Drink service was nonexistent. Horrible. All I wanted was a vodka and club soda. I do not recommend.read more

The cars could be slightly more attended to but the train was a quick and simple step on and ride…read more The attendant was friendly and we found seating right away. Standard commuter protocol. The stations are as best kept as they can be and we were more than on or close to schedule.

Cute station and they have a vending machine on the platform that takes credit cards and dispenses…read moreSkittles! It's right on the river so I imagine waiting for a train in winter is extremely cold. But it's a pretty view.

Peekskill is my go-to station that I use most often whether it be city trips or going up the line…read moreto Dutchess. Both sides of the tracks have ticket machines which is great because I cannot stand when I have to haul a$$ and make it over to the other side when im rushing with only minutes to spare before the train comes. Location has a great view, clean for the most part and has restaurants nearby to grab a drink or food when waiting for a train.

Well lit, as clean as it can be. Adequate parking. It really is just a train station. It has…read moreworking tv's and functional machines.

I've left from this station a number of times. The platform is always clean and the train is…read moretypically on time. If you're lucky you can get a 2 hour parking right in front of the station. (The restrictions are up at 6pm... lucky for us we got a spot at 4:30.)

I don't always take the Metro North from Katonah, but when I do, I take it from the Katonah Metro…read moreNorth station.

Harriman Railroad Station has a nice charm depicting a old fashioned manor residential estate…read more There are only two tracks: north to Port Jervis and south to Hoboken which is very easy to determine where to catch one's train. There is a large parking lot for residents in the Harriman vicinity and surrounding counties. This station has signs of MTA Metro-North Railroad and logo but the trains that stop here is actually NJ Transit which operates on time. There are self-service ticket machines that function 24/7. There is also a small indoor heated sheltered waiting area which is useful during inclement extreme cold and rainy weather. Not sure if there are any facilities at this rail station.

Big lot with monthly parking pass or metered parking. It's $1.25 daily for 16 hours, which is…read moreplenty of time for a daily commute. It's $3.25 for 24 hour parking. Don't know what the monthly pass costs. There's a small heated, sheltered wait area that smells and has bugs in it. Train comes on time and the ticket collectors are nice enough. I'm going to be looking into the Monroe bus park and ride as that lot is free.

I wish this station went directly to Grand Central. Unfortunately it does not. This train goes to…read morenorth Jersey and will take you to Penn station. This is a commuter train and is nice to take and less crowded than beacon station. The reason i give this location 4 stars is because it does not go to Grand central direct. The station itself is small. There is a private parking lot which i love because you can get a spot and it has never been crowded when i have taken the train out of here. Overall. This station is convenient to go to North Jersey, Atlantic city or Penn Station. PROS: - small convenient location - NJ commuter train - Great parking lot CONS: - Does not go direct to Grand Central

A perfectly useful commuter station that is about 90 minutes from Manhattan. I rode the train up…read moreand was picked up by my friend here. The station is organized well and there is decent signage for where to go to get from the platform to the parking areas. There is a connection to a ferry across the Hudson but it only runs to coincide with the morning and evening commutes. It does not run in the middle of the day, which is a bummer. There is parking here and a connection to the Beacon loop, a free local bus that drives around the town of Beacon. [Review 11485 overall, 1265 of 2019.]

I attended a beautiful wedding on Thursday in Washingtonville Ny and took the train back to Long…read moreIsland on Friday morning. I don't often get emotional at weddings (although my eyes did water for a split second... allergies I tell you... allergies!) but for some reason or another, found myself a bit in my feelings while "waiting" for train. I put that word in quotation marks because for the first time in a while, I wasn't quite counting down the minutes, as I was more-so enjoying the peace and quiet and simply being present in the moment. This train station is serene. It isn't surrounded by any stores or cafes but actually runs parallel to the hudson river, which is merely separated by a parking lot. After exploring down by the water (will write a separate review for the sloop club) and having a very pleasant conversation with a local, I purchased my ticket and made my way to the platform. I looked to the right and noticed that the platform extends to a cool little private section, where the elevator room and door is housed. I hung out there for about 30 minutes, only visible to the public eye from a certain angle in the parking lot, but I pretty much had my own little world. For 30 minutes, all of the stresses of life melted away and I felt like a kid again. I remembered the days when my dad would take my brother and I deep into Long Island (I have to ask where that was) and we'd walk on the train tracks together and watch as it flattened our pennies that we placed down. There's something about trains that are so fascinating as a kid. I even remember George Carlin on TV as Mr. Conductor, introducing me to Thomas and his friends. I could have spend the entire afternoon in that spot. For 30 minutes, I didn't check any email, look at any texts, broadcast myself on social medial. I simply shadow boxed, dangled my feet over the edge, examined rocks, stared into the distance, observed the construction workers about a half mile away and took a ton of pictures that I'll upload later today.

I didn't spend a lot of time here but I came to visit my grandparents this previous weekend. The…read morestation was clean, and my train came on time. The area wasn't overcrowded, and I felt safe. My train was also on time, and I arrived quickly and safely at my destination. I did find it confusing that the person collecting tickets didn't bother to show up and do that until we got to the 125th street station, which is the second to last stop, but that didn't alter my experience in any way.

convenient not crowded library and food nearby it's almost perfect nothing to complain aboutread more

Celebrating its 115th birthday this year, Penn Station is decidedly not new--pan to the sections…read morethat look straight outta the late 60s--but to look on the brighter side at least part of the station looks better as of 2021! A welcome update if you ask most New Yorkers. Most recently renovated in 2020 to expand into the Farley Post Office building, this extensive transportation hub is situated between 7th and 9th Avenues, between 31st and 33rd Streets. To understand a little more on how this landmark fell from the general public's graces I delved into Penn's history: - built in 1910 to support the ambitious project led by Alexander Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad company to connect Manhattan via under river tunnel to the vast railway network along the East Coast and Midwest. - designed by architect Charles McKim, the original structure was an immense Greco-Roman masterpiece modeled after St Peter's Basilica in Rome, with Doric columns wrapping around two city blocks, vaulted ceilings, a soaring glass dome, shopping arcade, mezzanines and massive waiting rooms with murals, friezes and sculptures. - peaked in 1945 at over 100 million annual passengers but but declined in volume and revenue through 1963 due to increases in automobile, airline and other public transit options, leading to the 1954 selling of air rights to sections above ground to Madison Square Garden. - demolished in 1963-66 with only the underground remnants and some sculptural elements saved, the station layout maintained separate concourses for Amtrak, NJ Transit (which operates the former PRR commuter lines from NJ), and the LIRR. The outdated design and crammed layout received much vitriolic denunciation and caused much traveler aggravation over the past several decades. - credited to senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, plans were hatched in the 1990s to build a newer version of a train hall, with two phases of construction that was finally completed by January 2021. This newer section, located between 8th and 9th Avenues, services Amtrak trains and includes a food hall, retail stores, and a glass roofed waiting lobby inspired by the past station's architecture. Don't forget to checkout the famous escalator with mural map of the surrounding NY metro area. Sooooo (yes with 5 Os) much nicer than the basement maze that is the section between 7th and 8th Avenues. Interesting fact: the only transit organization in business under the same name at Penn Station from inception to now is the MTA Long Island Railroad (LIRR). For much more extensive info: https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Penn-Station-Train-Talk-at-Plaza-33.pdf https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/the-rise-and-fall-of-penn-station-penn-station-today/

This review centers on the zero (or negative) Star disgusting, 1960s "original" Penn Station…read moresection under Madison Square Garden, not the great job with modern 4-5 Star updates to everywhere else that has had major modernizations, averaging the complex to 2 Stars in my opinion. This Penn Station "original" main train hall really needs to be rethought and opened up. Remember as a kid being driven up through the passage immediately under Madison Square Garden and dropped off for our trip back to Philly. With little to compare and excited about any train trip, we descended down the escalator (see pic) into this round hall, eventually over to the track stairs entry, waiting for our train to arrive for boarding. As the years advanced, that first trip "magical" episode melted into the reality it's drab, dark, and increasingly seedy with neglect, bare bone amenities and smelly derelicts. Understandably given security issues, that car passage leading to the escalator no longer operates as it did. This blueish gray, sad section no longer functions as those now likely dead planners and developers had envisioned. Now, the majestic Moynihan Hall becoming the main hall for Amtrak, updated NJ Transit section, and open LIRR corridor with fresh new arcade has brought needed modern amenities, yet this "original" (that is from the late '60s) is not just dated, it's an appendix without beneficial bacteria! Plus, Penn Station Access with allow Metro-North trains to come in and the Gateway Program will provide expanded capacity to the complex. It's ripe for a completely new life, in line with what we have learned from its failures and our learnings. Penn Station is a public resource and should be a pleasant, uplifting experience in both function and appearance. It the country's biggest train station in the country's biggest city. With the importance of mass transit, it should be a place to be proud of. Stop the infighting over who's responsible and whoever has the rights over this. Those stakeholders (including some greedy developers) who own/manage/contribute to running this area need to either have their rights revoked or get with the program. They had the opportunity to make things right and need to get out of the way of progress for the people! Reinvent this "original" Penn Station hall so we can burn sage to cleanse it of the toxic ghost of Robert Moses! Begone demon Moses! Begone!