West Hurley Railroad Station
The West Hurley Station, MP 9.8, later MP 10.2, was a railroad station on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad that was made in the late nineteenth century and rebuilt during the construction of the Ashokan Reservoir. The original station was made of wood, and later torn down and temporarily replaced with a board-and-batten shed close to Woodstock, and created much local indignation. A new brick station was constructed to replace it which was located at the West Hurley Dike of the Ashokan Reservoir. The depot is no longer there, as it was torn down in 1967.
Water service was available for steam engines at this station. A water tower was located north west of the station serving water plugs located between the tracks.
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