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Rail-trail debate (news)

Businesses bet on the rail trail

The Adirondack Rail Trail is covered in snow and open for business. As portions of the former railroad corridor are completed — and the whole trail connecting Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and Lake Placid is being traversed by snowmobilers, skiers and snowshoers in the winter — a variety of ...

State: Stay off rail trail this summer

As construction of the second phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail between Saranac Lake and Floodwood Road in Santa Clara starts today, the state is telling people to stay off approximately 24 miles of the 34-mile-long trail between Lake Placid, Saranac Lake and Santa Clara as construction gets ...

Train to arrive in Tupper Lake today

TUPPER LAKE — Today, for the first time in many years, a train engine carrying passengers — train enthusiasts, local politicians and the media — will pull into the Tupper Lake Depot on its way from Thendara. This ride on the state Department of Transportation-owned tracks, which the ...

Train and trail projects making progress

While work continues on the railroad corridor projects north and south of Tupper Lake, communities are preparing for the crowds of train and trail riders they’ve been promised. Those crowds include enthusiasts of trains, bikes, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and walking. After ...

Rail-trail project gets APA permit

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is making slow but steady progress on the rail-trail project connecting Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake and Lake Placid with a flat, forested trail — a former train line. The state ripped up those rails in 2021. The state Adirondack Park Agency ...

Adirondack rail trail takes another step closer to reality

ALBANY (AP) — A planned rail trail on an abandoned train line in the Adirondacks is moving ahead. Recently the state Department of Transportation completed the removal of rail infrastructure on a 34-mile section of the trail between Tupper Lake and Lake Placid and transferred the property ...