Hi Tom,
Like Joe Krasko suggests, don't hold our breath. Trust me, I won't! There has been tons of development in that area along the river recently, so anything is possible, but at least there's hope.
Unfortunately I've never been much of a die-hard railfan, following with a camera. I love to watch the trains run by, and still get a thrill on the rare occasion when on the way home on the commuter, we pass a freight. Can't help myself from counting the cars. Once in a while I'll catch a hundred plus freight. I do have some photos of a Lightning stripe T-3 that was parked at the Croton North RR station for a few weeks and the 2 Erie Lackawanna passenger cars on display there. I worked at the station for a couple of years when it was home to a small advertising agency. I think that was 1985.
As far as eating the fish, honestly no. The last one I ate was the large striper I mentioned above. Caught it on a rainy Sunday morning off the rocks at Greystone. April 29th, 1983, my birthday. I was 27, by myself & no camera. Who would believe I caught a fish that big there. So I kept it, and I do have a photo somewhere that my wife took when I got home. I didn't have the heart to throw it away, so I filleted and baked it. Sweetest, tastiest fish I ever ate. Being a migratory fish spawning in the Hudson, and constantly on the move, I'm confident that there was no danger eating that fish. Ever since, I make it a tradition to fish on my birthday. Although I always have good luck, I haven't surpassed the size of that fish, and I always have a camera.
One other thing, I'm confident that crabs are abundant in the river. When fishing for a couple of hours or more, it's nearly impossible to catch a fish in the same spot. All you do is feed the blue claws! I have pulled up some huge diehards that won't let go of the hook, at least until they break the surface when I real them in.
By the way, I live in the Homefield area of Yonkers and have been for 34 years, previously lived at 2 Sunnyside drive, by Ludlow station, until I married.
Joe
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