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Rail-trail debate (news)

APA starts public comment on rail trail

RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency announced a public comment period for Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan conformance on proposals from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to amend the 1996 Remsen - Lake Placid Travel ...

Revolution Rail gets Warren County approval for more rail bike routes

Revolution Rail Co. will offer “rail bike” trips on three scenic sections of rails in the region this year, thanks to a new agreement with Warren County leaders to expand operations. The company will be able to offer pedal-powered rides on sections of railroad tracks in Warren, ...

Rail-trail hearings wrap up

LAKE PLACID — It was deja vu all over again ... again, and state Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman David Winchell was quoting Yogi Berra. Winchell started the second of four public hearings on the state’s new draft amendment of the 1996 Remsen-Lake Placid travel ...

The people speak

TUPPER LAKE — At the first of four public hearings on the state’s new draft amendment of 1996 Remsen-Lake Placid travel corridor unit management plan, the public voiced its many ideas and opinions about the plan for state Departments of Environmental Conservation and Transportation ...

Scenic Railroad still opposes state plan

The Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, which operates the Adirondack Scenic Railroad, has clarified that it is not on board with New York state’s plan to replace 34 miles of Adirondack railroad tracks with a trail. A quote from ARPS board President Bill Branson, praising the ...

APA board gets look at new rail-trail plans

RAY BROOK — The state Adirondack Park Agency board on Thursday heard a presentation on a new plan connecting trains with trails, from Remsen to Lake Placid. Last December the APA changed the State Land Master Plan’s definition of a “travel corridor” to more clearly allow for the ...