The Lake Placid Station is a former railroad station, built by the
Delaware and Hudson Railway
The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) is a railroad that operates in the Northeastern United States. In 1991, after more than 150 years as an independent railroad, the D&H was purchased by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). CP operates D&H ...
in
Lake Placid,
New York
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In the post-World War II period, the NYC's ''
North Star'' train, and later, the ''Iroquois,'' provided direct
sleeping car
The sleeping car or sleeper (often ) is a railway passenger car (rail), passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping. George Pullman was the American innovator of the sleeper car.
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service from New York City's
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus ...
to Lake Placid. During summers the NYC's ''Interstate Express'' ran sleeping cars direct from Chicago to Lake Placid via Utica. On April 24, 1965 the NYC ran its final train on the route.
[Gove, William. 'Logging Railroads in the Adirondacks,' Syracuse, NY: 2006, p. 71.]
See also
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References
External links
Official site
Former New York Central Railroad stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904
1904 establishments in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Essex County, New York
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