The Lake Placid Station is a former railroad station, built by the Delaware and Hudson Railway in Lake Placid, New York.

Lake Placid
General information
Location242 Station Street, Lake Placid, New York[1]
Coordinates44°16′34″N 73°59′10″W / 44.27611°N 73.98611°W / 44.27611; -73.98611
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
History
Opened1904
Previous namesNew York Central
Services
Preceding station Adirondack Railroad Following station
Saranac Lake
toward Utica
Main Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station
Raybrook
toward Champlain
ChamplainLake Placid Terminus
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Raybrook Saranac Branch Terminus

In the post-World War II period, the NYC's North Star train,[2] and later, the Iroquois, provided direct sleeping car service from New York City's Grand Central Terminal to Lake Placid. During summers the NYC's Interstate Express ran sleeping cars direct from Chicago to Lake Placid via Utica.[3] On April 24, 1965 the NYC ran its final train on the route.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Adirondack Railway Preservation Society
  2. ^ New York Central timetable, April 25, 1948, Tables 2, 60 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC48-4TT.pdf
  3. ^ Maiken, Peter. Night Trains, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989, p. 41, 368, 369. ISBN 9780801845031.
  4. ^ New York Central timetable, October 1964, Table 8, last timetable showing service
  5. ^ Gove, William. 'Logging Railroads in the Adirondacks,' Syracuse, NY: 2006, p. 71.
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