The Adirondack Railway (originally Adirondack Company ) was a railroad that connected Saratoga Springs to North Creek, New York , a distance of 62 miles (100 km). Built by Dr. Thomas Clark Durant , vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad , it was started in 1864 and completed in 1871. After Durant's death, it was taken over by his son, William West Durant , who sold it to the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company in 1889. The two companies officially merged on November 5, 1902. A stage-coach line was established to take passengers 28 miles (45 km) to Durant properties at Blue Mountain Lake and further by water to Raquette Lake .
6-608: The Adirondack branch remained part of the D&;H system and is still partially in use. This United States rail–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about transportation in New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Adirondack branch The Adirondack branch is a railway line in the state New York . It runs 57 miles (92 km) from Saratoga Springs, New York , to North Creek, New York . The line
12-572: A titanium mine and is now owned by a railbiking company. Under the leadership of Thomas C. Durant , the Adirondack Company had begun building north from Saratoga Springs, New York , in 1865. Trains began running as far as Hadley, New York , on December 1, 1865. In Saratoga Springs, connection was made with the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad . The line reached North Creek, New York , in 1871. The Delaware and Hudson Railway gained control of
18-731: The Upper Hudson River Railroad's contract in 2010, and the Iowa Pacific Holdings took over in 2011. The Saratoga and North Creek Railway began offering scheduled passenger service between North Creek and Saratoga Springs--not just excursion service--on July 23, 2011. The Saratoga and North Creek Railway also acquired the line between North Creek and Tahawus from NL Industries in 2011. The Saratoga and North Creek ceased operations on April 7, 2018. The Saratoga Corinth and Hudson Railway began operating excursion service out of Corinth, New York , in 2022. Revolution Rail ,
24-433: The federal government sold the line between North Creek and Tahawus to NL Chemicals , the owner of the mine. Warren County acquired the line between North Creek and Corinth, New York , in 1996. The Upper Hudson River Railroad began excursion service between North Creek and Riverside on October 17, 1998. Corinth acquired the line between Corinth and Saratoga Springs in 2006. Corinth and Warren County did not renew
30-470: The line in 1889 and merged the Adirondack Railway in 1902. During World War II , the line was extended further north to Tahawus, New York , to serve a titanium mine. The federal government owned the line and leased it to the D&H, which operated services. Passenger service was reduced to summer-only in 1950 and discontinued altogether in 1957. Operations at the titanium mine ended in 1989, and
36-469: Was built by predecessors of the Delaware and Hudson Railway between 1865 and 1871. Ownership of the line is split between Warren County, New York , and the town of Corinth, New York . The Saratoga Corinth and Hudson Railway operates excursion service over part of the line. The Tahawus line runs another 29 miles (47 km) from North Creek to Tahawus, New York . It was built during World War II to serve
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