Hopewell Junction, NY: Museum/NYNH&H Depot, Junction Tower and Caboose

Depot: (Satellite)

Tower: (Satellite)

Caboose: (Satellite)

Andrew Matsuoka Oct 2023

Note the vending machines in the base of the tower.

Andrew Matsuoka, Oct 2023

Metrotrails added

Hopewell Junction Depot, built in 1873 for the Dutchess and Colombia Railroad, later Newburg, Dutchess, and Connecticut Railroad.

When the junction was established with the arrival of the New York and New England Railroad (now Maybrook Trailway), the station location was inconveniently located too far to the west. It was moved to its current location in 1905.

All lines at Hopewell Junction became part of the New Haven Railroad in 1927. 

The burning of the Poughkeepsie Bridge in 1974 halted cross Hudson traffic, and the last train roared through Hopewell Junction in 1984.

An arsonist burned the station in 1986, but the fire was put out and the perpetrator was caught. The initiative began to save the station, which opened as a beautiful Visitor Center and museum in 2012.

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May 20, 2020 ·

Railroad Avenue, Hopewell Junction, NY c1907. Looking from left to right you can see Steven's Store (Geeks Place), the Hopewell Inn, the row of houses the included the Post Office, down the tracks is the Railroad Station and Tower and finally Bordens Creamery on the far right.

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Hopewell Junction Depot

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Hudson Valley Revisited

October 29, 2021 ·

Central New England Railroad Station & Signal Tower, Hopewell Junction, NY c1908 & 2021.

The Hopewell Depot Museum did a great job restoring the old station after being abandoned for years. They have since built the signal tower and a pavilion along the Dutchess County rail trail. Great place to visit.

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August 1976; Hopewell Jct Station. Maybrook Line still in place; station sign still up and looks like a yellow PC Hi-Rail parked there. Still waiting patiently for a passing freight but only ghosts since 1974.
https://www.hopewelldepotmuseum.org/

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By 1970 the Hopewell Depot was operated by the Penn Central RR. Note the PC logo on the truck door.

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The Depot in 1980 was abandoned in 1984 after a fire.

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The Hopewell Depot Museum is open on Saturdays from 10 am - 2 pm with tours available.

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1957/59 Hopewell Junction Quad @ 24,000

Michael L, Nov 2024

Unfortunately, True Value is also becoming history. Downers Grove lost all three of its True Value stores including Mochels. If we need something that is carried by True Value, we now have to go to Western Springs. (We also lost both of our HWI stores and the Sears Hardware store. We do still have our ACE store.)

nicholas yannaco, Oct 2022