What a great ride. It was so enjoyable and peaceful I almost fell asleep. Hope you do save these rails. Be a nice trip for tourists.

@Xander_Zimmermann

4 жыл бұрын

Same.

WOW!!!!! This is unbelievable!!!! I was Born in Stony Hollow and remember watching the freight train go by when I was 4 years old. I have lived in this area all my life and never knew the Glenford Dike existed. I cant express it enough, that THIS TRACK SHOULD BE RESTORED FROM KINGSTON TO ARKVILLE!!!! There is no need for anymore walkways in this area (we have enough of them). If this track was restored and it ran dinning cars it would generate much needed jobs and revenue to this area. THIS IS A NO BRAINER!!!

@gracenauen9828

7 жыл бұрын

Very Wonderful thank youGood Luck ! !

@benniehazelwood3088

4 жыл бұрын

I do agree with you. It was so nices and beautiful place to see.

@athensboy123

4 жыл бұрын

Only problem is government is must likely involved which means to much red tape and they do sh** backwards just the opposite from what the people want

THAT - IS - Breathtakingly BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for providing this for we who live elsewhere, and have never seen the magnificence of the Catskills.

That line makes for an awesome ride. I'd love to come down and see it myself.

Just listening to the tracks, they are in better condition than I would have expected. They must have put in decent roadbed back in the day. The rail looks light so I would have expected greater deterioration. Good look on your efforts. Thank you for the post.

I'm surprised at how fast you're going on that track. And yes, the track appears to be in better shape than I would have thought.

Nice work, Ryan - and all the CMRR volunteers who have kept the line open and shown the incredible promise it has to become a regional (and wider) tourist attraction. Shame on those who would pull up the rails. This is a rail ride worth travelling to!

@countrypaul

8 жыл бұрын

+Alexi Lauto - Both! (Not that many people live in the Kingston area....)

Grat Motorcar ride. I felt I was riding with you. Thank you.

Imagine being in your backyard only to see a go cart whiz by on the abandoned railroad tracks.

@athensboy123

4 жыл бұрын

Be like what the hell is in this ciggerett ? What have I been smoking is I seen that 😂

Outstanding video great 👍 scenery

Ythis was one of the most enjoyable 1/2 hours I have spent in a long time. This gem has got to be running heritage trains the revinue It would bring in would soon recover the inital investment. Beutifil piece of countryside. Thanks for sharing it.

2022: cherish this video. The state and county pulled the tracks west of Basin Road, and CMRR only operates now to Stony Hollow. But most of the track has been rebuilt from Westbrook Lene to Stony Hollow, and it’s a very fine ride. Hope is to extend to Basin Road.

Amazing this track has survived 40 years unused,around here,its "close it down,rip it up sell it off ",thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the ride.....& the memories! :(

Looks so inviting. Great video. Makes me want to come visit all the way from Oregon! Beautiful countryside!

I have seen the subway and RR cab ride videos, but this was even more enjoyable! I love the rustic areas of that region of New York. Never really been to that part of the country, but rumor has it that New York State is one of America's most beautiful spots! I was concerned that the speed on the overgrowth might have been too much - wasn't sure about logs and large stumps on the rails (underneath the greenery). I assume the conductor and engineer are totally familiar with the territory enough to travel worry-free! Great presentation - Thanks!!

I have to make a trip up there and try that out, looks beautiful!🇺🇸

Very cool, beautiful scenery

Great job, Ryan!

very nice video! I enjoyed every minute!

Looks like a lot of work that needs to be done.

Try getting the trail community to back the idea of restoring train service to the Woodstock Dike so trail riders can leave the car behind and take the train from Kingston Plaza to the ART and back. I'm sure that if CMRR got their support for that idea it could be just what gets Ulster County and NYCDEP to agree to allowing CMRR back on the reservoir lands, even if it's just for that short stretch at West Hurley. A train service from Kingston Plaza to the Ashokan Reservoir, with trains departing every 2 hours daily from 9 to 5 during the busy summer months, would be a huge asset for Ulster County and would only benefit the ART!

What a beautiful route, and nice long also greetings from South-Holland (the Netherlands)

@alb12345672

5 жыл бұрын

That area was settled by the Dutch many years ago. Catskill Kill is an old dutch word for stream

thanks for posting - AWESOME ride - It sure would make a great tourist ride - seeing nature up close with a little breeze and the click clack of the tracks.....:))))

a very nice scenic ride

Looks fun 👍🏼

Great stuff here and wish I was closer to help out as I have become a big fan of the speeder running and want to get one just to do this as you did here. The line looks in great shape with some drainage work to be done at the crossing at least. You people have to fight for these rails as it appears no one would object to volunteers working them...but I can assume without knowing the current state of affairs that some want this as a hiking trail...and that wasn't what it was used or built for in the first place....

looks to be in good shape for being an abandoned right of way

Great idea. There used to be a line from Renton to Black Diamond Washington but they removed the rails and made the route partially into a hiking trail. I bet now they wish they had the rails for commuter service.

I guess if your thinking of running a large locomotive along the line something would have to be done about the stream running along side & over the track ?

awesome. i think i will try because it is fun and interested!

This is a great peaceful video, thank you.

This is beautiful! I would drive from OHIO, to ride these rails! I go up to Cleveland, every September, to ride on the CVSR. Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. They have routine passenger service through the national Park. They saved that railroad! Every September, they invite NKP 765 steam locomotive, from fort Wayne, Indiana. To run steam excursions, for a week. It's awesome! With enough people and hard work. Anything is possible. Would be great to see the same thing for your railroad. With regular train service...ticket sales could take care of operations and regular maintenance. As a non profit, you would be surprised, how many donations come in on top of sales! People love railroads, especially steamers! They bring in the crowds! PS...best of luck to you and all volunteers.

Very nice scenic trip, would have loved to have taken it myself. Keep up the good work of restoring the railroad. One of these years we hope to make it back again from North Carolina. Still don't see where the big issue with the trail is, there would be plenty of right of way to save the line and still have the trail. Keep up the fight, many historical lines have already been lost.

I hope that this wonderful line still there ! Maybe exploited for tourism ? Jacques, from France.

:) Nice Ride, thank you...... :)

Why does it end? Were the rails just covered or is it just a small hill where the rails end

the ROW seems to still be in excellent condition

Now that was a great ride! Here in California I have seen tree trimmers' trucks with flanged wheels (even the chipper!) As I watched this I was thinking about all the good work a tree company could do, to help- clear the rails. All they would need is access. The unit I saw was from the ASPLUNDH company, and it had Midwestern license plates. That says to me that they really get around. Also, I see the BNSF maintenance trucks also fitted for the rails. (One ton pickups, heavy maintenance trucks, electrical, etc.) Will you be organizing to that degree? I have been an arborist since the 1980s, so these are the kinds of things that came to mind.

@jacquesblaque7728

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Dougfir There are some of us who enjoy clearing old roads & trails in the region, with polesaw/chainsaw/brushcutter. Would only require transport to the jobsite if distant from public road. Bit of work required there, and that wee speeder would handle the transport.

@michaeldougfir9807

8 жыл бұрын

Haven't I seen trailers behind working speeders? Good for tools, ice chest, etc.

Wow what a great video your so lucky over in America having quite a lot of disused railroads still intact and able to run those little rail cars along them sadly we had an idiot over here called Dr benching who had no vision at all and abruptly closed so many of our railroads and ripped them up

At the end, glad to see your car was enclosed. Lot of widow makers along that route. Hopefully no one strung barbed wire across track.

I'm going to try and find out if they do this in Australia, looks like a lot of fun!!

People like me pay top dollar to ride on a “ Scenic Rail Line “ only to end up seeing people’s jacked up cars and their abandoned houses. The ride in this video would be awesome. Just the rails and the natural wonder that I would want.

Was there a landslide where the video ends? What was the story with it closing down? On Google Earth I see the train and cars stored behind a fence in Kingston.

@train5974

5 жыл бұрын

No. Not closed. It was a fenced in yard. Not there now. All equipment kept on line about half mile west. At Kingston plaza.

10:25 Did the speeder hop off the track for a second there?

Very nice! I like the old sound of the RR , would you know about a train pulling a steep grade either in the Catskills or Kingston , that lost power and crashed? Years and years ago? And my great uncle used to work on the RR, Jim Post the new haven line from WW2 till 1972 he was a super visor but he went and supervised the RR Bridge going from Poughkeepsie to Highland . he said he was so afraid of that .

Love it! Thanks for sharing! You don't know the rail weight by chance?

@train5974

5 жыл бұрын

Some are 90 pounds a yard. Some are 105 pounds per yard.

Wondering about who maintains the track or if it's just left to decay from it's original state.

What is the future for this part of railway?

Thank you for ride down the old line. Awsome video And did that line stop at the water or did it go some more?

@train5974

5 жыл бұрын

It went another 81 miles

Such nice area and landscape ! No station for passanger exit and tourists ? The lake would be good for swimming and come by train ? Just create some ideas for succesfull future ? KR

First GREAT JOB to everyone at CMRR get control of the line no more dealing with crooked politicians Second how fast were you guys going ?

@mikeenssle7259

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tadfafty looked alot faster then that. I was thinking at least 30 to 35 miles an hr.

Loved the video. When was the last time that line was in use?

@train5974

5 жыл бұрын

September 1976.

Now I want to know what is down the west hurley switch

does the track just dead end at the dike at the end of the video? hat line must look gorgeous in the fall when the colors are popping up there.

@duffy1285

8 жыл бұрын

+PascackValleyRailfan from what i can see the rock cut was back filled

@countrypaul

8 жыл бұрын

+PascackValleyRailfan The ROW is intact, with some undermining washouts, up to where the Boiceville Trestle was wiped out by Hurricane Sandy. There has been a fair amount of "mowing the lawn" by the CMRR to keep the track passable for work equipment. A lot of the rail and ties in this segment was replaced by Penn Central (or Conrail) before it was placed out of service. The line was never abandoned.

@harrisonbalduf3290

8 жыл бұрын

No it does not. It continues on for another 5 miles to Shokan, and then an additional 5 miles on to the site of a trestle which washed out in Hurricane Irene. The trestle's restoration is covered by the FEMA funds.

@harrisonbalduf3290

8 жыл бұрын

Actually, the only thing that might be obstructing that track when the video was taken was vegetation now that I think about it. There are additional videos covering MP 11 to 16.3 (Glenford to Shokan) and MP 16.4 to MP 21.3 (Shokan to Boiceville Trestle). The .1 mile gap was a crane, caboose and flat car since moved eastward down the line.

very interesting.

Put a small 4-4 American on that and you have a nice attraction

Pretty fast on an overgrown weed covered roadbed. Can’t see the quality of the track. Good luck , I enjoyed the ride.

Involved in these before, there has to be a money generating system here or it fails quickly. Tourist trains rarely generate enough. The line needs a LOT OF WORK. Is there ANY possibility of freight on the line ?

What existed beyond the end of this video? it looks like the track becomes impassible? or was the track removed beyond that point?

@train5974

11 күн бұрын

Track went about another 12 miles till you got to the esopus creek. Bridge was taken out by hurricane Irene. 😢

Any way to get permission to run this line? I'd love to take a day trip with my Fairmont M19

What was that sound at the 18:00 part of the video?? Was that the rails? Or a mountain lion?

I want a ride!!

I feel I must ask this question: besides those legislators against the railroad (including Hein), how many people in this area plus those who visit this area from other places would be against having a viable tourist/regular railroad restored? Answer as I see it: NONE!!! Please view my comments on the "Shokan to Boiceville video.

Whenever I see a train running through an overgrown track like this it reminds me of "The Walking Dead". Kinda creepy but very cool nonetheless.

What was the concrete wall on the left at route 28A grade crossing for?

@harrisonbalduf3290

8 жыл бұрын

That was a retaining wall for the overpass that was built by the Ulster & Delaware Railroad in the 1910's. The County of Ulster removed it sometime in the 1980's, as it wasn't a very wide overpass.

@stanwilson7566

8 жыл бұрын

Thank You

Current end of track is now mile post 7.8. Track ripped up after mile post 10.

what type of speeder?

Looks like you could've gone farther.

What’s the latest update on this track??

@train5974

5 жыл бұрын

County pulled up the rails along the reservoir from mile post 10 to 21.

@AussieChristophe27

5 жыл бұрын

CMRR would like to reach West Hurley and establish a station and runaround track to bring trail riders up to the reservoir, and reach Glenford Dike so they can run sunset dinner trains.

Somebody needs to mow weed eat and cut trees. Good video though. Hope u get to keep those tracks open.

@train5974

4 жыл бұрын

raregenious yo .Track all restored to mp 8.33. route 28a crossing. rails ripped up from mp10 to the c30 bridge by the county.

Why are the tracks being removed?

@train5974

5 жыл бұрын

Because the county executive is a moron.

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OBVIOUSLY the Right Of Way is becoming dangerous. Lucky no trees came down to derail the train when they fell across the tracks. If they can not afford basic safety maintenance no one should be riding in that train.

@train5974

4 жыл бұрын

The train didn't run on this section yet.