Union Station (Chatham, New York)
Former railroad station in New York State (closed 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Union Station served the residents of Chatham, New York, from 1887 to 1972 as a passenger station and until 1976 as a freight station. It was the final stop for Harlem Line trains. It had originally served trains of the Boston and Albany Railroad, then the New York Central Railroad and the Rutland Railway. It served as a junction for service that radiated to Rensselaer, New York, to the northwest; Hudson, New York, to the southwest; Vermont, to the northeast, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts to the east and New York City, to the south.
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Location | 99 Depot Square, Chatham, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Town of Chatham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | New York and Harlem Railroad, Boston and Albany Railroad, Rutland Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | March 20, 1972 (passengers)[1] March 1976 (freight) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Union Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 99 Depot Square Chatham, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°21′43″N 73°35′49″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 74001225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | May 1, 1974[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and currently serves as a branch office of the National Union Bank of Kinderhook. Though it no longer serves as a train station, the rail line alongside it is still a very-active mainline for CSX freight rail between Selkirk Yard, south of Albany, and Worcester, Massachusetts.