PROJECT TRAIL:
Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor:
New York
Interactive Trail Map
Project Description:
The Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor is a 119-mile railroad branch line that was abandoned by Penn Central and subsequently acquired by New York State in 1974. The rail was built in 1892 by William Seward Webb and was operated by the New York Central Railroad before being acquired by the Penn Central Railroad. Freight service ceased in 1972.
From Remsen the line falls almost entirely within Adirondack Park, passing through remote areas of the park before connecting Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. The line eventually connects with Utica 22 miles south of Remsen. During summer, a tourist trains runs 9 miles along active tracks between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. Twice a year the 90 miles of track between Remsen and Saranac Lake is used to move railroad rolling stock. Note, snowmobiles share the trail in winter with cross-country skiers.
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New York
Lake Placid to Remsen
Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Oneida, St. Lawrence
119 miles