Exploring with Intuition: Schenectady Station Stop

21 August 2024 — Wednesday

Heading to the Adirondacks from our overnight at the railroad. We stop in Schenectady, NY to see the train station.

0838 66,314 51°F Milford, NY
Leave the Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad, a Harvest Host site. It was a delightfully quiet place to spend the night. Check out yesterday's post for more about the railroad.

Not far from Milford, we stopped for a turn in front of this barn sporting a sign reading "The Morehouse Place, settled in 1797."

0900 66,321 53°F For several days we have been seeing large yellow flowering shrubs along stream banks. Beth finally captured a photo and looked it up. Though pretty, Japanese Knotweed is an invasive species native to Japan, China and Korea.

1027 66,378 55°F Schenectady, NY
Stopped to see the Amtrak station.

With high ceilings and a traditional looking station clock I commented to Beth that it had really been nicely restored.

In researching the history, we learned that it is actually new construction, opened in 2018. The designers did a great job replicating the feel of a 20th century depot.

Inlaid in the floor is a map of New York with passenger rail lines overlaid.

I grew up along the Adirondack Corridor and it is similar to our driving route today.

Display niches add some interest to the waiting room.

Here's some local railroad history featuring equipment from the Delaware & Hudson and New York Central.

The small model is a D&H train led by the Sturbridge Lion, the first steam locomotive operated in the United States.

Schenectady is home to General Electric, formed here in 1892. A microphone (left) and a toaster are on display. GE built the first electric toaster for home use in 1909.

One more look at the new Schenectady Station, with our Lexor parked out front. The area is being redeveloped with lots of new shops and apartments under construction.

For more station info click through to Great American Stations.