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Our
Changing
Times
by
John H. Vargo,
Publisher
Breakneck Ridge is a Metro-North Railroad station that serves
hikers and campers traveling to and from Breakneck Ridge, north
of Cold Spring, New York, via the Hudson Line. Trains stop there
on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only. Twelve trains serve it
daily on those days, six to Poughkeepsie in the morning and early
The Metro North
tain stops here,
however there is
no formal station,
just a foot stool for
hikers getting off
to step down onto a
dirt path. It reminds
one of Canadian
RR Stops. So many
hikers use the trains
on weekends that it
actually delays the
entire Metro North
Schedule.
afternoon, and six to Grand Central Terminal in the afternoon
and early evening. It is 55 miles (89 km) from Grand Central
Terminal, which takes approximately one hour, 28 minutes.
This station has two low-level side platforms each long
enough for one door of one car to receive or discharge
passengers. It is located off an embankment from New York
State Route 9D, with only one sign (on the east side of the
track), merely a small path leading to the overpass and then
down to the tracks about 0.5 miles
(0.80 km) north of the main parking area for the Breakneck
Ridge hiking trail. A small, wooden low-level platformpermits
disembarkation from the front of the last car on the train (i.e.
the door one car length from Grand Central Terminal when
boarding).
The Breakneck Ridge Trail has become one of the most
utilized trails in the Hudson River Valley!
On weekends Route 9D is packed with parked cars all long
the base of the mountain. It is a tremendous asset to the areas
tourist trade and especially to the Village of Cold Spring.
In the fall of the year it has become a “must do” for thousands
of hikers, as the views from the top will take your breath away.
Recently portable bathrooms have been placed near the
parking areas, which are most helpful.