Mount Riga (NYCRR station)
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Mount Riga was a former NYCRR
train station
that served the residents of Ancram, New York
, but also the Central New England Railway
. The station was an island platform with each railroad company serving respectively on each side. Just 1 3/4 miles west of the Mount Riga station was a point referred to as "The Summit" by railroad staff. At milepost 97.58 it had an elevation of 775.90 feat above sea level, making it the highest point along the Harlem Division.
By 1938, the former Central New England tracks had been abandoned and removed by successor New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Passenger service continued as before on the NYC Harlem Division until successor Penn Central abruptly ended all passenger service north of Dover Plains on March 20, 1972., the station was closed for passengers. Freight service continued until 1976, and the rails were removed in 1981.
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 Ancram, New York
Ancram, New York
Ancram, New York is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2000 census. The town was named after a location in Scotland.The Town of Ancram is in the eastern part of the county.- History :...
History
The station was located at milepost 95.81 , receiving service from not only 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...
, but also the Central New England Railway
Central New England Railway
The Central New England Railway was a railroad from Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts west across northern Connecticut and across the Hudson River on the Poughkeepsie Bridge to Maybrook, New York...
. The station was an island platform with each railroad company serving respectively on each side. Just 1 3/4 miles west of the Mount Riga station was a point referred to as "The Summit" by railroad staff. At milepost 97.58 it had an elevation of 775.90 feat above sea level, making it the highest point along the Harlem Division.
By 1938, the former Central New England tracks had been abandoned and removed by successor New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Passenger service continued as before on the NYC Harlem Division until successor Penn Central abruptly ended all passenger service north of Dover Plains on March 20, 1972., the station was closed for passengers. Freight service continued until 1976, and the rails were removed in 1981.