Grand Hotel station

Grand Hotel station, MP 41.4 of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, was located in the small mountain hamlet of Highmount, New York, at the summit between Big Indian and Arkville. A turntable was located here, allowing pusher engines to be turned before descending to Arkville or Big Indian.

Grand Hotel
LocationHighmount, Ulster County. New York
Tracks1
Services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Fleischmann's
toward Oneonta
Catskill Mountain Branch Pine Hill

History

It served as a stop for the Grand Hotel and the Highmount post office. It was extremely busy until the New York Central Railroad ended Oneonta to Kingston passenger service on the line, on March 31, 1954. It was left to fall apart, become an eyesore, and was soon demolished.

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