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Remsen station is an historic train station in
In December, 1855, the railway tracks from Utica to Boonville were built by the Black River & Utica Railroad. That railway underwent a
Retrieved January 23, 2011 The
Remsen Depot.com
Transportation buildings and structures in Oneida County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1855 Former New York Central Railroad stations 1855 establishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-railstation-stub
Remsen, New York
Remsen is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,929 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Henry Remsen, an early settler. The Town of Remsen contains a Administrat ...
. It serves as a flag stop
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on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad
The Adirondack Railroad (formerly the Adirondack Scenic Railroad) is a heritage railway serving the Adirondack Park that operates over former New York Central Railroad trackage between Utica and Tupper Lake. The railroad is operated by the n ...
and has been serving trains since the 19th century.
History
In December, 1855, the railway tracks from Utica to Boonville were built by the Black River & Utica Railroad. That railway underwent a foreclosure
Foreclosure is a legal process in which a lender attempts to recover the balance of a loan from a borrower who has Default (finance), stopped making payments to the lender by forcing the sale of the asset used as the Collateral (finance), coll ...
sale in 1958 and was reorganized as the Utica & Black River Railroad.Railroad in RemsenRetrieved January 23, 2011 The
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected New York metropolitan area, gr ...
(NYC) operated multiple trains daily through the station through the first half of the 20th century on its Adirondack Division. Additionally, the NYC operated sleeping cars direct from New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
to Remsen via the ''North Star
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'' until April 1959. Thereafter, the NYC's ''Iroquois'' carried sleeping cars that made stops at the station. The company's passenger trains stopped making stops there en route to Utica, New York's Utica Union Station between 1959 and 1960.
In 1999, the station was rebuilt on the same site and to the same plans as the original station. The station currently serves the Adirondack Scenic Railroad.
References
External links
Remsen Depot.com
Transportation buildings and structures in Oneida County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1855 Former New York Central Railroad stations 1855 establishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-railstation-stub