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The section was approved and demonstrated on July 4, 1992, and the line was given the name Adirondack Centennial Railroad. It was renamed Adirondack Scenic Railroad in 1994. The railroad had formerly planned to restore passenger operations over the entire 142-mile (229 km) length of the Utica–Lake Placid corridor, and did operate from 2000 to ...
The Adirondack Railway (originally Adirondack Company) was a railroad that connected Saratoga Springs to North Creek, New York, a distance of 62 miles (100 km). [1] Built by Dr. Thomas Clark Durant , vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad , it was started in 1864 and completed in 1871.
The NYC maintained it as its Adirondack Division, with passenger service terminated on April 24, 1965. In 1972 the Penn Central Transportation Company, successor to the New York Central, discontinued its remaining freight operations between Remsen, New York, and Lake Placid. New York State purchased the line in 1974. [3] The Adirondack Railway ...
The line started at Saratoga Springs, New York, and ran north to North Creek, New York. [1] The Delaware and Hudson Railway gained control of the line in 1889 and merged the Adirondack Railway in 1902. [2] Warren County, New York, acquired the line within its borders in 1996; the town of Corinth, New York, acquired the southern end of the line ...
In the 1990s, service on the southern segment of the route between Utica and Thendara would return with tourist excursions run by the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. In the mid-2010s, the State of New York attempted to convert most of the Utica-Lake Placid segment to a rail trail. However, the Adirondack Railroad successfully won an effort in court ...
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The Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad (MA&N) (reporting mark MHWA) is a class III railroad operating in Central and Northern New York. Specifically, it serves Oneida, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties. It operates over trackage of the former New York Central Railroad.
Pages in category "Heritage railroads in New York (state)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .