The first Wassaic train station was about a half-mile south of its current location and was situated in the actual town section of Wassaic. The station operated by New York and Harlem Railroad, and later New York Central Railroad served the surrounding village area, as well as towns even as far as Connecticut. Following the line's construction, a hotel was built in the area, and freight service served three nearby industries that came to the town. In 1968, the railroad merged with longtime rival Pennsylvania Railroad to form Penn Central Railroad, and thus the station and line became property of the newly merged railroad. On March 20, 1972 Penn Central abandoned service north of Dover,[1] and in 1990, rails were removed from Millerton south to milepost 81.33 which became the northernmost point of the freight operation by Penn Central on the Harlem Line.
The physical end of the track is located just north of the current Wassaic yard, at mile post 83.68, there is no track or railroad past that point, but the roadbed, which is still visible, is slowly being reclaimed by nature. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail now operates a paved trail over the existing road bed. Some 45.8 miles (35.9%) of track have been removed in two stages following some bitter court battles.
Before the station reopened on July 9, 2000,[3]Metro-North Railroad rehabilitated the tracks and grade crossings that existed north of Dover Plains and moved the physical location of the Wassaic train station to approximately one half mile north of the old station and constructed a new rail yard facility. The moving of the station to the new location resulted in the re-laying of tracks over the existing rail bed approximately three quarters of a mile where the tracks end.
Station layoutedit
The station has one four-car-long high-level side platform to the east of the track.[4]: 17 A small storage yard exists to the north of the station platform.
Referencesedit
^ abLayton, Preston (March 21, 1972). "PC Ends Run, Strands Riders". New York Daily News. p. 22. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abMETRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
^Rowe, Claudia (July 9, 2000). "6 Miles for $6 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
^"Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
External linksedit
Media related to Wassaic (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
Metro-North station page for Wassaic
List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
Rail Nice Views in Dutchess County (1999) and Extending The Harlem Line (2000)
wassaic, station, commuter, rail, stop, metro, north, railroad, harlem, line, located, town, amenia, york, northern, terminal, harlem, line, wassaictrain, departing, station, seen, from, entrance, road, southgeneral, informationlocationwassaic, yorkcoordinates. Wassaic station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro North Railroad s Harlem Line located in the town of Amenia New York It is the northern terminal of the Harlem Line WassaicTrain departing the station seen from its entrance road to the southGeneral informationLocationWassaic New YorkCoordinates41 48 53 N 73 33 44 W 41 8147 N 73 5623 W 41 8147 73 5623Line s Harlem LinePlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConnectionsHarlem Valley Rail TrailConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone10HistoryOpened1857 166 years ago 1857 ClosedMarch 20 1972 51 years ago 1972 03 20 1 RebuiltJuly 9 2000 23 years ago 2000 07 09 Passengers2018241 2 Metro North Rank87 of 109 2 ServicesPreceding station Metro North Railroad Following stationTenmile Rivertoward Southeast Harlem LineWassaic Branch weekdays TerminusFormer servicesPreceding station New York Central Railroad Following stationState Schooltoward New York Harlem Division Ameniatoward ChathamThe station is located on New York State Routes 22 and 343 just north of the hamlet of Wassaic Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe first Wassaic train station was about a half mile south of its current location and was situated in the actual town section of Wassaic The station operated by New York and Harlem Railroad and later New York Central Railroad served the surrounding village area as well as towns even as far as Connecticut Following the line s construction a hotel was built in the area and freight service served three nearby industries that came to the town In 1968 the railroad merged with longtime rival Pennsylvania Railroad to form Penn Central Railroad and thus the station and line became property of the newly merged railroad On March 20 1972 Penn Central abandoned service north of Dover 1 and in 1990 rails were removed from Millerton south to milepost 81 33 which became the northernmost point of the freight operation by Penn Central on the Harlem Line The physical end of the track is located just north of the current Wassaic yard at mile post 83 68 there is no track or railroad past that point but the roadbed which is still visible is slowly being reclaimed by nature The Harlem Valley Rail Trail now operates a paved trail over the existing road bed Some 45 8 miles 35 9 of track have been removed in two stages following some bitter court battles Before the station reopened on July 9 2000 3 Metro North Railroad rehabilitated the tracks and grade crossings that existed north of Dover Plains and moved the physical location of the Wassaic train station to approximately one half mile north of the old station and constructed a new rail yard facility The moving of the station to the new location resulted in the re laying of tracks over the existing rail bed approximately three quarters of a mile where the tracks end Station layout editThe station has one four car long high level side platform to the east of the track 4 17 A small storage yard exists to the north of the station platform References edit a b Layton Preston March 21 1972 PC Ends Run Strands Riders New York Daily News p 22 Retrieved December 5 2019 via Newspapers com nbsp a b METRO NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS Market Analysis Fare Policy Group OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT Metro North Railroad April 2019 p 6 Rowe Claudia July 9 2000 6 Miles for 6 Million The New York Times Retrieved August 15 2009 Metro North Railroad Track amp Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams amp Yard Diagrams 2015 PDF Metro North Railroad 2015 Retrieved January 28 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to Wassaic Metro North station at Wikimedia CommonsMetro North station page for Wassaic List of upcoming Metro North train departure times and track assignments from MTA Rail Nice Views in Dutchess County 1999 and Extending The Harlem Line 2000 Station from Google Maps Street View Portals nbsp Architecture nbsp Hudson Valley nbsp Trains Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wassaic station amp oldid 1168037428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
