Stamford
General information
LocationStamford, Delaware County. New York
Coordinates42°24′25.04″N 74°37′7.1″W / 42.4069556°N 74.618639°W / 42.4069556; -74.618639
Tracks1
History
ClosedMarch 31, 1954[1]
Services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Hobart
toward Oneonta
 Catskill Mountain Branch South Gilboa
toward Kingston Point

Stamford station, MP 74.0, was another important railroad station on the mainline of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. The town it served, Stamford, New York, was home to the Stamford Country Club and the elegant Churchill Hall, and was, not surprisingly, a popular tourist stop, especially for people coming up from New York City. There were more hotels, apart from the Churchill Hall, along with many boarding houses.

The New York Central Railroad acquired the railroad line on February 1, 1932, under pressure by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The company continued passenger service passenger service on the mainline of the U&D until March 31, 1954.[2][3] This station, like many others, was left to fall-apart after passenger service ended. It was in sorry shape until the Catskill Revitalization Corporation came and restored it. It is now in perfect condition and is used as the headquarters of the CRC.

References

  1. ↑ "Final Old U.&D. Passenger Train Trip Wednesday". The Kingston Daily Freeman. March 30, 1954. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ New York Central Timetable, December 1953, Table 50
  3. ↑ New York Central Timetable, April 1954, dropped from timetable



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