- Millerton (NYCRR station)
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Millerton 
Station statistics Address 20 N.Center Street
Millerton, New York 12546Coordinates 41°57′14″N 73°30′41″W / 41.9539°N 73.5115°WCoordinates: 41°57′14″N 73°30′41″W / 41.9539°N 73.5115°W Tracks 0 Other information Opened 1905, Closed March 22, 1972 (Passenger Service) March 27, 1980 (Freight) Services Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station toward Grand CentralHarlem Line toward ChathamMillerton was a former New York Central Railroad train station that served the residents of Millerton, New York.
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Platform and track configuration
Millerton had two tracks previously with a side platform on the west side of the tracks closest to the station house.
History
Millerton station was located on the NYC Harlem Division, originally the New York & Harlem Railroad. Tracks first reached Millerton after 1848, and reached the end of the line in Chatham in 1852. Passenger service ended at Millerton on March 22, 1972 when successor Penn Central won a heated court battle to end its unsubsidized train service north of Dover Plains. Freight service continued, though the station itself was closed permanently by the winter of 1975.[1]
Freight service continued to be provided by Penn Central Railroad until the advent of Conrail on April 1, 1976. All freight service north of Wassaic to Ghent was terminated on this date; however, the New York State Department of Transportation subsidized freight service between Millerton and Wassaic until March 27, 1980 when the line between Wassaic and Millerton was abandoned. The tracks were removed during the summer of 1981,[2] however upon removal of tracks the railroad siding for the old Agway feed store remains in place. The station is currently used by various businesses. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail currently terminates at the railroad station, however there are plans to extend the trail as far north as Chatham, the original terminus of the NYCRR Harlem Division.
References
- ^ Grogan, Louis V (1989). The Coming Of The New York And Harlem Railroad. Pawling, New York: Louis V. Grogan. pp. 364. ISBN N/A.
- ^ "Harlem Valley Rail Trail - History". 022510. http://www.hvrt.org/history_00.html. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
External links
Categories:- Stations along New York Central Railroad lines
- North East, New York
- Buildings and structures in Dutchess County, New York
- Railway stations opened in 1905
- Railway stations closed in 1972
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