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The Adirondack Scenic Railroad (reporting mark ADIX)[1] (ASR) is a tourist railway located in the Adirondack Park that operates over trackage of the former New York Central Railroad between Utica and Lake Placid. The railroad is operated by the not-for-profit Adirondack Railroad Preservation Society, with train crews composed largely of volunteers.
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Adirondack Scenic Railroad | |
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Saranac Lake Station | |
Locale | New York |
Commercial operations | |
Built by | Mohawk and Malone Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
Preserved operations | |
Reporting mark | ADIX |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
Commercial history | |
1913 | New York Central takes over |
Closed | 1980 |
Preserved era | 1992 - |
1992 | Restoration starts |
ASR operates between Utica and Remsen over trackage of the Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad, part of the Genesee Valley Transportation Company. The Remsen-Lake Placid segment is owned by the state of New York and designated as a multi-use corridor for rail traffic during the spring, summer, and fall seasons, and as a snowmobile trail during the winter months.
Passenger trains operate from Utica to Thendara and to Lake Placid. Historic stations have been restored in Holland Patent, Remsen, Saranac Lake, and Lake Placid. The line is not used for freight traffic.
The railroads plans to restore passenger operations over the entire Utica-Lake Placid corridor. While this vision is supported by several local communities (most notably Tupper Lake and the Next Stop Tupper Lake organization), opponents are calling for the removal of the tracks to allow creation of a rail trail.[2]