Millwood station (New York Central Railroad)

The Millwood station was a railroad station on the New York and Putnam Railroad in the hamlet of Millwood in New Castle, New York. It was located on Station Road just south of the southeast corner of the west end of the NY 120/133 overlap. Originally built by the New York and Putnam Railroad in 1881, this later became the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad.[1] The original station house was built in 1888 but burnt to the ground soon after. The station was replaced in 1910 when the old Briarcliff Manor station was moved by flat car to the current location. The Putnam Line ended passenger service in 1962; the line was abandoned and now serves as the North County Trailway rail trail.[2]

Demolition on May 9, 2012
Millwood
The former depot at Millwood in June 2006.
Coordinates41.189224°N 73.797684°W / 41.189224; -73.797684
Tracks0
History
Opened1881
Closed1962
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Kitchawan
toward Brewster
 Putnam Division Briarcliff Manor
toward 155th Street
Site of the Millwood stations

After the line's passenger use ended, the station variously served as a real estate office[3] and fruit and vegetable market.[4]

The station, which had fallen into a state of disrepair, was demolished on May 9, 2012 after it was determined that it would be too costly to repair. According to demolition workers, several support beams on the inside of the building had fallen down, and several others had nearly been eaten through by insects.[5] The station was identical to the Ardsley, Yorktown Heights, Baldwin Place, and two other stations on the line.[3]

References
  1. Millwood Station
  2. North County Trailway
  3. "Old Station House is Manor Library". Ossining Citizen Register. Gannett Westchester Newspapers. August 14, 1970.
  4. Mayer, Barbara (August 14, 1977). Salomone, Florence (ed.). "A Whistle-Stop Tour of Depots Old and Renewed". Sunday Magazine. Gannett Westchester Newspapers. pp. G3, G6.
  5. Marschhauser, Brian (July 14, 2012). "Millwood Train Station Replica Still In The Works". The Daily Voice. Chappaqua, New York. Retrieved September 21, 2012.


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