I’m curious if you have a better source than Wikipedia… I’d certainly love to see it if you do. The article cited by Wikipedia states that the platform and station on the west side of the tracks burned down. We’re talking about the building on the east side of the tracks. It was not completely unheard of for four track roads to have stations on both sides. However, almost every single main station on the Hudson is located on the east side – they wanted the stations to face the villages, where all the people were. Glenwood, Yonkers, Hastings, Ardsley, Irvington, Philipse Manor, Scarborough, Croton North, Cold Spring, Poughkeepsie – all on the east side. Garrison is on the west side, but so is the village, it matches that.

All of that is really irrelevant though – the New York Times’ profile of Tarrytown cites the station was built in 1890, as does Metro-North’s press release regarding the station’s restoration… not to mention that the Library of Congress has a 1900 photo that looks a whole lot like the building that is there now.

Do you mean specifically on Metro-North, or on that part of track that the Amtrak shares with the Hudson Line? I’ve taken the train up to Poughkeepsie on Metro-North, and to Albany and out to Chicago on Amtrak. It is quite a nice ride!

Thx Emily – Great Cat Hat(s)