Amenia station (New York)
Amenia | |||||||||||
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 Amenia station site, c. 2009. A former platform light remains on the right side of the trail. | |||||||||||
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| Location | 15 Railroad Avenue and Depot Hill Road Amenia, New York 12501 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°50′47″N 73°33′06″W / 41.8465°N 73.5518°W | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 0 (formerly 1) | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 10 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | May 10, 1852[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 20, 1972 (passenger service);[2] March 27, 1980 (freight) | ||||||||||
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The Amenia station was a
The station consisted of a single low-level platform, on the west side of the single track line. Amenia was the only station on the Harlem Division named for one of the senses as opposed to a name derived from a person or object. Amenia means "pleasant", or pleasing to the eye.
History
The New York and Harlem Railroad built their main line through Amenia between 1848 and 1852. When the station was built, it contained a freight platform, a telegraph office, Railway Express Agency office, and various spurs used for loading and unloading horse wagons in the 19th century, and later trucks in the 20th century.[3]
Amenia held an annual field day in 1913 and 1914, where Harlem trains brought hundreds of passengers up from
Early businesses and industries in the town included a tannery, steelworks, a dairy and milk plant and three important iron mines, all of which utilized the railroad as a means of shipping and receiving goods. All business was located in close proximity to the tracks, making the Harlem Line the common carrier for each. Several large hotels were constructed in town, most notably, the Barton House and the Amenia Inn.
New York Central Railroad merged with
References
- The Poughkeepsie Journal. August 26, 1962. p. 9B. Retrieved December 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Layton, Preston (March 21, 1972). "PC Ends Run, Strands Riders". New York Daily News. p. 22. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harlem Valley Rail Trail: The Trail, Mechanic Street in Amenia to Coleman Station in the Town of North East". Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "Harlem Valley Rail Trail map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
