Tuxedo station

Tuxedo
Tuxedo station in August 2024 from the abandoned westbound platform.
General information
Location240 Route 17
Tuxedo Park, New York
Coordinates41°11′38″N 74°11′05″W / 41.1940°N 74.1848°W / 41.1940; -74.1848
Owned byMetro-North Railroad
LineNS Southern Tier Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Short Line Bus: 17M/MD
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking245 spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[1]
Other information
Station code2511 (Erie Railroad)[2]
History
OpenedSpring 1880[3]
Rebuilt1885, c. 2010s
Previous namesLorillard's[3]
Key dates
August 1966Station agent eliminated[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Harriman
toward Port Jervis
 Port Jervis Line Sloatsburg
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Southfields
toward Chicago
 Main Line Sloatsburg
toward Jersey City
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Harriman
Closed 1983
toward Port Jervis
 Port Jervis Line Sloatsburg
toward Hoboken
Tuxedo Park Railroad Station
Tuxedo station building, built in 1885 and renovated in the early 2010s
Arealess than one acre
Built1886[6]
ArchitectBruce Price
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.00001529[5]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 2000
Location

Tuxedo station is an active commuter railroad station in the town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York. Located on the eastern side of State Route 17 south of East Village Road, the station serves trains of Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line, which operates between Port Jervis station in Port Jervis, New York and Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey. The Port Jervis Line is operated by NJ Transit under contract with Metro-North Railroad. Tuxedo station contains a single low-level side platform and a single operating track. Tuxedo station contains a 245-station parking lot and a nearby lot for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The station also serves as the western terminus of the Ramapo–Dunderberg Trail, a hiking trail through Harriman State Park.[7]

A station in the area was established in the spring of 1880 on the Erie Railroad main line on land owned by the Lorillard family, a tract of 11,000 acres (4,500 ha).[3] This station would be named Lorillard's.[8] In late 1885, the Lorillard family began construction of a new sportsman's park known as Tuxedo Lake. Tuxedo Lake would involve 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) in Sterling Forest for people to perform recreational activities. The station depot at Lorillard's would be replaced with a new structure that would be considered one of the better ones on the Erie Railroad.[9]

Station layout and structure

The station has one track and a low-level side platform. It is the only stop along the line that retains the old station at the current station site. It was built in 1885 as one of the original Tuxedo Park buildings, designed by architect Bruce Price,[10] and was listed as Tuxedo Park Railroad Station on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It contains a waiting room and a community room often used by the Boy/Girl Scouts and other Tuxedo clubs and organizations.

In 2009 the town, which owns the building, spent $1 million to restore it to what historians believe was its original appearance.[11] The train station currently displays artwork by long-time Tuxedo Park resident and artist Robert Bero. The pieces, a gift from his estate, include woodcuts, etchings and drawings.[12]

Bibliography

  • Myles, William J.; Chazin, Daniel T. (2010). Harriman Trails: A Guide and History (3rd ed.). Mahwah, New Jersey: New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. ISBN 9781880775660.

References

  1. ^ a b "Tuxedo station". Metro-North Railroad. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  2. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Four Large Landed Estates". Buffalo Daily Republic. The Middletown Press. July 19, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Erie Closing Tuxedo Depot". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 13, 1966. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ John A. Bonafide (July 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Tuxedo Park Railroad Station. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 18, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  7. ^ Myles & Chazin 2010, p. 86.
  8. ^ "N.Y. Lake Erie & Western Railroad Timetable Adopted November 15, 1880". The Evening Gazette. Port Jervis, New York. Erie Railroad. May 14, 1881. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lorillard's Game Preserve". The Buffalo Daily Republic. December 8, 1885. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  10. ^ Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-471-14389-5.
  11. ^ King, Matt (May 26, 2009). "Town applauds restoration of Tuxedo station". Times-Herald Record. Ottaway Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  12. ^ "Reorganization Meeting and Regular Bi-monthly Meeting" (PDF). Tuxedo Town Board. January 26, 2009. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  • Media related to Tuxedo (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
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