Craryville (NYCRR station)
Craryville | ||||||||||||||||
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 Former station | ||||||||||||||||
| Location |
Craryville, New York, 12521 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°10′29″N 73°34′49″W / 42.174727°N 73.580221°WCoordinates: 42°10′29″N 73°34′49″W / 42.174727°N 73.580221°W | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | c. 1842 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed |
March 22, 1972 (passenger service) March 27, 1976 (freight) | |||||||||||||||
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Craryville was a former NYCRR train station that served the residents of the Town of Hillsdale in Columbia County, New York. It is currently located along New York State Route 23 in Craryville, New York.[1]
History
The New York and Harlem Railroad built their main line through Crayville between 1849 and 1852 leading to Chatham. It was also intended to be the original northern terminus of the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad. The station catered to a local community that had a substantial industry during the era of the NY&H, and later when the New York Central Railroad (NYCRR) acquired the railroad. The line provided both passenger and freight train services, and even included a high-level freight loading dock.[2]
However, with the demise of the NYCRR Passenger services in 1972, the station was closed for passengers and provided freight only services. Craryville provided commercial freight services until 1976, 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.[3]
