Arkville Railroad Station
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The Arkville Station, MP 48.1 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad
(U&D), and MP 37.52 on the Delaware and Northern Railroad
(D&N), was another busy station, as this served as a junction between the two railroads. This station bore a strong resemblance to the Grand Hotel Station and the Pine Hill Station, which both looked like longer versions of the Mount Pleasant Station.
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Major shippers here included the Luzerene Chemical Company and Callanan Industries. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Luzerne operated large wood acid factory located on the flats west of the U&D and north of the D&N. This factory was served by a long siding running south from the U&D. Calanan received large quantities of material used in highway construction up through the 1970s, processing them in a plant located on the flat south of the present Arkville yard.
In the town of Arkville, there were several churches, stores
, hotels, and even a local waterworks
. This station survived until the end of passenger service on the U&D in 1954, when the station was abandoned and left to deteriorate. It was hit by a runaway milk truck in the 1960s, and was so badly destroyed, that it was torn down for fear someone would get hurt. Now the freight half of the Halcottville Railroad Station and a group of benches are in its place. The U&D's Arkville freight house is now the Arkville Station for the Delaware and Ulster Railroad
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the D&N had their own freight house which still stands today as a laundromat, a pizza parlor, and an apartment complex. The D&N ran this freight house and made business at the Arkville station until it went bankrupt in 1942. Its equipment was sold for scrap, and the railroad was torn up, making way for the new Pepacton Reservoir
, which submerged over ⅔ of its right-of-way. The New York Central acquired the portion of the D&N running past the D&N's old freight house and served a retail coal dealer located there up through the 1970s.
Ulster and Delaware Railroad
The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,...
(U&D), and MP 37.52 on the Delaware and Northern Railroad
Delaware and Northern Railroad
The Delaware and Northern Railroad was a small railroad in Delaware County that was founded in 1905, and was planned to go from East Branch, where it would make a connection with the New York, Ontario and Western Railway, to Arkville, where it would connect with the Ulster and Delaware...
(D&N), was another busy station, as this served as a junction between the two railroads. This station bore a strong resemblance to the Grand Hotel Station and the Pine Hill Station, which both looked like longer versions of the Mount Pleasant Station.
Ulster and Delaware
This station was built when the Rondout and Oswego Railroad got to Arkville (then called Dean's Corners) in 1871, covering the site of the ancient Tuscarora Indian headquarters. In addition to the station the U&D also constructed a freight house, engine house, water tower, coaling tower and turntable here. Helper engines were added to eastbound trains here to help with steep grade to the summit at Grand Hotel StationGrand Hotel Railroad Station
Grand Hotel Station, MP 41.4 of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, was located in the small mountain hamlet of Highmount, New York, at the summit between Big Indian and Arkville. A turntable was located here, allowing pusher engines to be turned before descending to Arkville or Big Indian. It...
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Major shippers here included the Luzerene Chemical Company and Callanan Industries. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Luzerne operated large wood acid factory located on the flats west of the U&D and north of the D&N. This factory was served by a long siding running south from the U&D. Calanan received large quantities of material used in highway construction up through the 1970s, processing them in a plant located on the flat south of the present Arkville yard.
In the town of Arkville, there were several churches, stores
Retailing
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
, hotels, and even a local waterworks
WaterWorks
WaterWorks is a water park owned by Cedar Fair, located at the back of Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. When it debuted in 1992, it was originally named Hurricane Reef...
. This station survived until the end of passenger service on the U&D in 1954, when the station was abandoned and left to deteriorate. It was hit by a runaway milk truck in the 1960s, and was so badly destroyed, that it was torn down for fear someone would get hurt. Now the freight half of the Halcottville Railroad Station and a group of benches are in its place. The U&D's Arkville freight house is now the Arkville Station for the Delaware and Ulster Railroad
Delaware and Ulster Railroad
The Delaware and Ulster Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Arkville, New York.-History:The last regularly scheduled passenger train over the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad tracks was operated between Kingston and Oneonta by the New York Central on March 31, 1954. The tracks were then...
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Delaware and Northern
Arkville was the eastern terminus of the Delaware and Northern. The D&N track ended at the switch just east of the Route 28 highway crossing, but its trains were allowed to enter the yard and use the turntable. West of New York State Route 28New York State Route 28
New York State Route 28 is a state highway extending for in the shape of a "C" between the Hudson Valley city of Kingston and southern Warren County in the U.S. state of New York. Along the way, it intersects several major routes, including Interstate 88 , U.S. Route 20 , and the...
the D&N had their own freight house which still stands today as a laundromat, a pizza parlor, and an apartment complex. The D&N ran this freight house and made business at the Arkville station until it went bankrupt in 1942. Its equipment was sold for scrap, and the railroad was torn up, making way for the new Pepacton Reservoir
Pepacton Reservoir
The Pepacton Reservoir, also known as the Downsville Reservoir or the Downsville Dam, is a reservoir in Delaware County, New York that was formed by impounding over ¼ of the East Branch of the Delaware River...
, which submerged over ⅔ of its right-of-way. The New York Central acquired the portion of the D&N running past the D&N's old freight house and served a retail coal dealer located there up through the 1970s.