When new in 1912, this impressive building was the world headquarters of the greatest electric commuter railroad that had ever been built. Grade separated throughout, with gigantic concrete stations and viaducts, it was the ne plus ultra of commuting. Unfortunately it was all for naught since this New York railroad did not have a Manhattan station. Patrons whisked from the middle class suburbs were deposited in a railroad yard in the Bronx and were forced to transfer to a subway to get into central Manhattan. This fatal flaw caused the New York, Westchester & Boston Railway to die at the tender age of 25. All of it was abandoned except for a short segment transferred to the New York City subway. Now the headquarters has some MTA offices and serves as the 180th Station of the No. 2 and 5 trains. Surely one of the more elegant subway stations one could ever use.
