Saranac Lake Union Depot

Saranac Lake Union Depot is a former New York Central Railroad station in Saranac Lake, New York. It was built in 1904 by the Delaware and Hudson Railway.[1] In its heyday, the station served several daily trains going north to Malone, New York, on to Montreal, Quebec, and south to Utica, New York and Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Passenger coaches went direct from New York City to Saranac Lake until late 1952 or early 1953.[4] Direct sleeping cars from train such as North Star and then Iroquois continued as late as 1964 to the station.[5]

Saranac Lake
Location42 Depot St.
Saranac Lake, NY[1]
Coordinates44°19′51″N 74°07′57″W
Owned byNew York State Department of Transportation[2]
History
Opened1904[1]
Closed1965 (passenger service)[3]
1972 (freight service)[1]
Rebuilt1997–98[1]
Previous namesNew York Central
Services
Preceding station Adirondack Scenic Railroad Following station
Tupper Lake
toward Utica
 Main Line Lake Placid
Terminus

On April 24, 1965 the NYC ran its final train on the Adirondack Division route through Saranac Lake Union Depot to Utica Union Station.[6][7]

The station is now served by the Adirondack Scenic Railroad Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness Line tourist train to Lake Placid Station.[8][9] The station houses historic exhibits, a visitors center and gift shops,[10] where they also sell tickets for the train. During its heyday, the station handled eighteen to twenty scheduled passenger trains per day.[8][11]

See also

References
  1. "Union Depot at Historic Saranac Lake". LocalWiki.
  2. "New York Railroads, Saranac Lake Union Depot page". Archived from the original on 2004-11-09.
  3. Gove, William. 'Logging Railroads in the Adirondacks,' Syracuse, NY: 2006, p. 71.
  4. New York Central Railroad timetable, April 26, 1953, Table 60 and consist table: 'Pullman, Coach and Dining Car Service'
  5. New York Central Railroad timetable, October 25, 1964, 'Sleeping Car, Sleercoach, Coach and Dining Car Service'
  6. New York Central timetable, October 1964, Table 8, last timetable showing service
  7. Gove, William. 'Logging Railroads in the Adirondacks,' Syracuse, NY: 2006, p. 71.
  8. Office of NYS Senator Betty Little. "Union Depot and REA Building in Saranac Lake to Receive Energy -Efficiency Grant". NYPA.gov (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  9. "preservationnation.org". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  10. "Historic Union Depot and Adirondack Scenic Railroad". Adirondack Scenic Byways. Adirondack North Country Association.
  11. "Historic Saranac Lake". Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
Station ca. 1910


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