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Re: (erielack) Mountainville
Mountainville at one time had a small mill, coal shed, a section house,
freight house and bunk house. The station would have also served as a train
order site. However I suspect its most important functions were to serve as
a milk stop and for summer vacationers. Passenger service on the Short Cut
ended in April 1936, and the line was abandoned about a year later, except
from Vails Gate Jct. to West Cornwall-Enderlin-Idlewild (the name was
changed several times.) The station there is also in existance and is the
office of a coal dealer. This company received shipments until 1956. The
track to it was torn up about 1961, but part relaid to the floor tile
factory near VG a couple years later. This factory ceased operating
sometime this summer. However the entire right of way of the Short Cut is
intact because Central Hudson has a gas pipeline along it.
Not far from the West Cornwall station was a spur to what I believe was a
sand bank, part of what is now the Storm King Art center. Also there is a
huge sand & gravel operation just north of the Woodbury Viaduct., adjacent
to both the Graham line and Short Cut. Cars were loaded and shipped from a
siding there until at least 1970. There were two other stations on the
Short Cut: Woodbury, near the viaduct, and Houghton Farm, which simply
served a single farm near the Thruway crosing below Mountainville. Very
small station!
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Mines" <ed_mines_@_yahoo.com>
To: <erielack_@_Lists.Railfan.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 12:59 PM
Subject: (erielack) Mountainville
> Anyone know anything about Mountainville just south of Vails Gate?
>
> When I worked in the area about 25 years ago it looked like it had about
> a dozen homes, one large, barn like building and a factory near by (maybe
> I didn't see the town itself). Hard to believe that it once had a railroad
> stop.
>
> Also, were sand quarries in Orange and Rockland counties ever serviced by
> the Erie?
>
> Anone have a good photo of the Erie Haverstraw station? It's in the
> background of a photo in the "Diamondbugs" book.
>
> Ed Mines
>
>
> Edward B. Mines
> 238 Willard Dr.
> Hewlett, NY 11557
> 516 205-6523
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