Saranac Lake Union Depot

Saranac Lake Union Depot
Location 42 Depot St.
Saranac Lake, NY[1]
Coordinates 44°19′51″N 74°07′57″W / 44.33083°N 74.13250°W / 44.33083; -74.13250Coordinates: 44°19′51″N 74°07′57″W / 44.33083°N 74.13250°W / 44.33083; -74.13250
Owned by New York State Department of Transportation[2]
History
Opened 1904[1]
Closed 1964 (passenger service)[1]
1972 (freight service)[1]
Rebuilt 1997-98[1]
Previous names New York Central
Services
Preceding station   Adirondack Scenic Railroad   Following station
Tupper Lake
toward Utica
Adirondack Scenic Railroad
Terminus

Saranac Lake Union Depot is a former New York Central Railroad station in Saranac Lake, New York. It was built in 1904 by the Delaware and Hudson Railway.[1] In its heyday, the station served several daily trains going north to Malone, New York, on to Montreal, Quebec, and south to Utica, New York and Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Scheduled train service by the New York Central from nearby Lake Clear south to New York City ended in 1956.[3]

The station is now served by the Adirondack Scenic Railroad Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness Line tourist train to Lake Placid Station.[4][5] The station houses historic exhibits, a visitors center and gift shops,[6] where they also sell tickets for the train. During its heyday, the station handled eighteen to twenty scheduled passenger trains per day.[4][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Union Depot at Historic Saranac Lake". LocalWiki.
  2. ↑ "New York Railroads, Saranac Lake Union Depot page". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ DeSormo, Maitland C. (November 14, 1969). "The Fabulous History of Our Fabulous Railroads". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Transcription at LocalWiki.
  4. 1 2 Office of NYS Senator Betty Little. "Union Depot and REA Building in Saranac Lake to Receive Energy -Efficiency Grant". NYPA.gov (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ "preservationnation.org". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Historic Union Depot and Adirondack Scenic Railroad". Adirondack Scenic Byways. Adirondack North Country Association.
  7. ↑ "Historic Saranac Lake". Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
Station ca. 1910


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