The Oscawana station was a

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ...

stop on the

New York Central The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midw ...

's Hudson Line, located in the hamlet of

Crugers, New York Crugers is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 1,534 at the 2010 census. History Crugers, New York, was named for Col. John P. Cruger. The ...

. The station closed in 1973.

History

This station was closed by

Penn Central The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American Railroad classes, class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional corporate rivals (the Pennsylvania Railroad ...

on July 2, 1973, along with

Manitou Manitou (), akin to the Iroquois ''orenda'', is the spiritual and fundamental life force among Algonquian groups in the Native American theology. It is omnipresent and manifests everywhere: organisms, the environment, events, etc. ''Aasha ...

, Chelsea and New Hamburg, due to low ridership.

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Former Oscawana Station (Road and Rail Pictures)
Former New York Central Railroad stations Railway stations in Westchester County, New York Railway stations in the United States closed in 1973 1973 disestablishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-railstation-stub