
ALT Marist University history professor Nicholas Marshall speaks on the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln to a gathering outside the Hyde Park Railroad Station Museum in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. His remarks were part of the unveiling ceremony for the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore historical marker commemorating the legend of Lincoln’s “Ghost Train.” Local lore has it that the “ghost train” passes through Hyde Park every night on the anniversary of when Lincoln’s actual funeral train passed through the town on April 25, 1865. The slain president’s train passed just a few feet behind where Marshall is standing. The Hudson River is seen in the background.

ALT Larry Laliberte, archivist for the Hudson Valley Railroad Society, unveils the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore marker commemorating the Lincoln “Ghost Train” at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. Looking on are members of the 150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Historical Association.

ALT The newly unveiled “Ghost Train” historical marker stands at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. The marker project was spearheaded by the Hudson Valley Railroad Society. It was funded through the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program.

ALT Participants in the unveiling ceremony for the Lincoln “Ghost Train” historical marker gather around the newly unveiled marker at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. Standing beside six members of 150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Historical Association are (left to right) Larry Laliberte, archivist for the Hudson Valley Railroad Society; Tom Canavan, 9/11 survivor and train and history enthusiast; Nicholas Marshall, Marist University history professor; and Michael Grodesky, Vice President of the Hudson Valley Railroad Society. The Hype Park Railroad Station Museum and Hudson River are seen in the background.































