The Cuomo administration’s decision to appeal the ruling that threw out the rail-trail plan is not a surprise; the governor does not handle disappointment well. The Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Transportation and Adirondack Park Agency followed marching orders ...

To the editor: Communities (other than mine, Beaver River) in the town of Webb are bustling with holiday traffic, and most of them are snowmobilers. In Big Moose, the Station Restaurant is busy, but where riders rely on the tracks, it’s a ghost town. Smith Marine, Big Moose Yamaha and ...

To the editor: I attended last night's meeting of the Saranac Lake Village Board where a resolution to support construction of a trail was debated at considerable length. The theme echoed repeatedly by supporters of rail restoration was that there could be a parallel trail and therefore ...

(The following is an imagined dialogue between Gov. Cuomo and a representative of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad.) — Hello, I’m Governor Andrew Cuomo. What can I do for you today? — My name is Larry Locomotive, and I represent the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. I’m requesting $15 ...

We need to keep the Adirondack Scenic Railroad! We need to restore service on it between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake! Having this tourist attraction in our area is so beneficial to our local economy. It would be a travesty to destroy this unique local attraction. We have the one railroad in ...

To the editor: Why protect the Adirondacks from stored railroad tank cars? They are silent and rarely seen except by people in airplanes and bushwhackers, and the latter are likely to find them interesting. Sincerely, Charles W. McCutchen Lake Placid