"It doesn't matter to much where the train is going... what matters is making the decision to get on board."

Beacon, NY

MTA finds Pot o' Gold at end of MTA Rainbow !!

MTA officials and press office personell rushed to Beacon the other night amidst rumors that

a pot of gold was found in the MTA parking lot at the end of a rainbow....MTA officials were quick to point out that while the pot of gold would help in the MTA's quest to make the Beacon waterfront a s

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The castle on Pollepel Island is crumbling. Actually,it has been deteriorating since first built in the early 20^th Century by Francise Bannerman who, no matter how you ice the cake, was an arms merchant; buying and selling weapons to the highest bidder. In the late 1960’s, a fire gutted the castle not long afte

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Travels with Pop
I’ve had more than just a passing interest in trains, railroads and photography since I was a small boy. That interest can be directly attributed to the fact that I spent a lot of time with my grandfather, who we all called “Pop”, and was a machinist for the New York Central Railroad in the Harmon Shops, about twenty miles south of our home in Beacon, N.Y. Most Saturday’s were spent with Pop, either taking the train somewhere, or the ferry across the Hudson River to Newburgh. Ea… Continue