10 Facts About New Haven Line

1. The New Haven Line is unique in that the CP's are known by nicknames for their region.

2. New Haven Line is unique in that trains use both 750 V DC from a third rail and 12.5 kV AC from overhead catenary.

3. The Harlem New Haven Line has third rail from Grand Central Terminal to Southeast and trains are powered by diesel north to Wassaic.

4. The Port Jervis New Haven Line, built in the 1850s and 1860s, was originally part of the Erie's mainline from Jersey City to Buffalo, New York.

5. New Haven Line is operated through a partnership between Metro-North and the State of Connecticut.

6. New Haven Line plans to add four to eight minutes to trips between Stamford and New York City and trains traveling from farther away will have from 5 to 12 minutes added to their travel time.

7. The New Haven Line is unique in that the CPs are known by nicknames for their region.

8. Until the 1980s, the New Haven Line had a decentralized signaling system, and each section of track was controlled by a separate switch tower.

9. New Haven Line trains primarily use electric multiple unit consists of Kawasaki M8 railcars.

10. New Haven Line was grade separated into a cut in Mount Vernon in 1893 as a result of multiple collisions between trains and horsecars.