Editing Beacon, New York (section)

==Transportation==
===Public transportation===
====Train====
=====''Metro-North''=====
[[File:Beacon train station platform.jpg|thumb|MTA Train Station at Beacon, New York (2006)]]
Commuter service to New York City is available via the [[Beacon (Metro-North station)|Beacon Train Station]] on the [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line]], served by [[Metro-North Railroad]].

=====''Beacon Incline Railway''=====
From 1902 to 1978, the [[Mount Beacon Incline Railway]] was one of the steepest incline railways in existence (a 74% grade). It took an estimated 3.5 million people up to the {{convert|1540|ft|m|adj=on}} summit of [[Mount Beacon]]. Fire and vandalism destroyed the incline railway. From 1996 until 2022, the Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society worked to reopen the attraction, but ultimately could not raise enough funds for the project.<ref>{{cite web |title=End of the Line |url=https://highlandscurrent.org/2022/04/29/end-of-the-line/ |website=The Highlands Current |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415162145/https://highlandscurrent.org/2022/04/29/end-of-the-line/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=====''Electric Streetcar''=====
Between August 27, 1892, and April 20, 1930, an electric streetcar system connected Beacon with the Village of [[Fishkill, NY]].<ref name="mainstaccess2022">{{cite web |title=Beacon Main Street Access Committee Advisory Report February 2022 Draft |url=https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/1340283/Main_St_Report_Draft_2.16.22.pdf |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621033133/http://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/1340283/Main_St_Report_Draft_2.16.22.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Newburgh-Beacon Ferry====
The [[Newburgh–Beacon Ferry]] is a ferry service crossing the Hudson River that connects [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]] with Beacon, New York, primarily carrying commuters during rush hour.

====Buses====
[[Dutchess County Public Transit]] operates public bus service in and near Beacon on weekdays, Saturdays, and runs with limited schedules on Sunday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/MassTransit/19226.htm|title=LOOP Bus Schedules|work=Division of Mass Transit|publisher=Duchess County, NY, Government|date=2012-03-26|access-date=2012-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312143428/http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/MassTransit/19226.htm|archive-date=2013-03-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> One line (Route A) travels from downtown Beacon northeast on [[New York State Route 52|NY&nbsp;52]] to [[Fishkill, New York|Fishkill]] and north on [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|U.S. Route&nbsp;9]] (US&nbsp;9) through [[Wappingers Falls, New York|Wappingers Falls]] to [[South Hills Mall]], [[Poughkeepsie Galleria]] and downtown [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=26|title=Schedule: Route A Northbound - Beacon to Poughkeepskie|work=Map your LOOP Route|publisher=Duchess County, NY, Government|year=2012|access-date=2012-06-01|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715185835/http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=26|url-status=live}}</ref> Another line (Route B) travels from Beacon north to Poughkeepsie along NY&nbsp;9D and US&nbsp;9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=25|title=Schedule: Route B Northbound - Beacon to Poughkeepskie|work=Map your LOOP Route|publisher=Duchess County, NY, Government|year=2012|access-date=2012-06-01|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715071435/http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=25|url-status=live}}.</ref> A third line (Route F) travels northeast from Beacon through Fishkill to [[Hopewell Junction, New York|Hopewell Junction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=54|title=Schedule: Route F Eastbound - Beacon to Hopewell Jct|work=Map your LOOP Route|publisher=Duchess County, NY, Government|year=2012|access-date=2012-06-01|archive-date=July 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716023547/http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=54|url-status=live}}. Finally one more line (Route G) runs solely within Beacon with the one exception of returning to Poughkeepsie at the end of the day.</ref>

=====''Beacon Free Loop''=====
Beacon also provides the [https://beaconny.gov/index.php/2019/08/07/beacon-free-loop-new-schedule/ Beacon FREE Loop], a free bus service that runs Monday-Saturday, 6am-9pm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Transportation |url=https://beaconny.gov/index.php/departments/public-transportation/ |website=City of Beacon |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415161336/https://beaconny.gov/index.php/departments/public-transportation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The bus makes stops at the Beacon Metro-North Station, Dia:Beacon, Main Street, the Mt. Beacon parking lot, and other points along its route. The Free Loop was created in collaboration with [[Beacon Arts]], [[Dutchess County Public Transit]], [[North Road Communications]] and the City of Beacon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Free Loop Bus Conducting Survey|url=https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/04/07/free-loop-bus-conducting-survey/|website=The Highlands Current|date=April 7, 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023|archive-date=April 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416002745/https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/04/07/free-loop-bus-conducting-survey/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018 Dutchess County rebranded the Beacon G Route that was started in 2013 as the Beacon Free Loop.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simms |first=Jeff |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Beacon Loop Bus Seeks Riders |url=https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/02/10/beacon-loop-bus-seeks-riders/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328095551/https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/02/10/beacon-loop-bus-seeks-riders/ |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=The Highlands Current}}</ref>

===Bicycle infrastructure===
The city does not have dedicated bike lanes. In 2022, the Main Street Access Committee recommended that bicycle infrastructure would be best developed adjacent to Main Street, due to the narrow width of the street.<ref name="mainstaccess2022" /> In October 2022, the Beacon City Council requested that [[Dutchess County]] study how to integrate a rail trail along the dormant [[Beacon Line|Beacon railroad line]] into its long-term planning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beacon Hopes to Move Rail Trail Forward |url=https://highlandscurrent.org/2022/09/30/beacon-hopes-to-move-rail-trail-forward/ |website=The Highlands Current |date=September 30, 2022 |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331210758/https://highlandscurrent.org/2022/09/30/beacon-hopes-to-move-rail-trail-forward/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Roads===
Beacon's most major route is [[Interstate 84 in New York|Interstate&nbsp;84]] (I-84), which passes through the city's north side, providing a connection that is minutes to the [[Taconic State Parkway]], [[New York State Thruway]], and [[Stewart International Airport]]. The city also has the [[Newburgh-Beacon Bridge]] which carries the Interstate Highway over the [[Hudson River]].

[[New York State Route&nbsp;9D]] (NY&nbsp;9D) serves as the city's north–south arterial. It starts at the city's north side and wraps around the city to its south side. The city also has [[New York State Route 52 Business|NY&nbsp;52 Business]], which begins in the city's west side at NY&nbsp;9D and runs across the middle of the city to I-84 east of the city limits.

===Airports===
In the nearby [[Wappinger, New York|Town of Wappinger]], the [[Dutchess County Airport]] services local commuter flights. The nearest major airport to Beacon is [[Stewart International Airport]] about 20 minutes away, in [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh]].