Ghent (NYCRR station)
Encyclopedia
Ghent was a former NYCRR
train station
that served the residents of Ghent, New York
.
(NYCRR) created tracks up to Chatham. The line provided both passenger and freight train services.
However, with the demise of the NYCRR Passenger services in 1972, the station was closed for passengers and provided freight only services. Ghent provided commercial freight services until 1980, when the tracks north of Wassaic
were dismantled. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail
Association plans to extend the trail along the right-of-way in front of the site of the former station.
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
that served the residents of Ghent, New York
Ghent, New York
Ghent is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States, with a ZIP code of 12075. The population was 5,276 at the 2000 census. 2004 estimates put the population at 5,316.The Town of Ghent is centrally located in the county...
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History
The station catered to a local community that had a substantial industry during the era of the NYCRR. The train station was originally opened in 1905, when the New York Central RailroadNew York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
(NYCRR) created tracks up to Chatham. The line provided both passenger and freight train services.
However, with the demise of the NYCRR Passenger services in 1972, the station was closed for passengers and provided freight only services. Ghent provided commercial freight services until 1980, when the tracks north of Wassaic
Wassaic, New York
Wassaic is a hamlet in the Town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York in the United States.Wassaic is located in southeast New York State and surrounded by the East and West Mountains and along the Tenmile River....
were dismantled. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail
Harlem Valley Rail Trail
The Harlem Valley Rail Trail is a paved rail trail on an abandoned portion of the New York and Harlem Railroad, north of the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line terminus in Wassaic. It is owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation...
Association plans to extend the trail along the right-of-way in front of the site of the former station.