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Railway Historical Society Receives Large Donation
from AES to Assist with Station Agent Apartment Renovation Project at
Croghan Depot
Published: October 05, 2023
at 01:45 p.m.
By: Press Release from Railway Historical Society
 The Railway
Historical Society in Croghan, NY has exciting news to share! As many of
you know there are always restoration projects to do. One of our projects has been the station agent’s apartment in the Croghan
Depot. This depot was the living quarters of the Shorland
Forney family. This is where the
station agent, his wife Pat and kids lived while working at the depot.
There were two generations of this family that worked as station agents at
the Croghan Depot.
Our railroad
library has been growing since our opening in the early 1990’s. Railroad
ledgers go as far back as 1893. Maps
and other railroad paperwork and memorabilia have been on display for the
public. Our collection was running out of room. But thanks to AES we will be able to display
more.
 The apartment
will look like the year the Station Agent’s family lived there in the
1950’s. The apartment had only one bedroom, tiny kitchen and
no bathroom. The kid’s beds were on each wall of the living room. The bathroom was downstairs. The station agent’s wood stove downstairs
kept this tiny apartment cozy and warm.
AES is a great
local partner and the largest renewable energy owner and operator in the
state of New York, with a number of solar projects
under development in the region. Their projects go beyond powering our grid
with clean energy, they build meaningful partnerships in communities
and we are grateful to work with them.
This company has graciously donated $15,000 toward the restoration
of the depot apartment where the station agent and family lived. The area
will be used to house our collection of original Lowville Beaver River
Railroad paperwork. Come and see it
now and again after the restoration. Great work to be done.
Thank you AES for partnering with RHSNNY on this important
preservation project. Our Railroad is over 100 years old and is one of the
last shortline railroads left in the area. An AES representative will be on site as
our guest during our event at the Croghan Depot. The Lowville Beaver River
Railroad and depot has been deemed eligible for inclusion in the State and
National Historic Register of Historic Places in 2022.
We are located in the Croghan depot 9781 Main Street
Croghan, NY. Benefits the Railway Historical Society of Northern NY 501c-3
museum dedicated to preserving the age of the Iron Horse on the Lowville
Beaver River Railroad. RHSNNY is a
non-profit 501c-3 Educational Museum.
Don’t forget to see the 1918 Shay Locomotive!
Come find the
pumpkin setting on a piece of railroad history. Then write what it is sitting on, what
that railroad object is used for and enter your name into a free drawing. October 14, 2023
from 11 AM to 2 PM The Great Pumpkin Rail ride will happen at the Croghan
Depot.
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