Sidney Union Station was a railroad station in Sidney, New York. The station was located between the tracks of the Delaware and Hudson on its north side and the New York, Ontario and Western Railway on its south side.[1]

Sidney
Brick and Stone station, built 1913.
General information
LocationSidney, New York
Coordinates42°18′47″N 75°23′31″W / 42.312992°N 75.392010°W / 42.312992; -75.392010
Operated byD&H, NYO&W
Construction
Architectural styleBoard-and-batten (1868–1913)
Brick and stone (1913-1980s)
Other information
StatusDemolished (1980s)
History
Closed1963 (passenger service)
Rebuilt1913
Former services
Preceding station Delaware and Hudson Railway Following station
Bainbridge
toward Binghamton
Susquehanna Division Unadilla
toward Albany
Preceding station New York, Ontario and Western Railway Following station
Norwich
toward Oswego
Main Line Delhi
toward Weehawken
Terminus New Berlin Branch East Guilford
toward Edmeston
Location
Map

The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad rail head reached Sidney on October 22, 1866,[2] and the original station building was erected in 1868. The Albany and Susquehanna would go on to be absorbed into the Delaware and Hudson.[3] The board-and-batten structure was replaced with a modern brick and stone station in 1913.[4] NYO&W passenger service to the station was discontinued in 1929.[5] The D&H ended it on January 24, 1963.[6] The site is now home to a 23-acre Amphenol solar farm.[7]

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of the station and freight facilities, July 1891. The passenger station is on the upper left of frame and the NYO&W freight depot is right of center.

References

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  1. Taibi 2003, p. 11.
  2. Shaughnessy 1997, p. 75.
  3. Duerden, Tim (2007). A History of Delaware County, New York. Purple Mountain Press. pp. 75, 102–104. ISBN 9781930098848.
  4. Taibi, John (2003). The Ontario & Western Railway Northern Division. Arcadia Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 9780738511757.
  5. "Remembering the New York, Ontario & Western Railway".
  6. Shaughnessy, Jim (1997). Delaware & Hudson. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815604556.
  7. https://www.amphenol-aerospace.com/about/solarfarm