The
Big Moose Station is at the highest elevation on the Adirondack line.
It is at a higher elevation than any train station east of the
Mississippi river at 2044 feet above sea level.
The
first train arrived in Big Moose on its way from New York City on
October 24th, 1892 and proceeded to Montreal. The last train
to Malone passed through Big Moose on April 24th, 1965.
The Big Moose
Station was built in 1926, replacing the original station built in
1898. The original station burned down on April 6th, 1923.
The
Adirondack Park encompasses over 6 million public and private acres, and
includes 9,350 square mile of area, 2,350 lakes, 100,000 water falls,
131 dams and hydro plants, 540,000 acres of wetlands, and 30 major
rivers begin their journey here.
The Big Moose
Station Restaurant was an Adirondack architectural heritage award
recipient in 2001 for the restoration and stewardship of an Adirondack
Historical Structure.
John Constable Killed the “Big Moose” in 1851.