Thendara station

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| name = Thendara

| type = Adirondack Scenic Railroad station

| style = New York Central Railroad

| image = Adirondack Scenic Railroad Thendara.jpg

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| address = Birch Street near {{jct|state=NY|NY|28}}
Thendara, New York

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| structure = at-grade

| platform = 1 side platform

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| tracks = 2

| parking = 2 paved lots and gravel lot

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| owned = New York State

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| former = Fulton Chain Station

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Adirondack Railroad|line=ADIX|left=Otter Lake|right=Carter Station}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

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{{Designation list

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| designation1_offname = Thendara Depot

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| designation1_date = November 10, 2010

| designation1_number = 10000897{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20101119.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=2010-11-19|work=WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 11/08/10 THROUGH 11/12/10 |publisher=National Park Service}}

| designation1_partof = {{nowrap|Thendara Historic District}}

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Thendara station is the Adirondack Scenic Railroad's longest-duration northern terminus, and is near Thendara, New York. It is served by trains heading south to Utica beginning around the month of May each year.{{Cite news |title=Adirondack Scenic RR to run Utica-Old Forge excursions |date=April 21, 1998 |newspaper=Daily Gazette }} Trains continue along the 57-mile route along the Moose River in Adirondack Park.{{Cite news |title=Scenic railroad offers portage for Adirondack paddlers |author=Mary Esch, Associated Press |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-07-18-adirondacks-train_N.htm |date=July 19, 2007 |accessdate=January 13, 2011}} In the Winter, the right-of-way is used as a major snowmobile trail in the area after trains stop running in October.[http://www.nyroute28.com/towns/old-forge-thendara.php NYRoute28.com]. Retrieved January 13, 2011 The resort village of Old Forge is 1.9 miles northeast of Thendara.

The station has been a contributing property of the "Thendara Historic District" since November 10, 2010.

History

From early in the 20th century until the early 1940s, the New York Central Railroad (NYC) operated multiple passenger trains a day through the station, going beyond Adirondack Park to Malone, New York and on to Montreal.September 1923 New York Central Timetable http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-0923.pdfJune 1941 New York Central timetable, Table 8 http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-0641.pdf From the 1950s and to 1961 daily there was a day train and a night train in each direction to Lake Placid station.April 1961 New York Central Timetable, Table 22 http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-0461.pdf Additionally, the NYC operated sleeping cars direct from New York City to Thendara via the North Star until April 1959. The Iroquois continued direct sleeper service to Thendara to at least the fall 1964 timetable.New York Central Railroad timetable, October 25, 1964, 'Sleeping Car, Sleercoach, Coach and Dining Car Service'

On April 24, 1965, year-round daily passenger trains ceased serving the station, with the closing of passenger traffic on the NYC's Adirondack Division.April 1965 New York Central Timetable http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-0465.pdf

References

External links

[http://adirondackrr.com/adkrr_thendara.php Official Website]

Category:Former New York Central Railroad stations

Category:Historic district contributing properties in New York (state)

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Herkimer County, New York

Category:Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)

Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Herkimer County, New York