Crescent Station is a
hamlet
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of the
town
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of
Colonie in
Albany County,
New York
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, United States that straddles
US Route 9
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.
History
Crescent Station takes its name from a stop on the
Schenectady and Troy Railroad
The Schenectady and Troy Railroad was a railroad company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1836 and opened a line between its two namesake cities in 1841. It was consolidated with the New York Central Railroad in 1853.
History
The ...
(T&S), later a branch of the
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected New York metropolitan area, gr ...
. The T&S Line was completed in 1842, and owned by the nearby
city
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of
Troy
Troy (/; ; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek mythology, Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destina ...
. Passenger service ended in 1942, though a Ford tractor branch in Crescent continued to receive service. In 1965, service between Crescent Station and
Niskayuna was cut, and then when the
Green Island Bridge
The Green Island Bridge crosses the Hudson River in New York, connecting Green Island with Troy, passing through Starbuck Island. It opened September 12, 1981.
History
The original Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad bridge was a wood-truss cov ...
was converted from rail to automobile use service was cut to Troy in 1958. Service between Crescent Station and
Green Island was abandoned in 1976. It is now part of the
Mohawk Hudson Hike/Bike Trail.
Geography
Colonie's town landfill is located at the north end of the hamlet, near the border with
Cohoes and the Mohawk River. The Colonie Town Park is to the west, between Crescent Station and the Colonie hamlet of
Dunsbach Ferry.
Location
References
External links
Town of Colonie(includes Crescent Station)
{{Albany County, New York
Colonie, New York
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Albany County, New York