HARTWICK STATION
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Historic Transportation
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Site, Transportation
- 3152 Co Rd 11, Hartwick, NY 13348, USA
- 42.660267, -75.04459
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Town of Hartwick Historical Society
HARTWICK STATION
Inscription
HARTWICK STATIONBUILT 1901 AND ENLARGED 1913
BY ELECTRIC RAILWAY PROVIDING
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE
BETWEEN ONEONTA AND MOHAWK.
LINE ABANDONED 1941.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2024
In 1901, the Oneonta, Cooperstown and Richfield Springs Railway built a station building in the town of Hartwick in Otsego County, New York. At the time, the electric railway line went from the city of Oneonta to Richfield Springs. By 1906, the railway had been extended, and was renamed the Oneonta and Mohawk Valley Railway. Approximately 55 miles in length, the line carried passengers and freight between Oneonta and the village of Mohawk. In 1913, the station building in Hartwick was enlarged, with a second story added onto the front portion of the building to be used as a dispatcher’s office.
In February 1941, the electric railway, then known as the Southern New York Railway, was officially abandoned. It had been operating at a loss since at least the mid-1930s, with maintenance and operation costs continually in excess of revenue. Further, the line had heavy grades and was in poor condition needing significant repairs to continue operation. The cost of repairing the line could no longer be justified. By August 1941, the tracks and wire were removed.
The former Hartwick Station building stands as a reminder of this electric railway, now repurposed as the Cooperstown Bat Company Factory.