South Gilboa station is a disused train station in South Gilboa, New York. The original station, at MP 70.4, was a spartan facility with a long platform on the end for ice from Mayham Pond, near the station, to be loaded onto freight cars. The ice would then be shipped to ice houses in Kingston, New York. However, this building was torn down by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, and replaced with a new one in the early 1900s.[3]: 5 

South Gilboa
General information
LocationBailey Spur Road, South Gilboa, Schoharie County, New York
Tracks1
History
ClosedMarch 31, 1954[1]
Services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Stamford
toward Oneonta
Catskill Mountain Branch Grand Gorge
South Gilboa Railroad Station
South Gilboa station is located in New York
South Gilboa station
South Gilboa station is located in the United States
South Gilboa station
LocationBailey Spur Rd., South Gilboa, New York
Coordinates42°24′36″N 74°33′30″W / 42.41000°N 74.55833°W / 42.41000; -74.55833
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1905 (1905)
Architectural styleStick/eastlake
NRHP reference No.00000090[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 2000

The new South Gilboa Station, MP 70.6, was one of the U&D's new pre-fabricated stations that were set up in the early 1900s. It was about a quarter of a mile east of the original station, and was a good freight stop, with many farms around for vegetables, fruit, dairy, etc. to be loaded onto freight cars for shipment.[3]

This station was abandoned on March 31, 1954, with the end of passenger service on the U&D, and was left to deteriorate. However, this station is planned to be restored by the Town of Gilboa Historical Society. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 as the South Gilboa Railroad Station.

References

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  1. ^ "Final Old U.&D. Passenger Train Trip Wednesday". The Kingston Daily Freeman. March 30, 1954. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: South Gilboa Railroad Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs
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