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Cold Spring (Metro-North Station)
Cold Spring station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in Cold Spring, New York. History The Hudson River Railroad was built through Cold Spring in 1851 in order to expand the Troy and Greenbush Railroad from the Albany area to New York City. HRR was acquired by the New York Central Railroad in 1864, which also built a depot here in 1893. A pedestrian tunnel was added in 1929 connecting the two sections of Main Street, and a road bridge over the tracks was built in 1930, but the station was closed to passengers in 1954, despite remaining in use. As with all stations along the Hudson Line, it was converted into a Penn Central Railroad station upon the merger of NYC with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968. Bankruptcy for Penn Central in 1970 forced them to turn passenger service over to the MTA in 1972, the same year that the former station house was converted into a restaurant after spending 18 years as a car dealership. MTA control of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Springs Station Site
The Cold Springs Station Site, west of Austin, Nevada, is a historic stagecoach station site that was active during 1861-1869 as a passenger and freight station, and later for freight. Only stone ruins remain. Nearby is the location of the original Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins. Also known as the Rock Creek Stage Station, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972; the listing included . and See also * Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins References Ghost towns in Churchill County, Nevada Transport infrastructure completed in 1861 National Register of Historic Places in Churchill County, Nevada National Register of Historic Places in Nevada 1861 establishments in Nevada Territory Stagecoach stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada Stagecoach stations in Nevada {{Nevada-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |