The North County Trailway is a long paved
rail trail stretching from
Eastview to
Baldwin Place in
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population ...
. It is also part of the statewide
Empire State Trail.
History and route
The North County Trailway was constructed along the
Putnam Division railbed of the former
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Mid ...
("Old Put"). At its north end it becomes the
Putnam County Trailway, which continues along the former railbed to
Brewster, New York
Brewster is a village and the principal settlement within the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York. Its population was 2,390 at the time of the 2010 census. The village, which is the most densely populated portion of the county, was nam ...
.
It connects to the
South County Trailway in Eastview, also built along the former railroad. It connects through the Eastview parking lot to the Tarrytown Lakes Extension and Tarrytown Lakes Trail to the Old Croton Aqueduct and Tarrytown.
While primarily a dedicated multi-use path, trail users are directed by signs to use a highway shoulder for two sections between Briarcliff Manor and Millwood.
The Putnam Division provided passenger service from 1881 to 1958 between
the Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...
and Putnam County, with freight service continuing until 1962. The railroad served 23 stations in Westchester County. Historic marker plaques have been placed at most of the former stations.
In 2019, County Executive George Latimer announced that $8.7 million would be dedicated to improving the trailway. The project is expected to be done in 2020.
See also
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List of rail trails in New York
References
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Protected areas of Westchester County, New York