Oak Point Link

Oak Point Link
Looking northwest from Robert F. Kennedy Bridge with the Harlem River Yard in the background. Green containers on train are for hauling municipal solid waste (trash).
Overview
Other name(s)South Bronx–Oak Point Link
OwnerState of New York
LocalePort Morris, Bronx
Termini
Service
TypeFreight
SystemCSX Transportation
History
Opened1998 (1998)
Technical
Line length1.9 mi (3.1 km)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

Hudson Line
to Poughkeepsie
Highbridge Facility
Harlem Line
to Wassaic
Mott Haven Junction
Park Avenue main line
to Grand Central Terminal
Harlem River Yards
NEC (Hell Gate Line) and NYCR
to Washington
Oak Point Yard
NEC (Hell Gate Line)
to Boston

The Oak Point Link, also known as the South Bronx–Oak Point Link, is a 1.9-mile (3.1 km) long railroad line in the Bronx, New York City, United States, along the east bank of the Harlem River.[1] It connects the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line (on the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad section) with the Harlem River Intermodal Yard and the CSX Transportation Oak Point Yard at the north end of the Hell Gate Bridge.

  1. ^ Schneider, Daniel B. (November 30, 1997). "F.Y.I." The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2010.

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