Pawling (Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line Wassaic Shuttle)

Pawling is a stop on the Wassiac extension of the Harlem Line after electrified service ends at Southeast (Brewster North). Like the rest of the Wassaic Branch it usually receives service via a three Shoreliner Car and Locomotive shuttle train roughly every two hours from Southeast with only a one-seat ride during peak hours. The station is located in the center of a town that seems to be doing quite well compared to many downtowns. The railroad is definitely the reason the town cropped up and was built. The station itself has one high island platform that can fit about three cars for the single tracked line, parking lots for the town and the station are on both sides of the single track, a small house that was probably at one time the station house is now a chamber of commerce. I don't know where the low-level platform was at one time but it was probably much closer to the station house, until the high level platform was built and the station made wheelchair accessible in 1997.
All Photos: 12 June, 2008

An older station sign at Pawling, for the train tracks that pass through the center of town with parking lots on either side of the track. It is maybe two hundred feet away from the new station's high level platform, it might be the only remains of a low-level platform for the station.

The station house at Pawling, that is now on the opposite side of the track from the station platform and now houses the local chamber of commerce.

A grade crossing only for pedestrians provides access between the parking lots on either side of the tracks, the small tourism building and the station's high-level platform.

Looking down the single track at Pawling that runs through the middle of town between two parking lots.

A sign for the Pawling Station parking facility operated by the village of Pawling, most of the station parking seems to be by permit only.

A platform sign at Pawling.

Looking down the single, new high-level side platform at Pawling.

Signs at Pawling on the platform for the direction of travel of services to Wassaic and those to White Plains and New York .

A view of one of the two modular enclosed waiting booths on the platform at Pawling, one houses the stations TVM.

Looking up at the platform at Pawling from street level.

A view of the former station house and the grade crossing to it at Pawling.

Leased Amtrak Genesis P40 Locomotive #833 leads a Wassaic Shuttle train through the center of downtown Pawling before stopping at the station.

Leased Amtrak Genesis P40 Locomotive #833 goes by the former station house at Pawling leading a Wassaic-bound Shuttle train trough Pawling.

Shoreliner I Cab Car #6111 is the last car of a northbound Wassiac shuttle train that goes through the Village of Pawling.

Shoreliner I Cab Car #6111 makes it's station stop at Pawling letting of a large hoard of young children.

Another view of Shoreliner I Cab Car #6111 with lots of children getting off.