Cochecton_Railroad_Station

Cochecton station

Cochecton station

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Cochecton Railroad Station is a historic train station located at Cochecton in Sullivan County, New York. It was built about 1850 by the Erie Railroad as a freight house. It is a large, 1-story frame building with Greek Revival style details. The 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular building measures 30 feet wide and 50 feet deep and is topped by a gable roof.[4] The last passenger trains at Cocheton were unnamed trains from Hoboken, New Jersey to Binghamton timed to meet up with the Phoebe Snow.[5]

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It is the oldest surviving station in New York state.[6] It was moved from its original site in the early 1990s to be saved from demolition.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Erie Lackawanna Time Table - Effective November 28, 1966" (PDF). Erie Lackawanna Railroad. November 28, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. [4]
    Mary Curtis (May 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cochecton Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying photo". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
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    "Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Tables 5, 7". Official Guide of the Railways. 97 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1964.
  6. [6]
    Woolever, Charles P. (1 January 2009). "Existing Railroad Stations in New York State". Retrieved 2011-05-28.

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