Good time of day to whoever, whenever they read this.
I've been a fan of Metro-North's railroad for years, along with its "ancestors" (I used quotations, because it makes them sound ancient imo), New York Central, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
Although I like the rolling stock and watching videos over the years. One thing that escaped me were names of the interlockings.
I'm used to the PRR's Northeast Corridor because that's what I grew up around. Most of their interlockings have names. Whether or not they're "official" or colloquial amongst railroad employees, I'm not sure. Nonetheless, it's easy to find names for them. For example, you can see MP 14.7 on the Northeast Corridor is also known as ELMORA. Even from passing trains, you can spot interlocking names with the trained eye (yes, I intended that pun
)
When I look at Metro North track maps that I find on the web (since that's all I have access to), the interlockings are referred to as CPs (Control Points), but there aren't any names associated with them in the guides / maps I see.
This is the one I've been taking a look at lately -> https://www.documentcloud.org/documents ... ack-Charts
The only ones I know of are CP 5, which is Mott Haven Junction (Interlocking?) & CP 212, which is Woodlawn Junction.
Although I'd like to know, I'm not asking anyone to do free labor & list every CP's "name" in this thread. Ideally, I'd like to know whether or not I'm missing anything. If anyone would be able to assist, I'd appreciate it.
I've been a fan of Metro-North's railroad for years, along with its "ancestors" (I used quotations, because it makes them sound ancient imo), New York Central, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
Although I like the rolling stock and watching videos over the years. One thing that escaped me were names of the interlockings.
I'm used to the PRR's Northeast Corridor because that's what I grew up around. Most of their interlockings have names. Whether or not they're "official" or colloquial amongst railroad employees, I'm not sure. Nonetheless, it's easy to find names for them. For example, you can see MP 14.7 on the Northeast Corridor is also known as ELMORA. Even from passing trains, you can spot interlocking names with the trained eye (yes, I intended that pun
)When I look at Metro North track maps that I find on the web (since that's all I have access to), the interlockings are referred to as CPs (Control Points), but there aren't any names associated with them in the guides / maps I see.
This is the one I've been taking a look at lately -> https://www.documentcloud.org/documents ... ack-Charts
The only ones I know of are CP 5, which is Mott Haven Junction (Interlocking?) & CP 212, which is Woodlawn Junction.
Although I'd like to know, I'm not asking anyone to do free labor & list every CP's "name" in this thread. Ideally, I'd like to know whether or not I'm missing anything. If anyone would be able to assist, I'd appreciate it.
As evidenced by my username, I'm a Man who's a fan of trains in the Northeast US.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@northeasttrainman for various Train Videos, both virtual & real life.
Be good & cheers.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@northeasttrainman for various Train Videos, both virtual & real life.
Be good & cheers.
