The Stony Hollow Station, MP 8.3 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad

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,...

, was a small, station-agent-lacking flagstop/shelter that served the small town of Stony Hollow, between West Hurley

West Hurley, New York

West Hurley is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,105 at the 2000 census.West Hurley is located in the Town of Hurley and is inside the Catskill Park. The community is northwest of Kingston, New York on Route 28.It was one of many villages that were flooded...

 and Kingston, New York

Kingston, New York

Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...

, and had very little business. It was located halfway up the Hurley Mountain Grade, and was next to the Route 28A

New York State Route 28A

New York State Route 28A is an east–west state highway in Ulster County, New York, in the United States. It extends for along the south side of Ashokan Reservoir in Catskill Park, serving as a southerly alternate route of NY 28 through the area...

bridge crossing. Because of low traffic at this station, it was eventually closed and torn down.