ADIRONDACK MISSION : VOLUNTEERS WITH BIG GOALS AND LITTLE MONEY BUILT A BROKEN-DOWN NEW YORK STATE RAILROAD INTO A BUSY TOURIST CARRIER

This article relates how the Adirondack Scenic Railroad in New York, with origins back to 1892, came to be a successful tourist operation. The 118-mile line, which had been abandoned a number of times and was in a frail, run-down condition, had its first but short-lived revival in 1980 when called into service as the Adirondack Railway Corp. Its commission was to carry spectators to the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. The railroads second resurrection came about in 1992, when it began running excursion trains as the Adirondack Centennial Railway. In 1994, the Preservation Society took over and began operating it as the Adirondack Scenic. The article relates how support from state and federal grants have served as the foundation for the revival. Details of the locomotives and coaches comprising the rolling stock are also given.

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• Authors:
  • Zimmerman, K
• Publication Date: 2005-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 40-47
• Serial:
  • Trains
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0041-0934
  • Serial URL: http://trainsmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: History; Passenger trains; Steam locomotives
• Identifier Terms: Adirondack Scenic Railroad
• Subject Areas: History; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00989413
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 2005 12:00AM