South Gilboa Railroad Station
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The original South Gilboa Station, MP 70.4, was a spartan station
with a long platform on the end for ice
from Mayhem's Pond, which the station was on the shores of, to be loaded on to. The ice would then be shipped to the ice houses in Kingston, New York
. However, this building was torn down by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad
, and replaced with a new one in the early 1900s.
The new South Gilboa Station, MP 70.6, was one of the U&D's new pre-fabricated stations that were set up in the early 1900s. It was about a quarter of a mile east of the original station, and was a good freight stop, with many farms around for vegetables, fruit, dairy, etc. to be loaded onto for shipment.
This station was abandoned in 1954, with the end of passenger service on the U&D, and was left to deteriorate and become a pain to look at. However, this station is planned to be restored by the Town of Gilboa Historical Society. It is also on the National Register of Historic Places
.
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...
with a long platform on the end for ice
Ice
Ice is water frozen into the solid state. Usually ice is the phase known as ice Ih, which is the most abundant of the varying solid phases on the Earth's surface. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions...
from Mayhem's Pond, which the station was on the shores of, to be loaded on to. The ice would then be shipped to the ice houses in Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
. However, this building was torn down by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad
Ulster and Delaware Railroad
The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,...
, and replaced with a new one in the early 1900s.
The new South Gilboa Station, MP 70.6, was one of the U&D's new pre-fabricated stations that were set up in the early 1900s. It was about a quarter of a mile east of the original station, and was a good freight stop, with many farms around for vegetables, fruit, dairy, etc. to be loaded onto for shipment.
This station was abandoned in 1954, with the end of passenger service on the U&D, and was left to deteriorate and become a pain to look at. However, this station is planned to be restored by the Town of Gilboa Historical Society. It is also on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.