Silvernails, New York
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Silvernails, New York is the site of a railroad junction
between the former Poughkeepsie and Connecticut Railroad and Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad
. It is located just outside Pine Plains
; an old railroad station still stands at the site.
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
between the former Poughkeepsie and Connecticut Railroad and Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad
Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad
The Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad was chartered on June 29, 1870 for the purpose of building a railroad from Rhinecliff on the Hudson River east to the Connecticut state line...
. It is located just outside Pine Plains
Pine Plains (town), New York
Pine Plains is a town in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 2,569 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the geographic character of the region.The Hamlet of Pine Plains is on the north border of the county.-History:...
; an old railroad station still stands at the site.