Martindale (NYCRR station)
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Martindale was a former NYCRR
train station
that served the residents of Hillsdale, New York
and was the next stop on the Harlem Division after Craryville
.
(NYCRR) operated to Chatham, New York. The line provided both passenger and freight train services.
However, with the demise of the NYCRR Passenger services in 1972, the station was closed for passengers and provided freight only services. Martindale provided commercial freight services until 1980, when the tracks north of Wassaic
were dismantled. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail
Association plans to extend the trail along the right-of-way in front of the site of the former station.
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
that served the residents of Hillsdale, New York
Hillsdale, New York
Hillsdale is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2000 census.- History :The region was taken from the Town of Claverack in 1782. The Town of Hillsdale was established in 1788....
and was the next stop on the Harlem Division after Craryville
Craryville (NYCRR station)
Craryville was a former NYCRR train station that served the residents of Hillsdale, New York.-History:The station catered to a local community that had a substantial industry during the era of the NYCRR. The train station was originally opened in 1905, when the New York Central Railroad created...
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History
The station catered to a local community that had a substantial industry during the era of the NYCRR. The train station was originally opened in 1905, when the New York Central RailroadNew York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
(NYCRR) operated to Chatham, New York. The line provided both passenger and freight train services.
However, with the demise of the NYCRR Passenger services in 1972, the station was closed for passengers and provided freight only services. Martindale provided commercial freight services until 1980, when the tracks north of Wassaic
Wassaic, New York
Wassaic is a hamlet in the Town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York in the United States.Wassaic is located in southeast New York State and surrounded by the East and West Mountains and along the Tenmile River....
were dismantled. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail
Harlem Valley Rail Trail
The Harlem Valley Rail Trail is a paved rail trail on an abandoned portion of the New York and Harlem Railroad, north of the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line terminus in Wassaic. It is owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation...
Association plans to extend the trail along the right-of-way in front of the site of the former station.