Amenia (NYCRR station)

Infobox Station
name=Amenia
style=MNRR Harlem
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address=15 Railroad Ave. & Depot Hill Rd.
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tracks=1
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pass_year=2006
pass_percent=0
opened=1905, Closed 1981
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zone=12
services=The Amenia was a former NYCRR station that served the residents of Amenia, New York and was the next stop on the Harlem Line after Wassaic. Amenia is the only station on the Harlem Line named for one of the senses as opposed to a name derived from a person or object. Amenia means "pleasant", or pleasing to the eye.

In the years 1913 & 1914 Amenia held an annual field day, where Harlem trains brought hundreds of passengers up from Grand Central Terminal, and was held at the fairgrounds on North Rd. Amenia played host to many early industries in upper Dutchess County, which made this stop easily accessible, and close right in town.

Early businesses and industries in the town included a tannery, steelworks, a dairy and milk plant and three important iron mines, all of which utilized the railroad as a means of shipping and receiving goods. All of the above were located in close proximity to the tracks, making the Harlem the common carrier for each. Several large hotels were constructed in town, two main ones that stood out were the "Barton House" and the "Amenia Inn", both which were in the same structure, but in different time periods. Following Amenia, was Sharon Station

Trivia

*One of the early New York and Harlem steam locomotives was named "Amenia".

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