Stissing Junction was a railroad junction where the
Dutchess and Columbia Railroad joined with the
Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railroad, and the
Poughkeepsie and Connecticut Railroad. It was located approximately 3–4 miles south of
Pine Plains,
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Central New England Railway Map (including Stissing Junction)
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From Stissing Junction north to Pine Plains, the Poughkeepsie and Eastern leased the tracks from the Dutchess and Columbia (both ran on one track), while the Poughkeepsie and Connecticut ran parallel to the latter (on the west side) also north, via Pine Plains, to the Rhinebeck and Connecticut at Silvernails.
Several concrete structures (i.e., water tower supports) still exist at this site, and it has now become a wildlife sanctuary. The area is located just off Stissing Road, near Mountain Road, between the hamlets of Bangall and Attlebury). One can walk along the old tracks which are now grass paths, with the Wappinger Creek
Wappinger Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 3, 2011 creek which runs from Thompson Pond to the Hudson River at New Hamburg, New York, New Hamburg in Dutc ...
running alongside (east side of tracks).
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Rail infrastructure in New York (state)
Rail junctions in the United States
Transportation in Dutchess County, New York
Central New England Railway