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East Stroudsburg station
East Stroudsburg is an historic train station built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1856. The station served as the local stop for both East Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The depot, recently known locally as the Dansbury Depot for the restaurant that used the building, is located on Crystal Street in East Stroudsburg. Service to East Stroudsburg ended on January 6, 1970, when the Erie Lackawanna Railway discontinued the Lake Cities. A proposal is currently in place to extend NJ Transit service to a rebuilt East Stroudsburg station. In spring 2021, Amtrak announced plans for potential New York–Scranton route. It is currently used by some of Steamtown National Historic Site's excursion trains.
The station had served several Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and then Erie-Lackwanna passenger trains. Aside from the Lake Cities, these included the Owl/New York Mail, Twilight/Pocono Express and the DL&W flagship train, the Phoebe Snow.
The Stroudsburg area is served by Interstate 80, which links the Pocono Mountains to North Jersey and New York City. High traffic volumes on the highway routinely cause congestion beginning at the Delaware Water Gap (just east of the Stroudsburg area) and extending across New Jersey towards New York City. The former DL&W "cutoff" mainline roughly parallels I-80 across New Jersey, and could potentially alleviate congestion on the highway once tracks are fully-restored between Slateford Junction, PA and Port Morris, NJ (28.6 miles).
On October 26, 2009, a fire rushed through the station depot.
In early July, 2010 local developer Troy Nauman entered a contract to purchase the East Stroudsburg station, and announced plans to demolish the historic station and replace it with a new three-story apartment building. The impending loss of the station caught the community by surprise, and several preservation movements were started by residents, several of whom coalesced under the Save the Dansbury Depot Citizens Group. The group lobbied elected officials for a "cooling-off" period and attempted to negotiate a waiting period with the station's new owner, who had announced plans to redevelop the site. Its Facebook page attracted over 3,600 members who were urged to attend local public meetings and donate funds to save the building.
Preservation efforts included a pledge of $500,000 from Dr. Joseph Mattioli, who owned Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Although a judge delayed the demolition with an injunction on July 24, 2010, it was reversed by another judge only four days later and demolition had begun, despite much outcry.
In response to public outcry, a plan for rehabilitation and reuse of the oldest part of the original station was implemented by The Eastburg Community Alliance. In spite of the start of demolition, no significant part of the original station was lost. The station itself was moved temporarily to a public parking lot on the eastern side of the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority railroad track, to await a concrete pad on which to be set permanently.
As of the Summer of 2011, the station has been set on a new permanent foundation across the tracks from its original site. Renovation work was underway to return the station to its earlier appearance with the Lackawanna railroad. The side of the station facing the tracks is the face that had originally faced the tracks; the station was spun 180 degrees during its move.
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East Stroudsburg station
East Stroudsburg is an historic train station built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1856. The station served as the local stop for both East Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The depot, recently known locally as the Dansbury Depot for the restaurant that used the building, is located on Crystal Street in East Stroudsburg. Service to East Stroudsburg ended on January 6, 1970, when the Erie Lackawanna Railway discontinued the Lake Cities. A proposal is currently in place to extend NJ Transit service to a rebuilt East Stroudsburg station. In spring 2021, Amtrak announced plans for potential New York–Scranton route. It is currently used by some of Steamtown National Historic Site's excursion trains.
The station had served several Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and then Erie-Lackwanna passenger trains. Aside from the Lake Cities, these included the Owl/New York Mail, Twilight/Pocono Express and the DL&W flagship train, the Phoebe Snow.
The Stroudsburg area is served by Interstate 80, which links the Pocono Mountains to North Jersey and New York City. High traffic volumes on the highway routinely cause congestion beginning at the Delaware Water Gap (just east of the Stroudsburg area) and extending across New Jersey towards New York City. The former DL&W "cutoff" mainline roughly parallels I-80 across New Jersey, and could potentially alleviate congestion on the highway once tracks are fully-restored between Slateford Junction, PA and Port Morris, NJ (28.6 miles).
On October 26, 2009, a fire rushed through the station depot.
In early July, 2010 local developer Troy Nauman entered a contract to purchase the East Stroudsburg station, and announced plans to demolish the historic station and replace it with a new three-story apartment building. The impending loss of the station caught the community by surprise, and several preservation movements were started by residents, several of whom coalesced under the Save the Dansbury Depot Citizens Group. The group lobbied elected officials for a "cooling-off" period and attempted to negotiate a waiting period with the station's new owner, who had announced plans to redevelop the site. Its Facebook page attracted over 3,600 members who were urged to attend local public meetings and donate funds to save the building.
Preservation efforts included a pledge of $500,000 from Dr. Joseph Mattioli, who owned Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Although a judge delayed the demolition with an injunction on July 24, 2010, it was reversed by another judge only four days later and demolition had begun, despite much outcry.
In response to public outcry, a plan for rehabilitation and reuse of the oldest part of the original station was implemented by The Eastburg Community Alliance. In spite of the start of demolition, no significant part of the original station was lost. The station itself was moved temporarily to a public parking lot on the eastern side of the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority railroad track, to await a concrete pad on which to be set permanently.
As of the Summer of 2011, the station has been set on a new permanent foundation across the tracks from its original site. Renovation work was underway to return the station to its earlier appearance with the Lackawanna railroad. The side of the station facing the tracks is the face that had originally faced the tracks; the station was spun 180 degrees during its move.
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