| The NY Westchester & Boston was an electric railroad with big dreams and poor financials. The road was built to a high standard, and in it 25 years of operation had only one late train. The down side was that it did not reach Manhattan, requiring a train change in the south Bronx to get there. This doomed its long term prospects, and in 1938, it gave up for good. The NYCTA aquired the right of way north of E 180th St, though a section of the line remained in the area, used for various non revenue purposes. The ERA trip got into the old NYW&B portion while running the Dyre Av Line, getting the transit fans some really rare mileage. |