Poughkeepsie & Eastern Railroad
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The trail runs behind Staples and Home Depot. Again the power towers are the easiest indicators of the route to the former Hudson River State Hospital.
When I was a student (1947-1950) the railroad delivered large rolls of paper to Western Publishing, which was positioned where Staples now stands. It also delivered coal to the Hudson River State Hospital for its central heating plant.
One fun memory was in 1953 when the beams for Our Lady Seat of Wisdom chapel roof were delivered to a siding close to Western Publishing. They were delivered to the chapel site by teams of sixteen student brothers. Eight two by fours were placed under a beam, with a Brother at each end of the two by four, and then the team walked across route nine to the chapel. One source told me that Brother Paul Ambrose Fontaine, the President of Marian College (1943-1958) directed the stoppage of vehicular traffic on route nine when the Brother porters reach the road.
When I was a student (1947-1950) the railroad delivered large rolls of paper to Western Publishing, which was positioned where Staples now stands. It also delivered coal to the Hudson River State Hospital for its central heating plant.
One fun memory was in 1953 when the beams for Our Lady Seat of Wisdom chapel roof were delivered to a siding close to Western Publishing. They were delivered to the chapel site by teams of sixteen student brothers. Eight two by fours were placed under a beam, with a Brother at each end of the two by four, and then the team walked across route nine to the chapel. One source told me that Brother Paul Ambrose Fontaine, the President of Marian College (1943-1958) directed the stoppage of vehicular traffic on route nine when the Brother porters reach the road.
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photos by Richard Foy 7 October 2012
