![]() ![]() A similar decision was made for a corridor in the northern Adirondacks: the state has decided to end railroad operations between Tupper Lake and Lake Placid and replace it with a multi-use trail, an idea that was promoted by ARTA, an organization similar to ours. ![]() We are just trying to encourage a timely decision. This may seem unlikely, but we believe it's inevitable. Several efforts to haul waste rock from the old mine were unsuccessful.Ĭonversion to a trail requires a decision to cease rail operations. An attempt at excursion trains from Saratoga to North Creek ended in 2018 after mounting financial losses. A mine at Tahawus was the last user, which ceased operations in 1989. ![]() The route uses the corridor of a railroad that ceased commercial operations in the 1950s and 1960s. At the very least, visit our Facebook Page and click the "Like" button. Development of this awesome trail requires that you express your support. This is a proposed multi-use trail that will run 87 miles between the exciting city of Saratoga Springs and the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. An abandonment procedure has an uncertain outcome, including purchase by a railroad operator, but the county is in a good position to argue that viability as a railroad has been proved unlikely. The middle section may also become the subject of an abandonment application by its owner, Warren County. NYS has agreed to be the necessary "trail group" for rail banking. QUICK UPDATE, December 2019: The northern section will likely be freed from federal jurisdiction due to action by NYS and acquiescence by the owner. ![]()
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