Ticonderoga station

Amtrak intercity train station in Ticonderoga, New York
43°51′14″N 73°23′23″W / 43.8538°N 73.3897°W / 43.8538; -73.3897Owned byAmtrakLine(s)Canadian SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConnectionsFerry transport Fort Ticonderoga–Shoreham FerryConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: FTCHistoryOpenedAugust 6, 1974ClosedApril 30, 1971RebuiltAugust 13, 1991PassengersFY 2022Service suspended due to COVID-19[1] (Amtrak) Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Port Henry
toward Montreal
 Adirondack Whitehall
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station
Crown Point
toward Rouses Point
 Main Line
at Fort Ticonderoga (prior to 1933)
 Montcalm Landing
toward Albany
Preceding station Rutland Railroad Following station
Terminus Addison Branch Larrabees Point
toward Leicester Junction
Location
Map

Ticonderoga station (often called Fort Ticonderoga station) is an Amtrak intercity train station in Ticonderoga, New York. It is served by the single daily round trip of the Adirondack. The station is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of downtown Ticonderoga and 0.2 miles (0.32 km) west of the Fort Ticonderoga–Shoreham Ferry landing.[2] It has one low-level side platform on the west side of the single track.

History

Circa-1930 postcard of Montcalm Landing

The Whitehall and Plattsburgh Railroad opened from Fort Ticonderoga to Port Henry in 1870. It became part of the New York and Canada Railroad, owned by the Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H); its Albany–Rouses Point route (with a connection to Montreal) was completed in 1875.[3] The Addison Railroad opened from Leicester, Vermont to Addison Junction – on the D&H north of Fort Ticonderoga – in 1871, and was soon leased by the Rutland Railroad.[4]

In 1875, the D&H opened its Baldwin Branch from the mainline to Baldwin Dock on Lake George. It met the mainline just north of the new Montcalm Landing, which served ferries on Lake Champlain.[3] The D&H station at Montcalm Landing was known as Fort Ticonderoga. A short branch off the Baldwin Branch into downtown Ticonderoga opened in 1890.[3]

In October 1911, Addison Junction station was renamed Fort Ticonderoga, with Fort Ticonderoga becoming Montcalm Landing.[5] The Addison Branch bridge over Lake Champlain was embargoed in 1917 and officially abandoned in 1923.[4] Fort Ticonderoga station was closed in 1933, with Montcalm Landing reverting back to the Fort Ticonderoga name.[6] Passenger service on the Baldwin and Ticonderoga branches ended by 1935, leaving Fort Ticonderoga station as the only station serving Ticonderoga.[7]

The station building was demolished around 1962 and replaced with a small shelter.[8] The Laurentian continued to make a flag stop there until it was discontinued on April 30, 1971, upon the formation of Amtrak.[9] Amtrak restored service on the line with the Adirondack on August 6, 1974; it served the shelter at the former Montcalm Landing location.[10] The current station opened on August 13, 1991, at the former Addison Junction site.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Fort Ticonderoga Ferry". www.forttiferry.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  3. ^ a b c Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States. Vol. 116. United States Interstate Commerce Commission. 1921. pp. 656, 711, 712, 749–751.
  4. ^ a b Lindsell, Robert M. (2000). The Rail Lines of Northern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0942147065.
  5. ^ "A New Fort Ticonderoga". Rutland Daily Herald. September 7, 1911. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fort Ti Station Will Be Closed". The Post-Star. February 27, 1933. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Delaware and Hudson Time Tables (PDF). Delaware and Hudson Railway. April 28, 1935.
  8. ^ "Railroad To Drop Ft. Ticonderoga Resident Service". The Troy Record. May 26, 1962. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Passenger Train Schedules (PDF). Delaware and Hudson Railway. June 14, 1970.
  10. ^ All-America Schedules. Amtrak. November 15, 1974. pp. 8, 32.
  11. ^ "Hotline #683". National Association of Railroad Passengers. August 23, 1991. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  12. ^ "Ticonderoga, NY (FTC)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.

External links

Media related to Ticonderoga station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Ticonderoga – Amtrak
  • Ticonderoga – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  • The Ticonderoga Branch of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad (Original published version)
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