BEACON – The little used rail line known as the Beacon Line or Maybrook Branch that runs from Metro-North’s Hudson Line at Beacon to the Harlem Line north of Southeast, could see a rebirth in the future.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metro-North Railroad are seeking ideas from companies and organizations for how to revitalize the line, which runs east from Beacon through Fishkill, Hopewell Junction and Stormville before it connects to the Harlem Line.
The Beacon Line is not currently used for passenger train service.
Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti said the line could possibly be put to use in ways “for the benefit of the public that are outside of our mandate as a public transportation agency.”
The MTA has issued a formal request for expressions of interest to seek ideas that would help preserve the line for current or future rail operation, limit Metro-North’s ongoing maintenance and upkeep costs of the pine, support economic development and public use, and generate revenue for Metro-North.
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