The Harlem Railroad wiis extended slowly from its original terminus at Harlem until it reached Tuckahoe, the station next below Scarsdale, and in 1847 it was finally pushed through to White Plains. At this time it was but a single track line, and there was no station within the town. In consideration, however, of the fact that the company had been given the land required for its roadway through the Popham estate, a platform was built on the grounds of the family, just below the railroad bridge, and trains were stopjied here on signal to receive or land mcmbei's of the Popham family. After a few years a signal station was estiiblished in nearly the present location and in the "sixties" the road was double-tracked a.s far as White Plains, and its course through the town slightly altered.

The distance by the railroad from New York to Scarsdale is eighteen miles, and not many years ago the running time of the " way " trains was a full hour. Of late years a slight improvement has been made in this respect, and the "way" time is now slightly over fifty minutes, while the "express" time is thirty-six minutes. In former days the service on the road was very limited, Scarsdale being ranked merely as a way station ; but in 1877, after strong efforts on the part of those citizens who did busine.ss in New York, Scarsdale was made a stopping-{)lace for the morning express south and the evening express north, while during the summer still another express stops here on each trip. Besides this, the way service has been improved in time and frequency, and of the fifteen trains that pass each way daily, thirteen stop at Scarsdale, of which two are express trains. The rate of fare was for many years exorbitant, being fifty-five cents for a single trip and no excursion tickets issued ; but in 1878 a reduction of ten cents was made in the single fare ; excursion tickets were issued, good for three days, for eighty-five cents and within the last year the time of these has been extended to fifteen days.