List of Ulster and Delaware Railroad stations
This is a list of railroad stations on the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad and their present-day condition. For more information, see the main article.
Main Line stations[]
Station | Place Served | Image | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Kingston Point | Kingston Point | 1895 | 1924 | Constructed for easier access to steamboats on Hudson River. | |
Rondout | Rondout | 1868 | 1979 | Headquarters of the U&D. Received considerable business from the Delaware & Hudson Canal. | |
Kingston | Kingston | 1883 | March 31, 1954[1] | Replaced original "Fair Street Station". Torn down in the 1960s. | |
Stony Hollow | Stony Hollow | none present | 1868 | 1920s | Served as flagstop for most of its later life. |
West Hurley | West Hurley | 1869 | March 31, 1954[1] | Original wood station demolished after construction of the Ashokan Reservoir. New station constructed of cement bricks. Located on West Hurley Dike of the Ashokan Reservoir. | |
Olive Branch | Olive Branch | 1869 | 1912 | Demolished after construction of Ashokan Reservoir. | |
Brown's Station | Brown's Station | 1869 | 1912 | Relocated to town of Ashokan to make way for Ashokan Reservoir. Currently in Woodstock, New York. | |
Ashokan | Ashokan | none present | 1912 | March 31, 1954[1] | Formerly Brown's Station. Moved six miles uphill during construction of Ashokan Reservoir. Moved to Woodstock, New York in the 1970s. |
Brodhead's Bridge | Brodhead's Bridge | 1869 | 1912 | Demolished after construction of Ashokan Reservoir. | |
Shokan | Shokan | 1869 | 1912 | Demolished after construction of Ashokan Reservoir. | |
Boiceville | Boiceville | 1870 | 1912 | Demolished after construction of Ashokan Reservoir. | |
Cold Brook | Cold Brook | none present | 1870 2005 |
March 31, 1954[1] | Original station replaced by pre-fabricated version in 1899. Current version being used as hunting club and the Catskill Mountain Railroad. |
Mount Pleasant | Mount Pleasant | 1870 1983 |
March 31, 1954[1] | New Mount Pleasant station built at Route 28 grade crossing in 1983; currently used by Catskill Mountain Railroad. | |
Phoenicia | Phoenicia | 1870 1983 |
March 31, 1954[1] | Original station built by Rondout & Oswego made of cement; replaced by pre-fabricated station in 1899. Junction with Stony Clove & Kaaterskill branch line. Current headquarters of the Empire State Railway Museum & Railbikes Catskill Division. On National Register of Historic Places. | |
Shandaken | Allaben | none present | 1870 | March 31, 1954[1] | Pre-fabricated station replaced previous bluestone-made "Allaben Station" in 1899. |
Big Indian | Big Indian | 1870 | March 31, 1954[1] | Intentionally razed by State of New York in 1960s. | |
Pine Hill | Pine Hill | none present | 1871 | March 31, 1954[1] | Station halfway up the Pine Hill Grade. |
Grand Hotel | Highmount | none present | 1871 | March 31, 1954[1] | Station also served on Monka Hill, hence its name. Former site of station is current eastern terminus of the Delaware & Ulster Railride. |
Fleischmann's | Fleischmann's | none present | 1871 1983 |
March 31, 1954[1] | Originally called Griffin's Corners station until the town it served was renamed. Freight house currently used by Delaware & Ulster Railride. |
Arkville | Arkville | 1871 1983 |
March 31, 1954[1] | Junction with Delaware and Northern Railroad. Originally known as Dean's Corners station until town received name change. Destroyed by runaway milktruck in 1960s. Arkville freight house currently used as headquarters of the Delaware & Ulster Railide. | |
Kelly's Corners | Kelly's Corners | none present | 1871 | March 31, 1954[1] | Originally a flagstop. Shut down and became a flagstop again in 1923. |
Halcottville | Halcottville | 1871 | March 31, 1954[1] | Split in half after disuse. One half located a few hundred feet from original location; used as privately owned shed. Other half in Arkville, New York; used as a tool shed for Delaware & Ulster Railride. | |
Roxbury | Roxbury | 1872 | March 31, 1954[1] | Currently serves as northern terminus of Delaware & Ulster Railride. Under restoration by Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society. | |
Grand Gorge | Grand Gorge | none present | 1872 1983 |
March 31, 1954[1] | Originally known as Moresville station until town received name change. Original station burnt down in 1895.New station torn down by Penn Central in the 1970s. |
South Gilboa | South Gilboa | none present | 1872 | March 31, 1954[1] | Original station replaced with pre-fabricated version in 1900. Current plans for restoration by Town of Gilboa Historical Society. On National Register of Historic Places. |
Stamford | Stamford | none present | 1872 | March 31, 1954[1] | Restored by Catskill Revitalization Corporation. |
Hobart | Hobart | none present | 1884 | March 31, 1954[1] | Burnt down in the 1970s. |
South Kortright | none present | 1885 | March 31, 1954[1] | Currently being used as a house. | |
Bloomville | none present | 1887 | March 31, 1954[1] | Temporarily served as western terminus of U&D until 1895. | |
Kortright | none present | 1890 | 1920s | Shut down in 1920s and used as flagstop. | |
East Meredith | none present | 1895 | March 31, 1954[1] | Shut down in 1954 and used as tool shed until the 1990s. Currently used as house. | |
Davenport Center | none present | 1897 | March 31, 1954[1] | Currently used as house. | |
West Davenport | none present | 1899 | 1923 | Junction with Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad. Original station burnt down in 1903. Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley station moved and used until it was shut down in 1923. It burnt down in 1933. | |
Oneonta | none present | 1900 | March 31, 1954[1] | Largest station on U&D except one at Kingston. Currently a restaurant/pub called "The Depot". |
Branch stations[]
Stony Clove and Kaaterskill Branch[]
Station | Place Served | Image | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Phoenicia | Phoenicia | 1870 1983 |
March 31, 1954[1] | Original station built by Rondout & Oswego made of cement; replaced by pre-fabricated station in 1899. Junction with Stony Clove & Kaaterskill branch line. Current headquarters of the Catskill Mountain Railroad. On National Register of Historic Places. | |
Chichester | Chichester | none present | 1881 | January 22, 1940[2][3] | Burnt down in 1903. Replaced with shelter. Run as flagstop by New York Central until branches were abandoned in 1939. |
Lanesville | Lanesville | 1883 | January 22, 1940[2][3] | Run as flagstop by New York Central. Burnt down in the 1960s. | |
Edgewood | Edgewood | none present | 1881 | January 22, 1940[2][3] | Smallest station on railroad. Run as flagstop by New York Central. |
Stony Clove Notch | none | none present | 1881 | January 22, 1940[2][3] | Flagstop for its entire life. Completely shut down by New York Central. |
Kaaterskill Junction | none | 1882 | January 22, 1940[2][3] | Junction with Hunter branch line. Extremely busy under U&D ownership. Run as flagstop by New York Central. Transformed into home, but burnt down in the 1980s. | |
Tannersville | Tannersvile | June 1883[4][3] | January 22, 1940[2][3] | Original station replaced with pre-fabricated designed station. One of only two branch line stations left open by New York Central. Converted to Town Center/snow plow garage. Burnt down in the 1970s. | |
Haines Falls | Haines Falls | June 1883[4][3] | January 22, 1940[2][3] | Formerly known as Haines Corners Station until town received name change. Run as flagstop by New York Central. Currently the headquarters of the Mountain Top Historical Society. | |
Laurel House | none | none present | June 1883[4][3] | January 22, 1940[2][3] | Formerly a platform. Converted tp pre-fabricated station in 1900. Run as flagstop by New York Central. Burnt down by State of New York in the 1960s. |
Kaaterskill | Kaaterskill | none present | June 1883[4][3] | January 22, 1940[2][3] | Burnt down in the 1960s. |
Hunter Branch[]
Station | Place Served | Image | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Hunter | Hunter | 1882 | January 22, 1940[2][3] | One of only two branch line stations left open by New York Central. Currently a private dwelling. |
Bibliography[]
- Interstate Commerce Commission (1940). Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States (Finance Reports). Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mountain Branches Allowed to Suspend". The Kingston Daily Freeman. January 22, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Interstate Commerce Commission 1940, p. 156.
- ^ a b c d Hibbard, F.B. (July 3, 1883). "Kaaterskill Railroad". The New York Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
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