Tuxedo station is a stop on the

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, serving the community of

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, and the gated village of Tuxedo Park,

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, with

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and its connections to

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Station layout and structure

The station has one track and a low-level

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. It is the only stop along the line that retains the old station at the current station site. It was built in 1885 as one of the original Tuxedo Park buildings, designed by architect

Bruce Price Bruce Price (December 12, 1845 – May 29, 1903) was an American architect and an innovator in the Shingle Style. The stark geometry and compact massing of his cottages in Tuxedo Park, New York, influenced Modernist architects, including ...

, and was listed as Tuxedo Park Railroad Station on the

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in 2000. It contains a waiting room and a community room often used by the Boy/Girl Scouts and other Tuxedo clubs and organizations. In 2009 the town, which owns the building, spent $1 million to restore it to what historians believe was its original appearance. The train station currently displays artwork by long-time Tuxedo Park resident and artist

Robert Bero Robert Bero (1941–2007) was an American artist and print maker who won critical acclaim for his detailed depictions of trees and landscapes. Best known for his etchings and woodcuts, Bero also worked in pen and ink, crayon, pastel, pencil, water ...

. The pieces, a gift from the his estate, include woodcuts, etchings and drawings.

References

External links

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Station House from Google Maps Street View
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuxedo (Metro-North Station) Metro-North Railroad stations in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Railway stations in Orange County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1841 Former Erie Railroad stations NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Bruce Price buildings 1841 establishments in New York (state)