The Millerton station is a former

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(NYC)

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on the NYC's Harlem Division that served the residents of

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History

Millerton station was located on the NYC Harlem Division, originally the New York & Harlem Railroad. Tracks first reached Millerton after 1848, and reached the end of the line in Chatham in 1852. The NY&H was acquired by

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in 1864 and eventually became the Upper Harlem Division of the

. The station included a passenger station and a freight station, and also served the

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, and even a spur from the Main Line of the

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. In 1911, the NY&H passenger station was replaced by a new station built by NYC, but all three station houses still survive to this day. It was one of the stations on the Harlem Line to serve the ''

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'' and other limited stop trains that went from New York City all the way to

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and

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in the

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. Such through trains were replaced by shuttle transfers in 1950. Passenger service ended at Millerton on March 20, 1972, when successor

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won a heated court battle to end its unsubsidized train service north of Dover Plains. Freight service continued, though the station itself was closed permanently by the winter of 1975. Freight service continued to be provided by

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until the advent of

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on April 1, 1976. All freight service north of Wassaic to

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was terminated on this date; however, the

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subsidized freight service between Millerton and Wassaic until March 27, 1980, when the line between Wassaic and Millerton was abandoned. The tracks were removed during the summer of 1981, however upon removal of tracks the railroad siding for the old Agway feed store remains in place. The station is currently the home of Steed Real Estate.Steed Real Estate
/ref> There are plans to extend the

Harlem Valley Rail Trail The Harlem Valley Rail Trail is a paved rail trail on an abandoned portion of the New York and Harlem Railroad, north of the hamlet of Wassaic and accessible by train, one mile north of the start at the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line terminus ...

as far north as Chatham, the original terminus of the NYCRR Harlem Division.

Station layout

Millerton had two tracks previously with a side platform on the west side of the tracks closest to the station house.

References

External links

Tour of the Harlem Line - Photos of MillertonExisting Railroad Stations of Dutchess County, New York (Including three photos of former Millerton Station Houses)Steed Real Estate
{{DEFAULTSORT:Millerton (Nycrr Station) Former New York Central Railroad stations North East, New York Railway stations in Dutchess County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1852 1852 establishments in New York (state) Former railway stations in New York (state) Transportation in Dutchess County, New York Railway stations in the United States closed in 1972