Saranac Lake Union Depot is a former

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station in Saranac Lake,

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. It was built in 1904 by the

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. In its heyday, the station served several daily trains going north to

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, on to

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, and south to

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and

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. Passenger coaches went direct from New York City to Saranac Lake until late 1952 or early 1953. Direct sleeping cars from trains such as ''

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'' and then ''Iroquois'' continued as late as 1964 to the station. Tourist trains were operated on the 8-mile sector between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid by the Adirondack Railroad between 2000 and 2016. The tracks were removed in 2022 to enable construction of a rail-trail between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, to be completed in 2024. UnionDepotSaranacLake

On April 24, 1965 the NYC ran its final train on the Adirondack Division route through Saranac Lake Union Depot to Utica Union Station.Gove, William. 'Logging Railroads in the Adirondacks,' Syracuse, NY: 2006, p. 71. The station houses historic exhibits, a visitors center and gift shops, During its heyday, the station handled eighteen to twenty scheduled passenger trains per day.

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Former New York Central Railroad stations Former Delaware and Hudson Railway stations Union stations in the United States Tourist attractions in Franklin County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904 1904 establishments in New York (state) 1972 establishments in New York (state) Railway stations in the United States closed in 1972 {{NewYork-railstation-stub

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