COS COB (METRO-NORTH STATION)

The 'Cos Cob' Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Cos Cob area of Greenwich, Connecticut, via the New Haven Line.
Cos Cob is from Grand Central Terminal. The station has 567 parking spaces, 361 owned by the state.^[2]
The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as is the Mianus River Railroad Bridge.

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History

See also

Notes

External links

History

"On Christmas Day, 1848, the last rails were laid over the Cos Cob Bridge, thereby supplying the last link needed to complete the railroad from New Haven to New York," according to the Stamford Historical Society Web site. "The first trial run was made on that day." Murals: Scenes from Yesteryear
Editors of two Stamford newspapers reported on the event. William H. Holly, Esq., founder of the ''Stamford Sentinel'' and a guest on the first trial run, wrote: "The train had to remain at Cos Cob Bridge some three hours for the last rails to be laid over it and the delay gave ample opportunity to the people to come and witness the wonderful feat. The general impression among them seemed to be, that the first train that attempted to cross this pass would also be the last."
Edgar Hoyt, editor of the ''Stamford Advocate'': "The citizens of the village as well as the horses, cattle, etc., were nearly frightened out of their propriety ... by such a horrible scream as was never heard to issue from any other than a metallic throat. Animals of every description went careening round the fields, snuffling the air in their terror."

See also

★ Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is the official state advocate for commuters and brings station problems to the attention of officials.

Notes

1. Using 260 weekdays in a year multiplied by number of weekday passengers (827)
2. Task 2: Technical Memorandum parking Inventory and Utilization: Final Report Urbitran Associates Inc.

External links

★ Metro-North Railroad - Greenwich

★ Condition Inspection for the Cos Cob Station; Connecticut Department of Transportation report, November 2002

★ Fairfield County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places