Erie Railroad Piermont Branch
The Erie Railroad Piermont Branch was a rail line that was part of the original main line of the Erie. It ran from Suffern, New York to Sparkill, New York, orignally terminating at the Piermont pier. After the section in Piermont section was demolished, it ran with the Northern Branch from Sparkill to Nyack, New York.Remnants
The rail line is an active Norfolk Southern line between Suffern and Tallmans, Train H55, based out of Hillburn Yard, runs down the line.Overgrown tracks remain between Tallmans and Spring Valley station. The Pascack Valley Line follows the route of the Piermont Branch from Spring Valley to Nanuet. Between Nanuet and Blauvelt, there are very few remnants. The only remnants in this section are a surviving Milepost 8 marker, and a bridge over a creek that carries nothing. Past Blauvelt, the line has been converted to rail trails, the Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail from Blauvelt to Sparkill, the Old Erie Path from Sparkill to South Nyack, and the Raymond G. Esposito Trail from South Nyack to Nyack. The line terminated at Franklin Street in Nyack.
