Shandaken station

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Shandaken
General information
Location Shandaken, Ulster County. New York
Tracks1
History
ClosedMarch 31, 1954 [1]
Services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Big Indian
toward Oneonta
Catskill Mountain Branch Phoenicia
toward Kingston Point

This station, MP 32.1, was located where the site of the old Allaben station in the Catskill Mountains. It was constructed and operated by the Ulster & Delaware railroad in the 1870s, and later sold to the New York Central Railroad in the 1930s with the end of passenger service in March 31, 1954 and freight service ceased on October 2, 1976. [2]

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History

The old Shandaken station previously located in the hamlet of Shandaken was replaced in 1899 with a new pre-fabricated station. [2]

The neighboring Allaben station, formerly called Fox Hollow station, operated in a large masonry building with a country store. In 1901, the old Allaben station burned to the ground. Ulster & Delaware Railroad rather than rebuild decided to move the Shandaken station to the site of the old Allaben Station. Although, there would have been strong opposition to eliminating service to the Shandaken station. Still, Ulster & Delaware Railroad decided to move newer Shandaken station to Allaben without informing the residents.

On a Sunday, where most residents were at church, the Shandaken station was put onto a flat train car and rolled one and a half miles to Allaben.

Since the Allaben station was called the Shandaken station, but Ulster & Delaware continued mail drop off and pick up at the site of the old Shandaken station. [2]

The Shandaken station was demolished soon after the end of passenger service on the Ulster & Delaware in 1954, and the railroad tracks next to the former station site are leased to the heritage organization the Catskill Mountain Railroad.

References

  1. ↑ "Final Old U.&D. Passenger Train Trip Wednesday". The Kingston Daily Freeman. March 30, 1954. pp. 1, 8 . Retrieved May 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "The History Of Ulster County, New York With Emphasis Upon The Last 100 Years 1883 1983"". Internet archive. Ulster County Historians. 1983.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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