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Tannersville Railroad Station (New York)
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There were two stations that served the town of Tannersville, New York.
on each end. This station was torn down in 1899, after the Kaaterskill Railroad was standardized
by the U&D in 1899. The new Tannersville station was one of the pre-fabricated stations made for the U&D in the early 1900s. This station had the typical frame of a U&D pre-fab station, but had three platforms; one on the left, one on the right, and another one that stuck out of the back of the station. This was a successful station, and was a year-round station even when the branches of the U&D became a summer-only operation. This station even survived after the branches were abandoned in 1939, and scrapped in 1940. The station was then purchased by the town of Hunter for town offices and a snowplow
garage. However, it was razed by fire
on a winter day in the early 1970s.
. This station, MP 5.2, was much simpler, being just a small, spartan building with a short platform on the side. Yet as spartan as it was, this was the headquarters
of the Catskill and Tannersville, and was one of the busiest stations on the line. This station remained until the end of the railroad in 1918, and it was scrapped in 1919, along with the entire Catskill Mountain Railway
system.
Ulster and Delaware
The original station at Tannersvile, New York, branch MP 14.6, was a lot like the Lanesville Station; a small building with a platformRailway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...
on each end. This station was torn down in 1899, after the Kaaterskill Railroad was standardized
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
by the U&D in 1899. The new Tannersville station was one of the pre-fabricated stations made for the U&D in the early 1900s. This station had the typical frame of a U&D pre-fab station, but had three platforms; one on the left, one on the right, and another one that stuck out of the back of the station. This was a successful station, and was a year-round station even when the branches of the U&D became a summer-only operation. This station even survived after the branches were abandoned in 1939, and scrapped in 1940. The station was then purchased by the town of Hunter for town offices and a snowplow
Snowplow
A snowplow is a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, used for removing snow and ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transportation purposes...
garage. However, it was razed by fire
Fire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition....
on a winter day in the early 1970s.
Catskill and Tannersville
There was another Tannersville station a few hundred feet away from the U&D's Tannersville Station that was owned by the Catskill and Tannersville RailwayCatskill and Tannersville Railway
The Catskill and Tannersville Railway was a historic narrow gauge railroad operating in New York.Also known as "The Huckleberry", the C&T operated tracks that were laid to a three foot gauge...
. This station, MP 5.2, was much simpler, being just a small, spartan building with a short platform on the side. Yet as spartan as it was, this was the headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
of the Catskill and Tannersville, and was one of the busiest stations on the line. This station remained until the end of the railroad in 1918, and it was scrapped in 1919, along with the entire Catskill Mountain Railway
Catskill Mountain Railway
The Catskill Mountain Railway was a narrow gauge railroad, long, running from Catskill to Palenville in Greene County, New York....
system.