The stone station house designed by Cass Gilbert

Most people see a quiet stretch of the Hutchinson River Greenway today, but in the early 1870s, this was a location for the Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad. The railroad ran between New York City and Port Chester, and the line opened in 1873 as part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford commuter railroad service.

The name comes from a nearby small hamlet that was once referred to as Bartow and Bartow-on-the-Sound.

In 1908, a larger stone station house was built, designed by Cass Gilbert. This station house remained in use until the 1930s. For a while, the site also served the Pelham Park and City Island Railway, which ran between this station and Marshall's Corner.

Operations for the Pelham Park and City Island Railway began on May 20, 1887, from the Bartow station. Five days later, operations were extended across the bridge to City Island and along City Island Avenue to Brown's Hotel.

Today, the former station is located along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in the Bronx.

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