New York Central - Revision history

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	The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[Lake Clear Junction]], [[Ray Brook]] and [[Gabriels]]. at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.		The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[Lake Clear Junction]], [[Ray Brook]] and [[Gabriels]]. at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.

	[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[~~Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.		[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.

	Under the new plan, carload freight service will be continued at all six points and pickup-and delivery service for less-than-car-load-freight, now provided at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, will be extended to all points involved.		Under the new plan, carload freight service will be continued at all six points and pickup-and delivery service for less-than-car-load-freight, now provided at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, will be extended to all points involved.

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	[[File:1916 New York Central map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Detail from a 1916 New York Central map. NY Central tracks are shown in red. Courtesy of the Adirondack Research Room, Saranac Lake Free Library ]]		[[File:1916 New York Central map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Detail from a 1916 New York Central map. NY Central tracks are shown in red. Courtesy of the Adirondack Research Room, Saranac Lake Free Library ]]

	Webb's railroad connected Utica, and points south and west, to Malone and Montreal, but it passed six miles to the west of Saranac Lake. This was remedied by building the Saranac Branch from [[Lake Clear Junction]] (originally called "Saranac Junction) to a station on the west side of [[~~Broadway\|~~Broadway]]'s north end (then known as "Depot Street"), at the north end of [[Mills Avenue]] and [[St. Lawrence Avenue\|St. Lawrence Avenue]] (directly across the tracks from today's (2010) [[Kinney Drugs]]). Here the Saranac Branch ended in July 1892, until August 1893, when the line was extended half a mile to reach the tracks of the Chateaugay Railroad, which was originally built as a narrow gauge railroad that reached Saranac Lake from the northwest in 1887; this line was taken over by the [[Delaware and Hudson\|Delaware and Hudson]] and converted to standard gauge.		Webb's railroad connected Utica, and points south and west, to Malone and Montreal, but it passed six miles to the west of Saranac Lake. This was remedied by building the Saranac Branch from [[Lake Clear Junction]] (originally called "Saranac Junction) to a station on the west side of [[Broadway]]'s north end (then known as "Depot Street"), at the north end of [[Mills Avenue]] and [[St. Lawrence Avenue\|St. Lawrence Avenue]] (directly across the tracks from today's (2010) [[Kinney Drugs]]). Here the Saranac Branch ended in July 1892, until August 1893, when the line was extended half a mile to reach the tracks of the Chateaugay Railroad, which was originally built as a narrow gauge railroad that reached Saranac Lake from the northwest in 1887; this line was taken over by the [[Delaware and Hudson\|Delaware and Hudson]] and converted to standard gauge.

	By October of 1899, Depot Street was re-named [[~~Broadway\|~~Broadway]] and the former "Railroad street" was give its present name, "[[Depot Street\|Depot Street]]", and the original wooden depot was replaced for passenger use by [[Union Depot]] in 1904.		By October of 1899, Depot Street was re-named [[Broadway]] and the former "Railroad street" was give its present name, "[[Depot Street\|Depot Street]]", and the original wooden depot was replaced for passenger use by [[Union Depot]] in 1904.

	Railroad passenger service to Saranac Lake was discontinued by the New York Central in 1965.		Railroad passenger service to Saranac Lake was discontinued by the New York Central in 1965.

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	'''Railroad Program Approved by PSC'''		'''Railroad Program Approved by PSC'''

	The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[Lake Clear Junction]], [[~~Ray Brook\|~~Ray Brook]] and [[Gabriels]]. at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.		The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[Lake Clear Junction]], [[Ray Brook]] and [[Gabriels]]. at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.

	[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.		[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.

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	[[File:290857116_10227300787735508_4573381589997383129_n.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|The original New York Central passenger station was used from 1892 until [[~~Union Depot\|~~Union Depot]] opened in 1904, after which it was converted to freight use. It eventually became a freight depot and storage space for [[D. Cohen & Sons\|D. Cohen & Sons]].<br>Courtesy of Phil Griffin.]]		[[File:290857116_10227300787735508_4573381589997383129_n.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|The original New York Central passenger station was used from 1892 until [[Union Depot]] opened in 1904, after which it was converted to freight use. It eventually became a freight depot and storage space for [[D. Cohen & Sons\|D. Cohen & Sons]].<br>Courtesy of Phil Griffin.]]

	The Adirondack Division of the '''New York Central''' began life as [[William Seward Webb]]'s [[Mohawk & Malone]] and [[Adirondack & St. Lawrence]] railroads; begun in 1891 and completed in 1892, by 1893 it became the Adirondack Division of the New York Central.		The Adirondack Division of the '''New York Central''' began life as [[William Seward Webb]]'s [[Mohawk & Malone]] and [[Adirondack & St. Lawrence]] railroads; begun in 1891 and completed in 1892, by 1893 it became the Adirondack Division of the New York Central.
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	Webb's railroad connected Utica, and points south and west, to Malone and Montreal, but it passed six miles to the west of Saranac Lake. This was remedied by building the Saranac Branch from [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]] (originally called "Saranac Junction) to a station on the west side of [[Broadway\|Broadway]]'s north end (then known as "Depot Street"), at the north end of [[Mills Avenue]] and [[St. Lawrence Avenue\|St. Lawrence Avenue]] (directly across the tracks from today's (2010) [[Kinney Drugs]]). Here the Saranac Branch ended in July 1892, until August 1893, when the line was extended half a mile to reach the tracks of the Chateaugay Railroad, which was originally built as a narrow gauge railroad that reached Saranac Lake from the northwest in 1887; this line was taken over by the [[Delaware and Hudson\|Delaware and Hudson]] and converted to standard gauge.		Webb's railroad connected Utica, and points south and west, to Malone and Montreal, but it passed six miles to the west of Saranac Lake. This was remedied by building the Saranac Branch from [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]] (originally called "Saranac Junction) to a station on the west side of [[Broadway\|Broadway]]'s north end (then known as "Depot Street"), at the north end of [[Mills Avenue]] and [[St. Lawrence Avenue\|St. Lawrence Avenue]] (directly across the tracks from today's (2010) [[Kinney Drugs]]). Here the Saranac Branch ended in July 1892, until August 1893, when the line was extended half a mile to reach the tracks of the Chateaugay Railroad, which was originally built as a narrow gauge railroad that reached Saranac Lake from the northwest in 1887; this line was taken over by the [[Delaware and Hudson\|Delaware and Hudson]] and converted to standard gauge.

	By October of 1899, Depot Street was re-named [[Broadway\|Broadway]] and the former "Railroad street" was give its present name, "[[Depot Street\|Depot Street]]", and the original wooden depot was replaced for passenger use by [[~~Union Depot\|~~Union Depot]] in 1904.		By October of 1899, Depot Street was re-named [[Broadway\|Broadway]] and the former "Railroad street" was give its present name, "[[Depot Street\|Depot Street]]", and the original wooden depot was replaced for passenger use by [[Union Depot]] in 1904.

	Railroad passenger service to Saranac Lake was discontinued by the New York Central in 1965.		Railroad passenger service to Saranac Lake was discontinued by the New York Central in 1965.

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	Railroad testimony was also to the effect that the station has been operated at a loss and that it proposed to remove the station building and the passing track there. Its petition was unopposed.		Railroad testimony was also to the effect that the station has been operated at a loss and that it proposed to remove the station building and the passing track there. Its petition was unopposed.

	The action follows a similar permission to the New York Central to discontinue service at the [[~~Gabriels\|~~Gabriels]] station.		The action follows a similar permission to the New York Central to discontinue service at the [[Gabriels]]. station.

	[[James Gillmett\|James Gillmett]], supervisor of the Town of Brighton and superintendent of grounds at the Saranac Inn hotel, told ''The Enterprise'' this morning that a hearing had been held in Pittsburgh some weeks ago, but that it was at the time of a big snow storm and it had been impossible for him to get to Plattsburgh to testify.		[[James Gillmett\|James Gillmett]], supervisor of the Town of Brighton and superintendent of grounds at the Saranac Inn hotel, told ''The Enterprise'' this morning that a hearing had been held in Pittsburgh some weeks ago, but that it was at the time of a big snow storm and it had been impossible for him to get to Plattsburgh to testify.
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	'''Railroad Program Approved by PSC'''		'''Railroad Program Approved by PSC'''

	The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]], [[Ray Brook\|Ray Brook]] and [[~~Gabriels\|~~Gabriels]] at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.		The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]], [[Ray Brook\|Ray Brook]] and [[Gabriels]]. at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.

	[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.		[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.

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	Since 1950, the station has been on a part-time caretaker basis during Winter months and has had an agent on duty only during the Summer vacation period.		Since 1950, the station has been on a part-time caretaker basis during Winter months and has had an agent on duty only during the Summer vacation period.

	At a public hearing, it was testified that [[~~Saranac Inn\|~~Saranac Inn]] Hotel and the State Conservation Department [[Fish Hatchery\|Fish Hatchery]] are the principal users of the station's facilities and that each could be served conveniently at [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]].		At a public hearing, it was testified that [[Saranac Inn]] Hotel and the State Conservation Department [[Fish Hatchery\|Fish Hatchery]] are the principal users of the station's facilities and that each could be served conveniently at [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]].

	Railroad testimony was also to the effect that the station has been operated at a loss and that it proposed to remove the station building and the passing track there. Its petition was unopposed.		Railroad testimony was also to the effect that the station has been operated at a loss and that it proposed to remove the station building and the passing track there. Its petition was unopposed.
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	[[File:NY Central Freight used by D. Cohen.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|The freight depot used by D. Cohen's hardware. Looking east, tracks on the right side of the building.<br>Courtesy of Art Deeks]]<br>In a report to the Commission, Examiner Jacob I. Rothstein says the change in status of the Adirondack Division stations involved in today's order is designed to streamline freight operations and to expedite service to the railroad's freight patrons. To accomplish this, a traveling assistant agent will make daily visits, Mondays through Fridays, to freight patrons in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid as needed, to those in other communities.		[[File:NY Central Freight used by D. Cohen.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|The freight depot used by D. Cohen's hardware. Looking east, tracks on the right side of the building.<br>Courtesy of Art Deeks]]<br>In a report to the Commission, Examiner Jacob I. Rothstein says the change in status of the Adirondack Division stations involved in today's order is designed to streamline freight operations and to expedite service to the railroad's freight patrons. To accomplish this, a traveling assistant agent will make daily visits, Mondays through Fridays, to freight patrons in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid as needed, to those in other communities.

	The railroad's team track at [[Stony Wold\|Stony Wold]], no longer used, may removed. Similarly, the railroad may discontinue its non-agency station at [[~~Saranac Inn\|~~Saranac Inn]], at which, according to the P.S.C., no business has been handled for several years.		The railroad's team track at [[Stony Wold\|Stony Wold]], no longer used, may removed. Similarly, the railroad may discontinue its non-agency station at [[Saranac Inn]], at which, according to the P.S.C., no business has been handled for several years.
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	[[File:290857116_10227300787735508_4573381589997383129_n.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The original New York Central passenger station was used from 1892 until [[Union Depot\|Union Depot]] opened in 1904, after which it was converted to freight use. It eventually became a freight depot and storage space for [[D. Cohen & Sons\|D. Cohen & Sons]].<br>Courtesy of Phil Griffin.]]The Adirondack Division of the '''New York Central''' began life as [[William Seward Webb\|William Seward Webb]]'s [[Mohawk & Malone\|Mohawk & Malone]] and [[Adirondack & St. Lawrence\|Adirondack & St. Lawrence]] railroads; begun in 1891 and completed in 1892, by 1893 it became the Adirondack Division of the New York Central.[[File:New York Central ad.jpg\|left\|thumb\|''Tupper Lake Herald'', July 24, 1914 ]]		[[File:290857116_10227300787735508_4573381589997383129_n.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|The original New York Central passenger station was used from 1892 until [[Union Depot\|Union Depot]] opened in 1904, after which it was converted to freight use. It eventually became a freight depot and storage space for [[D. Cohen & Sons\|D. Cohen & Sons]].<br>Courtesy of Phil Griffin.]]

	[[~~File:koxfl9n7k9o3472i.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Union Depot, half a mile southeast of the original station, replaced it in 1904.<br>Carriages from the~~ [[~~Riverside_Inn\|Riverside Inn~~]] and ~~the~~ [[~~Berkeley\|Berkeley~~]] ~~are seen awaiting passengers~~ in ~~this c. 1909 photograph~~.]]		The Adirondack Division of the '''New York Central''' began life as [[William Seward Webb]]'s [[Mohawk & Malone]] and [[Adirondack & St. Lawrence]] railroads; begun in 1891 and completed in 1892, by 1893 it became the Adirondack Division of the New York Central.

	[[File:1916 New York Central map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Detail from a 1916 New York Central map. NY Central tracks are shown in red. Courtesy of the Adirondack Research Room, Saranac Lake Free Library ]]Webb's railroad connected Utica, and points south and west, to Malone and Montreal, but it passed six miles to the west of Saranac Lake. This was remedied by building the Saranac Branch from [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]] (originally called "Saranac Junction) to a station on the west side of [[Broadway\|Broadway]]'s north end (then known as "Depot Street"), at the north end of [[~~Mills Avenue\|~~Mills Avenue]] and [[St. Lawrence Avenue\|St. Lawrence Avenue]] (directly across the tracks from today's (2010) [[~~Kinney Drugs\|~~Kinney Drugs]]). Here the Saranac Branch ended in July 1892, until August 1893, when the line was extended half a mile to reach the tracks of the Chateaugay Railroad, which was originally built as a narrow gauge railroad that reached Saranac Lake from the northwest in 1887; this line was taken over by the [[Delaware and Hudson\|Delaware and Hudson]] and converted to standard gauge.		[[File:New York Central ad.jpg\|\|thumb\|500px\|''Tupper Lake Herald'', July 24, 1914 ]]

			[[File:koxfl9n7k9o3472i.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|Union Depot, half a mile southeast of the original station, replaced it in 1904.<br>Carriages from the [[Riverside Inn]] and the [[Berkeley House\|Berkeley]] are seen awaiting passengers in this c. 1909 photograph.]]

			[[File:1916 New York Central map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Detail from a 1916 New York Central map. NY Central tracks are shown in red. Courtesy of the Adirondack Research Room, Saranac Lake Free Library ]]

			Webb's railroad connected Utica, and points south and west, to Malone and Montreal, but it passed six miles to the west of Saranac Lake. This was remedied by building the Saranac Branch from [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]] (originally called "Saranac Junction) to a station on the west side of [[Broadway\|Broadway]]'s north end (then known as "Depot Street"), at the north end of [[Mills Avenue]] and [[St. Lawrence Avenue\|St. Lawrence Avenue]] (directly across the tracks from today's (2010) [[Kinney Drugs]]). Here the Saranac Branch ended in July 1892, until August 1893, when the line was extended half a mile to reach the tracks of the Chateaugay Railroad, which was originally built as a narrow gauge railroad that reached Saranac Lake from the northwest in 1887; this line was taken over by the [[Delaware and Hudson\|Delaware and Hudson]] and converted to standard gauge.

	By October of 1899, Depot Street was re-named [[Broadway\|Broadway]] and the former "Railroad street" was give its present name, "[[Depot Street\|Depot Street]]", and the original wooden depot was replaced for passenger use by [[Union Depot\|Union Depot]] in 1904.		By October of 1899, Depot Street was re-named [[Broadway\|Broadway]] and the former "Railroad street" was give its present name, "[[Depot Street\|Depot Street]]", and the original wooden depot was replaced for passenger use by [[Union Depot\|Union Depot]] in 1904.
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	[[File:St. Lawrence & Adk division map.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|St. Lawrence & Adirondack division map, 1957<br>From the [https://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ett/images/adirondack-tt-1057.pdf New York Central Railroad St. Lawrence & Adirondack Division Time Table No. 2] (16 page pdf)]]''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 6, 1988 (see [[Stagecoaches\|Stagecoaches]])		[[File:St. Lawrence & Adk division map.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|St. Lawrence & Adirondack division map, 1957<br>From the [https://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ett/images/adirondack-tt-1057.pdf New York Central Railroad St. Lawrence & Adirondack Division Time Table No. 2] (16 page pdf)]]''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 6, 1988 (see [[Stagecoaches\|Stagecoaches]])

			[[File:1916 Sanborn map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|1916 Sanborn map detail, showing the original New York Central Depot, at left.]]

	~~[[File:1916 Sanborn map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1916 Sanborn map detail, showing the original New York Central Depot, at left.]]~~In 1874 the Whitehall and Plattsburgh Railroad had reached AuSable Forks. Stages from many of the early Adirondack hotels would line up at the station to meet the incoming train to garner their share of passengers. These were prosperous days for the stage coach drivers, but by 1887 the Chateaugay Railroad had reached Saranac Lake from Plattsburgh and two years later Hurd's N.Y. and Ottawa line arrived at Tupper Lake from Moira. In 1892 the northern portion of Dr. [[William Seward Webb\|W. Seward Webb]]'s Adirondack and St. Lawrence R.R. came to Saranac Lake village from Malone while from the south Webb was pushing his rails through the very heart of the Adirondacks from Herkimer. In 1893 the New York Central system purchased the completed line.		In 1874 the Whitehall and Plattsburgh Railroad had reached AuSable Forks. Stages from many of the early Adirondack hotels would line up at the station to meet the incoming train to garner their share of passengers. These were prosperous days for the stage coach drivers, but by 1887 the Chateaugay Railroad had reached Saranac Lake from Plattsburgh and two years later Hurd's N.Y. and Ottawa line arrived at Tupper Lake from Moira. In 1892 the northern portion of Dr. [[William Seward Webb\|W. Seward Webb]]'s Adirondack and St. Lawrence R.R. came to Saranac Lake village from Malone while from the south Webb was pushing his rails through the very heart of the Adirondacks from Herkimer. In 1893 the New York Central system purchased the completed line.
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	From [[~~Seneca Ray Stoddard\|~~Seneca Ray Stoddard]]'s 1908 ''The Adirondacks, Illustrated''		From [[Seneca Ray Stoddard]]'s 1908 ''The Adirondacks, Illustrated''

	Railroad service is excellent. Trains leaving in the morning reach New York early in the evening. Evening trains have sleeping cars attached running through to New York either by the Chateaugay division of the D. & H. via Lake Champlain and Saratoga or by the Adirondack division of the New York Central via the west side of the wilderness.		Railroad service is excellent. Trains leaving in the morning reach New York early in the evening. Evening trains have sleeping cars attached running through to New York either by the Chateaugay division of the D. & H. via Lake Champlain and Saratoga or by the Adirondack division of the New York Central via the west side of the wilderness.
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	''Adirondack Record'', August 9, 1918		''Adirondack Record'', August 9, 1918

	'''SARANAC LAKE''' —A sad, accident occurred on the [[~~New York Central\|~~New York Central]] about two miles south of Gabriels Station when Sunday afternoon [[~~Sam Martin\|~~Sam Martin]], a prosperous farmer of [[~~Vermontville\|~~Vermontville]], accompanied by his wife and daughter and his hired man were visiting his daughter, who lives between [[~~Gabriels\|~~Gabriels]] and [[Rainbow Lake~~\|Rainbow station~~]]s were returning home in their automobile and were struck by the train, killing Mr. Martin instantly. Mrs. Martin received two broken legs and a broken arm and cannot live. The other two were uninjured.		'''SARANAC LAKE''' —A sad, accident occurred on the [[New York Central]] about two miles south of Gabriels Station when Sunday afternoon [[Sam Martin]], a prosperous farmer of [[Vermontville]], accompanied by his wife and daughter and his hired man were visiting his daughter, who lives between [[Gabriels]] and [[Rainbow Lake]]s were returning home in their automobile and were struck by the train, killing Mr. Martin instantly. Mrs. Martin received two broken legs and a broken arm and cannot live. The other two were uninjured.
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	[[James Gillmett\|James Gillmett]], supervisor of the Town of Brighton and superintendent of grounds at the Saranac Inn hotel, told ''The Enterprise'' this morning that a hearing had been held in Pittsburgh some weeks ago, but that it was at the time of a big snow storm and it had been impossible for him to get to Plattsburgh to testify.		[[James Gillmett\|James Gillmett]], supervisor of the Town of Brighton and superintendent of grounds at the Saranac Inn hotel, told ''The Enterprise'' this morning that a hearing had been held in Pittsburgh some weeks ago, but that it was at the time of a big snow storm and it had been impossible for him to get to Plattsburgh to testify.

	[[File:NYC Freight office, Boyce & Roberson.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The New York Central freight office and freight house in Saranac Lake as seen from the North Broadway (Rt 86) crossing in this late 1950s or early 1960s photo by Alan Thomas. The [[Boyce and Roberson\|Boyce & Roberson]] wood and coal company is at left . The Swift company leased space from the Central in their freight house. Looking west toward Lake Colby.<br>Courtesy of Tim Mayers]]The discontinue will make it necessary for the Inn to get most of its freight, all its mail and all its passengers at the Lake Clear station, which is three miles farther from the Inn, Gillmett said.		[[File:NYC Freight office, Boyce & Roberson.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|The New York Central freight office and freight house in Saranac Lake as seen from the North Broadway (Rt 86) crossing in this late 1950s or early 1960s photo by Alan Thomas. The [[Boyce and Roberson\|Boyce & Roberson]] wood and coal company is at left . The Swift company leased space from the Central in their freight house. Looking west toward Lake Colby.<br>Courtesy of Tim Mayers]]The discontinue will make it necessary for the Inn to get most of its freight, all its mail and all its passengers at the Lake Clear station, which is three miles farther from the Inn, Gillmett said.

	It will make the servicing of convention train passengers especially difficult, Gillmett explained, because it had been possible to shuttle them to and from the Inn station in several cars. With the longer run, he said, other means would have to be found.		It will make the servicing of convention train passengers especially difficult, Gillmett explained, because it had been possible to shuttle them to and from the Inn station in several cars. With the longer run, he said, other means would have to be found.
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	The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]], [[Ray Brook\|Ray Brook]] and [[Gabriels\|Gabriels]] at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.		The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]], [[Ray Brook\|Ray Brook]] and [[Gabriels\|Gabriels]] at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.

	[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.		[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.

	Under the new plan, carload freight service will be continued at all six points and pickup-and delivery service for less-than-car-load-freight, now provided at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, will be extended to all points involved.		Under the new plan, carload freight service will be continued at all six points and pickup-and delivery service for less-than-car-load-freight, now provided at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, will be extended to all points involved.
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	The railroad must establish an ''Enterprise'' telephone number through which area freight patrons may make toll-free calls to its Tupper Lake station. Agency service is provided at Tupper Lake from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.		The railroad must establish an ''Enterprise'' telephone number through which area freight patrons may make toll-free calls to its Tupper Lake station. Agency service is provided at Tupper Lake from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.

	[[File:NY Central Freight used by D. Cohen.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The freight depot used by D. Cohen's hardware. Looking east, tracks on the right side of the building.<br>Courtesy of Art Deeks]]<br>In a report to the Commission, Examiner Jacob I. Rothstein says the change in status of the Adirondack Division stations involved in today's order is designed to streamline freight operations and to expedite service to the railroad's freight patrons. To accomplish this, a traveling assistant agent will make daily visits, Mondays through Fridays, to freight patrons in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid as needed, to those in other communities.		[[File:NY Central Freight used by D. Cohen.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|The freight depot used by D. Cohen's hardware. Looking east, tracks on the right side of the building.<br>Courtesy of Art Deeks]]<br>In a report to the Commission, Examiner Jacob I. Rothstein says the change in status of the Adirondack Division stations involved in today's order is designed to streamline freight operations and to expedite service to the railroad's freight patrons. To accomplish this, a traveling assistant agent will make daily visits, Mondays through Fridays, to freight patrons in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid as needed, to those in other communities.

	The railroad's team track at [[Stony Wold\|Stony Wold]], no longer used, may removed. Similarly, the railroad may discontinue its non-agency station at [[Saranac Inn\|Saranac Inn]], at which, according to the P.S.C., no business has been handled for several years.		The railroad's team track at [[Stony Wold\|Stony Wold]], no longer used, may removed. Similarly, the railroad may discontinue its non-agency station at [[Saranac Inn\|Saranac Inn]], at which, according to the P.S.C., no business has been handled for several years.
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	'''See also'''		'''See also'''
	* [[~~New York Central Adirondack Division Historic District\|~~New York Central Adirondack Division Historic District]]		* [[New York Central Adirondack Division Historic District]]

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	[[File:290857116_10227300787735508_4573381589997383129_n.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The original New York Central passenger station was used from 1892 until [[Union Depot\|Union Depot]] opened in 1904, after which it was converted to freight use. It eventually became a freight depot and storage space for [[D. Cohen & Sons\|D. Cohen & Sons]].<br>Courtesy of Phil Griffin.]]The Adirondack Division of the '''New York Central''' began life as [[William Seward Webb\|William Seward Webb]]'s [[Mohawk & Malone\|Mohawk & Malone]] and [[Adirondack & St. Lawrence\|Adirondack & St. Lawrence]] railroads; begun in 1891 and completed in 1892, by 1893 it became the Adirondack Division of the New York Central.[[File:New York Central ad.jpg\|left\|thumb\|''\|Tupper Lake Herald'', July 24, 1914 ]]		[[File:290857116_10227300787735508_4573381589997383129_n.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The original New York Central passenger station was used from 1892 until [[Union Depot\|Union Depot]] opened in 1904, after which it was converted to freight use. It eventually became a freight depot and storage space for [[D. Cohen & Sons\|D. Cohen & Sons]].<br>Courtesy of Phil Griffin.]]The Adirondack Division of the '''New York Central''' began life as [[William Seward Webb\|William Seward Webb]]'s [[Mohawk & Malone\|Mohawk & Malone]] and [[Adirondack & St. Lawrence\|Adirondack & St. Lawrence]] railroads; begun in 1891 and completed in 1892, by 1893 it became the Adirondack Division of the New York Central.[[File:New York Central ad.jpg\|left\|thumb\|''Tupper Lake Herald'', July 24, 1914 ]]

	[[File:koxfl9n7k9o3472i.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Union Depot, half a mile southeast of the original station, replaced it in 1904.<br>Carriages from the [[Riverside_Inn\|Riverside Inn]] and the [[Berkeley\|Berkeley]] are seen awaiting passengers in this c. 1909 photograph.]]		[[File:koxfl9n7k9o3472i.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Union Depot, half a mile southeast of the original station, replaced it in 1904.<br>Carriages from the [[Riverside_Inn\|Riverside Inn]] and the [[Berkeley\|Berkeley]] are seen awaiting passengers in this c. 1909 photograph.]]

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	[[File:St. Lawrence & Adk division map.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|St. Lawrence & Adirondack division map, 1957<br>From the [https://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ett/images/adirondack-tt-1057.pdf New York Central Railroad St. Lawrence & Adirondack Division Time Table No. 2] (16 page pdf)]]''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 6, 1988 (see [[Stagecoaches\|Stagecoaches]])		[[File:St. Lawrence & Adk division map.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|St. Lawrence & Adirondack division map, 1957<br>From the [https://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ett/images/adirondack-tt-1057.pdf New York Central Railroad St. Lawrence & Adirondack Division Time Table No. 2] (16 page pdf)]]''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 6, 1988 (see [[Stagecoaches\|Stagecoaches]])

	[[File:1916 Sanborn map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1916 Sanborn map detail, showing the original New York Central Depot, at left.]]In 1874 the Whitehall and Plattsburgh Railroad had reached AuSable Forks. Stages from many of the early Adirondack hotels would line up at the station to meet the incoming train to garner their share of passengers. These were prosperous days for the stage coach drivers, but by 1887 the Chateaugay Railroad had reached Saranac Lake from Plattsburgh and two years later Hurd's N.Y. and Ottawa line arrived at Tupper Lake from Moira. In 1892 the northern portion of Dr. [[William Seward Webb\|W. Seward Webb]]'s Adirondack and St. Lawrence R.R. came to Saranac Lake village from Malone while from the south Webb was pushing his rails through the very heart of the Adirondacks from Herkimer. In 1893 the New York Central system purchased the completed line.		[[File:1916 Sanborn map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1916 Sanborn map detail, showing the original New York Central Depot, at left.]]In 1874 the Whitehall and Plattsburgh Railroad had reached AuSable Forks. Stages from many of the early Adirondack hotels would line up at the station to meet the incoming train to garner their share of passengers. These were prosperous days for the stage coach drivers, but by 1887 the Chateaugay Railroad had reached Saranac Lake from Plattsburgh and two years later Hurd's N.Y. and Ottawa line arrived at Tupper Lake from Moira. In 1892 the northern portion of Dr. [[William Seward Webb\|W. Seward Webb]]'s Adirondack and St. Lawrence R.R. came to Saranac Lake village from Malone while from the south Webb was pushing his rails through the very heart of the Adirondacks from Herkimer. In 1893 the New York Central system purchased the completed line.
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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', March 24, 1956		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', March 24, 1956

	'''NO RR STOP AT SARANAC INN'''		'''NO RR STOP AT SARANAC INN'''
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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', May 13, 1961		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', May 13, 1961

	'''LOCAL FREIGHT SHIPMENTS WILL BE DECENTRALIZED'''		'''LOCAL FREIGHT SHIPMENTS WILL BE DECENTRALIZED'''

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	[[File:1916 New York Central map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Detail from a 1916 New York Central map. NY Central tracks are shown in red. Courtesy of the Adirondack Research Room, Saranac Lake Free Library ]]		[[File:1916 New York Central map detail.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Detail from a 1916 New York Central map. NY Central tracks are shown in red. Courtesy of the Adirondack Research Room, Saranac Lake Free Library ]]

	Webb's railroad connected Utica, and points south and west, to Malone and Montreal, but it passed six miles to the west of Saranac Lake. This was remedied by building the Saranac Branch from [[~~Lake Clear Junction\|~~Lake Clear Junction]] (originally called "Saranac Junction) to a station on the west side of [[Broadway\|Broadway]]'s north end (then known as "Depot Street"), at the north end of [[Mills Avenue]] and [[St. Lawrence Avenue\|St. Lawrence Avenue]] (directly across the tracks from today's (2010) [[Kinney Drugs]]). Here the Saranac Branch ended in July 1892, until August 1893, when the line was extended half a mile to reach the tracks of the Chateaugay Railroad, which was originally built as a narrow gauge railroad that reached Saranac Lake from the northwest in 1887; this line was taken over by the [[Delaware and Hudson\|Delaware and Hudson]] and converted to standard gauge.		Webb's railroad connected Utica, and points south and west, to Malone and Montreal, but it passed six miles to the west of Saranac Lake. This was remedied by building the Saranac Branch from [[Lake Clear Junction]] (originally called "Saranac Junction) to a station on the west side of [[Broadway\|Broadway]]'s north end (then known as "Depot Street"), at the north end of [[Mills Avenue]] and [[St. Lawrence Avenue\|St. Lawrence Avenue]] (directly across the tracks from today's (2010) [[Kinney Drugs]]). Here the Saranac Branch ended in July 1892, until August 1893, when the line was extended half a mile to reach the tracks of the Chateaugay Railroad, which was originally built as a narrow gauge railroad that reached Saranac Lake from the northwest in 1887; this line was taken over by the [[Delaware and Hudson\|Delaware and Hudson]] and converted to standard gauge.

	By October of 1899, Depot Street was re-named [[Broadway\|Broadway]] and the former "Railroad street" was give its present name, "[[Depot Street\|Depot Street]]", and the original wooden depot was replaced for passenger use by [[Union Depot]] in 1904.		By October of 1899, Depot Street was re-named [[Broadway\|Broadway]] and the former "Railroad street" was give its present name, "[[Depot Street\|Depot Street]]", and the original wooden depot was replaced for passenger use by [[Union Depot]] in 1904.
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	'''NO RR STOP AT SARANAC INN'''		'''NO RR STOP AT SARANAC INN'''

	The Public Service Commision today authorized New York Central Railroad to discontinue all services other than the handling of carload freight at its Saranac Inn Station in Franklin County. Carload freight shipments will be handled on local team tracks but under jurisdiction of the railroad agent at [[~~Lake Clear Junction\|~~Lake Clear Junction]].		The Public Service Commision today authorized New York Central Railroad to discontinue all services other than the handling of carload freight at its Saranac Inn Station in Franklin County. Carload freight shipments will be handled on local team tracks but under jurisdiction of the railroad agent at [[Lake Clear Junction]].

	Since 1950, the station has been on a part-time caretaker basis during Winter months and has had an agent on duty only during the Summer vacation period.		Since 1950, the station has been on a part-time caretaker basis during Winter months and has had an agent on duty only during the Summer vacation period.

	At a public hearing, it was testified that [[Saranac Inn]] Hotel and the State Conservation Department [[Fish Hatchery\|Fish Hatchery]] are the principal users of the station's facilities and that each could be served conveniently at [[~~Lake Clear Junction\|~~Lake Clear Junction]].		At a public hearing, it was testified that [[Saranac Inn]] Hotel and the State Conservation Department [[Fish Hatchery\|Fish Hatchery]] are the principal users of the station's facilities and that each could be served conveniently at [[Lake Clear Junction]].

	Railroad testimony was also to the effect that the station has been operated at a loss and that it proposed to remove the station building and the passing track there. Its petition was unopposed.		Railroad testimony was also to the effect that the station has been operated at a loss and that it proposed to remove the station building and the passing track there. Its petition was unopposed.
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	'''Railroad Program Approved by PSC'''		'''Railroad Program Approved by PSC'''

	The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[~~Lake Clear Junction\|~~Lake Clear Junction]], [[Ray Brook\|Ray Brook]] and [[Gabriels]]. at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.		The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized New York Central Railroad to centralize control over freight shipments to and from Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Sabattis, [[Lake Clear Junction]], [[Ray Brook\|Ray Brook]] and [[Gabriels]]. at a new Freight Service Center at Tupper Lake.

	[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.		[[File:lr471bx01ezscbi6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An aerial photograph from the early 1970s shows Broadway angling up from lower left and Ampersand Avenue angling down from upper left. To the right of their junction stands the triangular D. Cohen and Sons building, with Cedar Street running past it to the right and the tracks running up to the former [[New_York_Central\|New York Central]] Railroad passenger depot, later used as the freight depot and later still as a depot for D. Cohen. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'']]Under this plan, ticket agents only will staff the railroad's station at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. All resident agency service will be discontinued at Sabattis and Lake Clear Junction and passengers boarding trains at these stations may either purchase tickets elsewhere or pay fares on the trains. These two stations and the present non-agency carload only stations at Ray Brook and Gabriels will continue as satellites of the Tupper Lake service center.