Port Jervis Station (Erie Railroad)
The decline in passenger rail traffic in the mid-20th century, after many people had switched to automobile travel on the federally subsidized highways, resulted in the termination of passenger service between Port Jervis and Binghamton in 1970. Local commuter service to Hoboken was taken over by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Metro-North Railroad shortly thereafter. Rather than using the Erie Depot, Metro-North built a minimalist station of its own. It had a parking lot for passengers' cars, a shelter, and a street-level concrete platform.
The original station declined in condition (along with the city). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Erie Railroad Station. Since then it has been renovated. It houses several small shops on the street side.
See also
Bibliography
- Osterberg, Matthew (2002). Images of America: Port Jervis. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738509006.
References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Over 400 Back Erie Station". The Pike County Dispatch. October 20, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved February 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Osterberg 2002, p. 16.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Malcolm A. Booth and Lawrence E. Gobrecht (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Erie Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-23. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
External links
- Media related to Port Jervis (Erie Railroad station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-22, "Erie Railway, Port Jervis Station, Jersey Avenue, Port Jervis, Orange County, NY", 9 photos, 1 photo caption page