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BY STEVE BARRY PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR


THEADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD celebrated its 20th anniversary with a combined birthday bash and railfan weekend on Septem- ber 1-2, 2012 in its namesake mountains in New York state. The railroad operates on a former New York Central branch that has seen a variety of incarnations over the years since the line was constructed in 1890. Today’s Adirondack Scenic operates from Utica’s Amtrak station northward to the railroad’s operating head- quarters at Thendara (just out- side the tourist mecca of Old Forge). Passenger operations con- tinue north to Carter Siding, and just this past fall the ride was ex- tended to Moose Lake. A separate operation is based out of Lake Placid operating to Saranac Lake on a joint former Delaware & Hudson/NYC branch. The track is in and usable for equipment moves only between Moose Lake and Saranac Lake...


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