The Stuyvesant Station
"The station was probably built about 1900, according to Virginia Martin, a member of the restoration committee. The previous frame structure had burned in the fire of 1880, which destroyed many buildings in the community.
“Today the little station, which like Hudson’s and Chatham’s is on the National Historic Register, remains fairly intact with a ticket window and what is probably the original woodwork.”Ms.Martin stated.
“The restoration commit- tee has worked endlessly,” said Ms. Martin, “to raise funds to provide for the restoration of the north wall which had almost completely fallen away following a chim- ney collapse.”
“We definitely want it self- supporting” said Ms. Martin. “The town owns the structure after being awarded a $211,000 federal grant in 1996 to cover part of the rehabilitation project,” she said.The committee has already replaced the slate roof and painted the restored roof canopy in a shade of blue that was original to the station.
One of the station’s most historic moments came in April 1865, when a train carry- ing the body of slain President Abraham Lincoln stopped at Stuyvesant to allow towns- people to pay their respects to their martyred President."
Columbia County Historical Society
It would take very little to restore limited passenger service to this station, serving Northern Columbia County residents, with service to New York and Albany. Especially now that there are so many who commute to Manhattan on a daily or weekly basis.
Please contact you Congressman and Senator to support restoring passenger service to historic Stuyvesant Station, by adding one stop to the Amtrak empire line.
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What better way to Promote tourism than to add train stops up the Hudson Valley
The Committee to Bring Amtrak Service to Stuyvesant Station
I enjoy reading about the Stuyvesant Railroad Station; it's a very dear place, and should once again become a focal point in Stuyvesant Landing, as it used to be.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm perplexed by a couple of statements. First, I know the station was built in 1880, and I don't believe I ever thought it was built around 1900. Second, while Abraham Lincoln's funeral train did pass through Stuyvesant Landing, it did not stop there. It stopped in major cities like New York, Albany, and others, but not at smaller points like Stuyvesant. However, it was quite the occasion, and boats gathered in the river to witness the historic event, as did people on shore.