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The CSX River Subdivision
Saugerties, NY 1 (of
2)
Added 9/2008. Copyright © 2008 Lewis Bogaty
Ulster Avenue
The Village of Saugerties sits between Mount Marion to the south and Malden to the north. Easily reached from the New York State Thruway, it is home to an historic freight house dating from the days of the NYWS&B, and also offers views of the Saugerties defect detector and Automatic 97.Getting there: From I-87, the NY State Thruway, take exit 20. A right turn off the exit ramp onto Ulster Avenue, Rt. 32, will bring you to the tracks in little more than a minute.
Above: Ulster Avenue, looking west toward the
tracks, as it appeared on June 25, 2008.
The freight house and defect detector are just to the right.
Above: Q271 heads north across Ulster Avenue on September 20, 2008.
Above: The view looking north toward Milepost 99 and the defect detector, on June 25,
2008.
Above: Q439 is southbound on June 25, 2008.
The Defect Detector
Above: A southbound mixed freight approaches
the Saugerties defect detector
(hot box and dragging equipment) on September 20, 2008.
Above: Northbound Q111 hits the Saugerties defect detector on August 1, 2008.
The Freight House
The New York West Shore & Buffalo Railway freight house, dating from the 19th century, sits just to the east of the tracks north of Ulster Avenue. It is similar in design to the freight house at MP 68 in Milton. At present, it is home to a propane business.
Above & Below: Southbound intermodal and
manifest trains pass the freight house
on November 2, 2007 and September 20, 2008.
Above: A close-up look at the track-side of the
freight house.
This photo and the two below were taken on October 16, 2006 (with permission).
Below: A close-up look at the back side of the freight house.
Above: The inscription on the south end of the freight house.