Cold Brook station explained

Cold Brook
Style:New York Central Railroad
Address:Cold Brook Road, Boiceville, Olive, New York 12412
Tracks:1
Opened:1900
Closed:March 31, 1954[1]
Rebuilt:June 1915 -
Status:Privately owned by hunting and fishing club.

Cold Brook is a former railroad station in the Boiceville section of the town of Olive, Ulster County, New York, United States. Located on Cold Brook Road, just north of New York State Route 28A next to Esopus Creek, Cold Brook station served the New York Central Railroad's Catskill Mountain Branch, formerly the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. The station was located 22.1miles northwest of Kingston Point station in the city of Kingston.

The station replaced a flag stop at Cold Brook Bridge and became the primary station for Boiceville on June 8, 1913, when the railroad abandoned the alignment and station through Boiceville for construction of the Ashokan Reservoir.[2] The Ulster and Delaware commenced construction on a new station depot in June 1915.[3] Construction was completed .[4]

The New York Central Railroad ended passenger service on the Catskill Mountain Branch on March 31, 1954, and despite being given permission to demolish the station in April 1955, the station continues to stand.[5] The station is also an access point for the Ashokan Rail Trail, a rail trail runs from Cold Brook to West Hurley.[6]

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  1. News: Final Old U.&D. Passenger Train Trip Wednesday . May 6, 2021 . The Kingston Daily Freeman . March 30, 1954 . 1, 8. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Abandons Old Line . February 23, 2022 . The Rutland Daily Herald . June 9, 1913 . 1. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Beechford . February 23, 2022 . The Kingston Daily Freeman . June 21, 1915 . 3. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Beechford . February 23, 2022 . The Kingston Daily Freeman . September 9, 1915 . 10. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Central to Retire Cold Brook Station . February 23, 2022 . The Kingston Daily Freeman . April 13, 1955 . 17. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Ashokan Rail Trail . ashokanrailtrail.com . Ulster County Planning Department . February 23, 2022 . 2022.