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Speak up for the Adirondack Rail Trail!

The NYS DOT and DEC recently announced proposed changes to the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor UMP that could lead to the development of the Adirondack Rail Trail in the Adirondack State Park. Without your support, however, the trail might only be part…
Speak up now for the Adirondack Rail Trail The New York State Department of Transportat…r construction of 34 miles of the Adirondack Rail Trail. The development of a four https://www.ptny.org/get-involved/take-action/2015/07/speak-adirondack-rail-trail

Adirondack Rail Trail Receives Major Boost

State Agencies recommend removal of railroad tracks along the Lake Placid to Tupper Lake section of the 119-mile corridor between Lake Placid and Remsen, boosting the development of the Adirondack Rail Trail.
r construction of 34 miles of the Adirondack Rail Trail. Longtime advocates for the development of t…he Adirondack Rail Trail both touted and criticized the decision. Th https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/07/adirondack-rail-trail-receives-major-boost

PTNY in the Field

We've been busy over the past two months presenting at and attending conferences and tabling at events throughout New York State.
national Snowmobile Congress. Albany County Rail Trail Summer Solstice Festival …udson Land Conservancyand its Friends of the Rail Trail …ld along the Albany County Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail to raise awareness of the trail that will so https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/07/ptny-field

Two New Trails Just in Time for Summer

Two long-awaited Erie Canalway Trail segments and connections, in Pendleton in Western New York and Albany, recently held official grand openings.
ibbon on the Albany County Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail. Almost all of the roughly 9 https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2016/06/two-new-trails-open-just-time-summer

Proposed Amendment Could Get Adirondack Rail Trail Back on Track

The Adirondack Park Agency is proposing an amendment to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan that would allow rail trails along state-owned rail corridors.
Park State Land Master Plan that would allow rail trails along state…n Lake Placid and Tupper Lake to construct a rail trail. In November…preferred alternative limits travel corridor rail trail development in the Adirondack Park to rail c https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2018/04/proposed-amendment-could-get-adirondack-rail-trail-back-track

Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail Scores Huge Win

A long-time dream of a group of trail advocates in western New York is coming true, thanks to a newly minted 49-year agreement that allows a 27-mile multi-use trail to finally be developed.
mile Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail southeast of Buffalo. Once complete… between the nonprofit Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail… known as the Springville Pop Warner Rail Trail after Springville native https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2018/09/erie-cattaraugus-rail-trail-moves-forward

New Rail Trail in Catskills Offers Scenic Views of Ashokan Reservoir

Spanning eleven "once forbidden” miles, this newly opened multi-use trail allows access to scenery that has been mostly inaccessible for decades.
of the talk about it potentially becoming a rail trail looked as though it was coming to fruition. …use trails. The Ashokan Rail Trail …remaining tracks just west of the end of the rail trail https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2019/11/new-yorks-newest-multi-use-trail-opens

A Win For the Adirondack Rail Trail!

The rebirth of the corridor with the construction of a rail-trail between Tupper Lake and Lake Placid and the reinvigoration of rail service between Remsen and Tupper Lake promises to once again draw tourists from around the country. And this month, New Y…
The transformation of this corridor into a rail trail has been envisioned by a group of local trai… line and explore converting the line into a rail trail. However https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2019/11/win-adirondack-rail-trail

TrailsBlog: The Vestal Rail Trail is for everyone

The Vestal Rail Trail in Broome County is small but, mighty. Although it is less than four miles, it serves as a space for outdoor recreation, special events, and even a home to historic sites. It's only getting better too thanks to new additions.
Visiting the Vestal Rail Trail is a very pleasant experience. Even in the w…lar mainline trackage that is now the Vestal Rail Trail connected Binghamton to Buffalo https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2020/01/trailsblog-vestal-rail-trail-brings-community-together

TrailsBlog: FJ&G Rail Trail, "Gateway to the Adirondacks"

Once, the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad served as the "Gateway to the Adirondacks." Today, the FJ&G Rail Trail connects two of its namesake communities while providing a rural experience along its eight-mile run.
Rail Trail runs for a total of 10 miles through Fulton … G Rail Trail today consists of two separate sections. The… G RAIL TRAIL Gloversville and Johnstown are https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2020/09/trailsblog-fonda-johnstown-gloversville-rail-trail