Portal:Trains/Selected article/Week 25, 2010

The Sloatsburg Metro-North station serves the residents of Sloatsburg, New York, via Port Jervis Line commuter trains to New York City via Hoboken, 35.4 mi away, and Secaucus Junction. The estimated travel time to Hoboken Terminal is about 50 minutes on express trains. It is the least-developed station anywhere on the Metro-North system to receive regular daily service. It is located just south of a grade crossing and consists of short concrete platforms, and a shelter. There is limited parking available nearby. Construction of the Sloatsburg station dates back to the 1830s, when the station was built along the Erie Railroad. The station served the line heading to Port Jervis northward, along with a stagecoach to Greenwood Lake three times a day. The station was populated by fishermen on their way to the lake, but has been the site of several accidents. These calamities include a derailed milk train in 1843 and a fatal accident between the train line and several mules and their owner in 1855. The station became part of Metro-North in 1983, when the service was created. The station was listed under a revitalization plan in 2005 to help serve its commuters.