Lake Placid station

The Lake Placid Station is a former railroad station, built by the Delaware and Hudson Railway in Lake Placid, New York.

Lake Placid
General information
Location	242 Station Street, Lake Placid, New York[1]
Coordinates	44°16′34″N 73°59′10″W
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1904
Previous names	New York Central
Services
Preceding station Adirondack Railroad Following station Saranac Lake toward Utica Main Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station Raybrook toward Champlain Champlain – Lake Placid Terminus Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Raybrook toward Lake Clear Junction Saranac Branch Terminus

In the post-World War II period, the NYC's North Star train,^[2] and later, the Iroquois, provided direct sleeping car service from New York City's Grand Central Terminal to Lake Placid. During summers the NYC's Interstate Express ran sleeping cars direct from Chicago to Lake Placid via Utica.^[3] On April 24, 1965 the NYC ran its final train on the route.^[4][5]

See also

• New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Historic District

References

1. Adirondack Railway Preservation Society
2. New York Central timetable, April 25, 1948, Tables 2, 60 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC48-4TT.pdf
3. Maiken, Peter. Night Trains, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989, p. 41, 368, 369. ISBN 9780801845031.
4. New York Central timetable, October 1964, Table 8, last timetable showing service
5. Gove, William. 'Logging Railroads in the Adirondacks,' Syracuse, NY: 2006, p. 71.

External links

• Official site