Tuesday Tour of the Port Jervis Line: Sloatsburg

Tuesday Tour of the Port Jervis Line: Sloatsburg

Original Erie station at Sloatsburg, which no longer exists. Photograph from the Sloatsburg Historical Society. As we head further along the Port Jervis Line, the next station we come to after Suffern is Sloatsburg. The station is about 35 miles from Hoboken, and is relatively bare-bones. We could certainly compare it to some other stations on the east of the Hudson, like Ansonia, but it does have one difference – you will find a ticket vending machine here. The low-level platform and the very small shelter are actually quite similar, however. Although there had been talk about upgrading the infrastructure...