Nissen Road Bridge

The bridge on Nissen Road that crosses the Esopus Creek in Boiceville, NY is closed and abandoned.

Cold Brook Railroad Station

From Wikipedia (Source Link)

Cold Brook Station, MP 22.1, was built by the U&D about 1900. It replaced an earlier flagstop at Cold Brook Bridge, MP 22.38.

After the flooding of the Ashokan Reservoir, six stations were submerged forever, and one of these was the Boiceville Station. When this was flooded, the Cold Brook Station took over as the stop for Boiceville.

Cold Brook Station served the town of Boiceville until the end of passenger service on the U&D on March 31, 1954. The station was later sold to a private hunting and fishing club, who continue to use it and maintain it well.

The railroad tracks next to the station are leased to the Catskill Mountain Railroad which resumed passenger service to the station on July 4, 2008. The station is not currently used to load or unload paassengers as it remains in private hands.

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Lasher Road Railroad Crossing

The Ulster & Delaware Railroad at Lasher Road.

Fleischmann’s Railroad Station

From Wikipedia (Source):

The station at Fleischmann’s, MP 44.1 of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, was originally called Griffin’s Corners Station, as that was the town’s original name. It was situated on a hill high above the busy town, and, like the town, was always very busy itself. Changes were made to the station when the New York Central purchased the line in 1932; a room was added on, and a chimney and a lookout room on the second floor were removed. It survived even after the end of passenger service, but all that’s left now is a freight house, which is used by the Delaware and Ulster Railroad.

Route 30 Railroad Crossing

The Delaware & Ulster Railroad crossing at Route 30.

Wawaka Lake

A bed and breakfast located on Wawaka Lake in Halcottsville.

Ulster & Delaware Railroad (Oneonta)

The former Ulster & Delaware Railroad Station in Oneonta is currently a tavern/restaurant called “The Depot”. The restaurant receives many positive reviews by it’s patrons on many online review sites. (Links for The Depot at 2 reviews sites: Google Reviews: The Depot and Yelp.com: The Depot)

Here is the link to The Depot website: http://www.oneontadepot.com/

Ulster & Delaware Railroad (Hanford Mill)

Hanford Mill is located in East Meredith, NY. Railroad items located on the outer grounds of Hanford Mill include a section of old New York Central Railroad track, two railroad bridges that cross Kortright Creek, a railway car, a whistle marker, and two mile markers. One mile marker is in the ground. The other mile marker lays on the ground next to it.

Ulster & Delaware Railroad (Davernport Center)

The former Ulster & Delaware Railroads Station at Davenport Center is currently a private dwelling (Source: Wikipedia).

Ulster & Delaware Railroad (Kaaterskill Junction)

Information from Wikipedia:

The Kaaterskill Junction Station, branch MP 11.8, was one of the smallest stations on the Ulster & Delaware, and served as the station at the junction between the Stony Clove and Kaaterskill Branch and the Hunter Branch, hence the word “junction” in its name. The Station was originally known as the Tannersville Junction Station, but its name was changed soon after it was made.

Despite its small size, it had more trains than any other station on the branch, and stayed that way until it was abandoned in 1939. Soon after, it was purchased by Harry L’Hommadeu, a land agent for the New York Central, and expanded into a nice private dwelling. But unfortunately, it burnt down on a winter day in the late 1980s.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaterskill_Junction_Railroad_Station

The  photo gallery shows several different locations in the area around Kaaterskill Junction.

Abandoned Stone House

An abandoned stone house sits along Saugerties-Woodstock Road (Route 212)

Platte Clove Road Closed

Platte Clove Road was closed temporarily by the Haines Falls Fire Department due to an injury to a hiker. A few weeks backs a hiker died after a terrible fall in area known as the Grand Canyon in Devils Kitchen.

Update June 8, 2010: It was tragedy. Read more about the tragic incident here and here.

Ulster & Delaware Railroad (Grand Gorge to Roxbury-Route 30)

Recently CatskillSearch walked and drove along the old Ulster & Delaware Railroad right-of-way (ROW) between the towns of Grand Gorge and Roxbury. Most of the ROW found between these towns is currently used as a snowmobile route. This section of the ROW has many signs for the snowmobiles including signs for food and gas. Most of the railroad ties have been removed from the ground except in a few places closest to Route 23. Railroad track is still on the ground between Hubbell Corners and Roxbury. The Ulster & Delaware Historic Society and Museum is located in the old Roxbury Railroad Station. The railroad tracks are still in-use by the Delaware & Ulster Railroad from Arkville to the Roxbury Museum Depot. The tracks then extend to Hubbell Corners and disappear just before the tracks cross current Route 30. It seems at this section that the last 20-40 feet of track may be under dirt and heavy growth.

The photo gallery encompasses two days of travel to this area. Day 1 photographs were taken with a small Fuji point and shoot camera. Day 2 photos were taken with a Nikon DSLR camera. Day 2 photos are in black and white.

The Photo Gallery below is one of the largest posted to date on CatskillSearch. Each photo below has it’s own page that showcases  a photo title and nearly all the photos have descriptions, details, and other pertain-it information posted for that particular photo.

Comments, questions, or even corrections can be made below on this page. CatskillSearch would like to hear your input.

Please note that ROW = Right of WAY. ROW is referenced in many of the photo descriptions.

Ulster & Delaware Railroad (Grand Gorge Turntable)

Grand Gorge was a stop on the former Ulster & Delaware Railroad. Currently the Ulster & Delaware railroad tracks end near Hubbell Corners and Route 30. There is a turntable (from Kingston) sitting on the current Delaware & Ulster Railroad property in Grand Gorge. In the past there were plans to extend track operation from Roxbury to Grand Gorge.

Informational Source: http://www.setbb.com/udrrcorridor/viewtopic.php?p=712

The turntable is very big. The next 2 photos below help demonstrate the size with the person standing in the photo.

South Gilboa Construction

This South Gilboa building after having several obstacles in its reconstruction is currently ‘For Sale’. Link: Commercial Property for Sale

View images of it’s construction.