New York 2016 - Grand Central To Poughkeepsie

The movie Girl on a Train is about a troubled woman wrapped up in a murder. The train in the movie is the Metro North Hudson Line from Grand Central to Poughkeepsie, and it was filmed in Westchester County, New York State. 

The Girl on the Train

 

 

On many occasions I had flown high above Poughkeepsie, a noted waypoint of the KLM flight map as it signalled we were getting close to JFK. A journey from Grand Central to Poughkeepsie seemed a great way to actually see Poughkeepsie, the Hudson and the film locations.

Metro North Railroad Map

The journey starts at Grand Central Station New York City ....

Grand Central Station New York City

Grand Central Station New York City
Station Concourse

The station boards announce the trains to Poughkeepsie ........

Grand Central Station New York City
Hudson Line Departures

However............... ended up on 47th Street and at Maggies Place, an old haunt.



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Maggies Place 47th Street East

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Maggies Place 47th Street East

We were able to make the journey........courtesy of YouTube.



The line passes through Ardsely (38mins),, the station used in the movie Girl on the Train.

Metro North Railroad Hudson Line
Ardsley on Hudson Station

Metro North Railroad Hudson Line
Ardsley on Hudson Station
Girl on the Train

Bear Mountain (1hr 9 mins) brought back memories of visiting new York State

Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain with Mike

The line progresses towards Poughkeepsie, where North East of Garrison Station, on the opposite bank of the Hudson is the United States Military Academy at West Point (1hr 15mins). Another place visited a while ago.

United States Military Academy
West Point

United States Military Academy
West Point - 2002 ?

United States Military Academy West Point

Poughkeepsie derives it's name from it's Red Indian name, U-puku-ipi-sing, meaning "the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place". The closest I got to a Red Indian was outside Grand Central Station.



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Red Indian

Return Journey...........