Tuxedo station

Tuxedo
Tuxedo station in August 2024 from the abandoned westbound platform.
General information
Location240 Route 17
Tuxedo Park, New York
Coordinates41°11′38″N 74°11′05″W / 41.1940°N 74.1848°W / 41.1940; -74.1848
Owned byMetro-North Railroad
Line(s)NS Southern Tier Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Short Line Bus: 17M/MD
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking245 spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[1]
Other information
Station code2511 (Erie Railroad)[2]
History
Opened1841 (1841)
Rebuilt1885, c. 2010s
Key dates
August 1966Station agent eliminated[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Harriman
toward Port Jervis
 Port Jervis Line Sloatsburg
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Southfields
toward Chicago
 Main Line Sloatsburg
toward Jersey City
Tuxedo Park Railroad Station
Tuxedo station building, built in 1885 and renovated in the early 2010s
Arealess than one acre
Built1886
ArchitectBruce Price
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.00001529[4]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 2000
Location
Map

Tuxedo station is a commuter rail stop owned by Metro-North Railroad serving trains on the Port Jervis Line, located in the town of Tuxedo, New York, with commuter rail to Hoboken and its connections to New York City.

Station layout and structure

The station has one track and a low-level side platform. 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,[5] and was listed as Tuxedo Park Railroad Station on the National Register of Historic Places 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.[6] The train station currently displays artwork by long-time Tuxedo Park resident and artist Robert Bero. The pieces, a gift from his estate, include woodcuts, etchings and drawings.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Otisville station". Metro-North Railroad. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  3. ^ "Erie Closing Tuxedo Depot". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 13, 1966. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-471-14389-5.
  6. ^ King, Matt (May 26, 2009). "Town applauds restoration of Tuxedo station". Times-Herald Record. Ottaway Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  7. ^ "Reorganization Meeting and Regular Bi-monthly Meeting" (PDF). Tuxedo Town Board. January 26, 2009. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2022.