secaucus

60 - accelerate to 40
45 - points from main line
40 - Right curve and causeway
Straight - coast
Left curve
BP for 30 ahead - signal
30 - straight
Lift Bridge
70 - signal bridge (accelrate at overhead bridge)
Long straight
Overhead bridge and billboards - coast
Junction to Pasack Valley line
BP - bridge
Rutherford has long split platform

Rutherford

70 - accelerate to 45
45 - right curve
70 - staight
Accelerate to 50
Wesmont - not many trains stop here
50 - left curve
BP - bridge
Left curve
Right curve
Garfield short platform

Garfield

50
Right curve
70 - straight
Accelerate to 40
BP - warning sign
Pull up at paling fence on right

Plauderville

70
Left curve and overhead bridge
Straight
OHB - Passaic Junction - coast
Right curve
BP - straight
Broadway has short platfrom

Broadway

70
Overhead bridge - coast (41)
BP - by sight

Radburn

70
Signal bridge coast (45)
BP - warning sign
Right curve
Pull up across L/X past platform

Glen Rock - Boro Hall

50
60 - straight
Right curve and junction with main line
Accelerate to 40
BP - by sight

Ridgewood

60
Long straight
Accelerate to left curve (33 up hill)
50 - left curve
BP - just before platform (on curve and up hill)

Ho-Ho-Kus

60
left curve and L/X
50 - left curve
Right curve and overhead bridge - coast (40)
60 - straight
BP - at end of curve into platform

Waldwick

60
30 points
30 continues to next station
Left curve
Left curve and bridge - coast
BP - straight

Allendale

60
Right curve
Left curve and signal bridge
Straight
Accelerate to 42
BP - warning sign
Pull up to signal past L/X

Ramsey

60
Long straight
Left curve
Signal - coast
BP siding on right

Ramsey Route 17

60
Left curve and points
Straight - coast (45) and BP

Mahwah

60
Left curve
Straight
50 - slight left curve - coast (45)
BP - last cross-over
Pull up to points past signal

Suffern

50
15 to sidings (check correct road in QD)

Unmarked 45 mph speed limit at signal before Swift Main 5

Contents

USA Track Notes

New York to New Haven

Grand Central Terminal to New Haven

New Haven to Grand Central Terminal

Hudson Line

Grand Central Terminal to Croton-Harmon

Croton-Harmon to Grand Central Terminal

New York Division - Bergen Line

Hoboken to Suffern - Bergen County Line

NJT: Morristown & Jersey Coast