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If you have photos, send them in: [mailto:info@existingstations.com email me]. A small credit line at the bottom is helpful, although I can add it. The photos of the old site were small to save space back in 1996. Now I'm standardizing on something around 1600 pixels wide.
If you have photos, send them in: [mailto:info@existingstations.com email me]. A small credit line at the bottom is helpful, although I can add it. The photos of the old site were small to save space back in 1996. Now I'm standardizing on something around 1600 pixels wide.


See the FAQ for what the column headings mean.
[[FAQ|See the FAQ]] for what the column headings mean.


—Charles Woolever
—Charles Woolever
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*October 5, 2021 - Updated the West Shore Ballina depot, [[Madison]] County. It was moved again several years ago. I updated the location and changed the name from Rippleton, which was incorrect. Photo coming soon.
*April 8, 2023 - Updated [[Saratoga]] County with photos of the Ballston Terminal Railway station in Rock City Falls (no nettles in the winter and early spring!) and added the Mt. McGregor Railroad station in Saratoga Springs. This station was "lost" for a bit. It was assumed still standing but people weren't sure where. Even the City Historian was not sure. But after asking last summer, she contacted me in March and told me that research on the Berrigan family history uncovered the location of the station. It had been moved by a Berrigan! Thank you Maryann Fitzgerald.
*October 3, 2021 - Started [[Herkimer]] County with updated photos and data.
*April 8, 2023 - Added the Little Falls & Dolgeville station in Dolgeville [[Herkimer]] County. Reading an old book on the line yield a clue it had been saved. The local historian found it for me. Thank you Susan Perkins.
*October 3, 2021 - Finished [[Essex]] County with updated photos and data. Removed the D&H Willsboro depot as it's now gone (CP replaced with a prefab office trailer).
*October 3, 2021 - Finished [[Clinton]] County with updated photos and data with the exception of Dannemora. Removed the D&H West Chazy freight house, D&H Peru, and the entry for the D&H Mooers Junction passenger depot as the depot is actually gone and the photo showed the former coal building.
*October 3, 2021 - Finished [[Lewis]] County with updated photos and data with the exception of Deer River (now in [[Oswego]] County.)
*October 3, 2021 - Finished [[Jefferson]] County with updated photos and data.
*Sept 22, 2021 - Removed the D&H's Greenfield ([[Saratoga]]) station that was off South Greenfield Rd. The owners recently tore it down. This should not be confused with the Kings station near Greenfield off Route 9N and Porter Corners Rd.
*Sept 19, 2021 - Finished [[Madison]] County with updated photos and data. Removed the O&W Stockbridge depot as it's now gone. Also, the WS Rippleton station has been moved again and I need to locate it. I have some info.
*Sept 19, 2021 - Removed the New York & New Jersey's Bardonia ([[Rockland]]) station that was at SR 304 and Bardonia Rd. It's now a CVS.
*Sept 5, 2021 - Finished [[Montgomery]] County with updated photos and data. Removed the FJ&G Albany Bush depot as it's now gone.
*Sept 5, 2021 - Finished [[Fulton]] County with updated photos and data.
*Sept 5, 2021 - Finished [[Schoharie]] County with updated photos and data. Finally got a photo for the D&H Barnerville shelter. The U&D depot in South Gilboa with be tackled with [[Delaware]] County.
*Sept 5, 2021 - Added the D&H shelter for Delanson to [[Schenectady]] County with a photo.
*July 25, 2021 - Started [[Oneida]] County with updated photos and data (the updated ones have lat/long info). The DL&W depot at Washington Mills is removed, torn down in 2020. The Oneida Railway's Building #269 is added.
*July 10, 2021 - Finished [[Chenango]] County with updated photos and data.
*July 10, 2021 - Finished [[Broome]] County with updated photos and data for Windsor and Ninevah.
*June 20, 2021 - Added a photo for the newly discovered NYC Le Roy station, [[Genesee]] County.
*June 13, 2021 - Finished [[Oswego]] County with updated photos and data. Added the O&W freight house for Phoenix. This became a snowmobile clubhouse and now a house. It sits in its original position with the former tracks a trail of sorts. Thanks to a tip and some additional tax research on my part.
*June 11, 2021 - Going back through the counties I've updated with new photos and changing the Lat/Long to a clickable link to Google Maps.
*June 5, 2021 - Several updates to the data for [[Orange]] County. This includes the addition of the Erie's Houghton Farm and Bullville station. Thanks to Alex Prizgintas for undertaking this county.
* Please send updated photos in. See email below. Please try to send full-sized photos from your cell or other digital camera. A tip - if you are looking at a county, click the photo. You'll see a large version along with a history of the photos for that station below the photo. Most right now are going to have one photo. But if you look at a county I've updated, like Orleans, you'll see the current photo and an older photo. That gives you a chance to see how the station has changed. Also, if you click the main photo and it's been updated, you can see a larger version of it.
* Please send updated photos in. See email below. Please try to send full-sized photos from your cell or other digital camera. A tip - if you are looking at a county, click the photo. You'll see a large version along with a history of the photos for that station below the photo. Most right now are going to have one photo. But if you look at a county I've updated, like Orleans, you'll see the current photo and an older photo. That gives you a chance to see how the station has changed. Also, if you click the main photo and it's been updated, you can see a larger version of it.
* I'll be changing the Street column over to latitude & longitude. As I work through the counties updating photos, I've noticed not only the ones with missing streets but towns that have changed street names, especially those short or dead-end streets typically found around railroad stations. So "Railroad Street" where the railroad no longer runs becomes "Veterans Way", for example. Instead of dealing with all of that, I'll just convert it to Lat/Long.
* I'll be changing the Street column over to latitude & longitude. As I work through the counties updating photos, I've noticed not only the ones with missing streets but towns that have changed street names, especially those short or dead-end streets typically found around railroad stations. So "Railroad Street" where the railroad no longer runs becomes "Veterans Way", for example. Instead of dealing with all of that, I'll just convert it to Lat/Long.

Revision as of 19:51, 8 April 2023

In the early 1990s, I had been compiling a database of existing railroad stations in New York. After gathering about 200 stations, I decided to construct a web site. While researching these stations has been personally rewarding, I feel that sharing this information on the Internet helps others who are interested in the history and preservation of classic railroad stations.

This site has been in place since 1996 and was the first of its type, cataloging railroad stations by state, on the Internet. Subsequent states followed such as, for PA, NH, and OH.

If you have photos, send them in: email me. A small credit line at the bottom is helpful, although I can add it. The photos of the old site were small to save space back in 1996. Now I'm standardizing on something around 1600 pixels wide.

See the FAQ for what the column headings mean.

—Charles Woolever

Recent Updates

  • April 8, 2023 - Updated Saratoga County with photos of the Ballston Terminal Railway station in Rock City Falls (no nettles in the winter and early spring!) and added the Mt. McGregor Railroad station in Saratoga Springs. This station was "lost" for a bit. It was assumed still standing but people weren't sure where. Even the City Historian was not sure. But after asking last summer, she contacted me in March and told me that research on the Berrigan family history uncovered the location of the station. It had been moved by a Berrigan! Thank you Maryann Fitzgerald.
  • April 8, 2023 - Added the Little Falls & Dolgeville station in Dolgeville Herkimer County. Reading an old book on the line yield a clue it had been saved. The local historian found it for me. Thank you Susan Perkins.
  • Please send updated photos in. See email below. Please try to send full-sized photos from your cell or other digital camera. A tip - if you are looking at a county, click the photo. You'll see a large version along with a history of the photos for that station below the photo. Most right now are going to have one photo. But if you look at a county I've updated, like Orleans, you'll see the current photo and an older photo. That gives you a chance to see how the station has changed. Also, if you click the main photo and it's been updated, you can see a larger version of it.
  • I'll be changing the Street column over to latitude & longitude. As I work through the counties updating photos, I've noticed not only the ones with missing streets but towns that have changed street names, especially those short or dead-end streets typically found around railroad stations. So "Railroad Street" where the railroad no longer runs becomes "Veterans Way", for example. Instead of dealing with all of that, I'll just convert it to Lat/Long.
  • November 2019 Re-Launch - I've converted this site to a Wiki format to make it easier to maintain. I went through over 200 emails that I received since I last updated the (old) site, and you may notice fewer stations on each county page. The majority of these removals were due to fires or tear-downs. I've also updated some photos and other facts that were sent to me. I still have emails I'm going through, so stay tuned for more updates.
  • If you have photos, send them in: email me. A small credit line at the bottom is helpful, although I can add it. The photos of the old site were small to save space back in 1996. Now I'm standardizing on something around 1600 pixels wide.

Counties

Links

Links to other NY station sites and a few in the rest of the U.S.

Verify

Please check here and help locate missing stations.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions.