by jmarino
Any information on the D&U expanding east to Highmount and or west to Grand Gorge ?
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by jmarino
Is the d&u plan on repair the line east of Arkville ?
by airman00
jmarino wrote:Is the d&u plan on repair the line east of Arkville ?Would any of this help out the Catskill Mountain railroad?
by jmarino
airman00 wrote:Doubtful from what reading, the two railroads are pretty far apart in more ways than onejmarino wrote:Is the d&u plan on repair the line east of Arkville ?Would any of this help out the Catskill Mountain railroad?
by eehiv
The CMRR and DURR have an excellent working relationship. Ulster County and the DURR don't.
The DURR recently offered to rehabilitate the track from Highmount to Big Indian in stages and run the Rip Van Winkle Flyer there. They have a great interest in running the train on the famous horseshoe curve, and make this the most important part of their run.
This offer was turned down by Ulster County who said they want a trail only there.
EH
The DURR recently offered to rehabilitate the track from Highmount to Big Indian in stages and run the Rip Van Winkle Flyer there. They have a great interest in running the train on the famous horseshoe curve, and make this the most important part of their run.
This offer was turned down by Ulster County who said they want a trail only there.
EH
by jmarino
eehiv wrote:The CMRR and DURR have an excellent working relationship. Ulster County and the DURR don't.So besides washed out track etc Mr. Hein strikes again , count that as mileage he prevented repair also ? That's a real shame ,folks I know from the penn central days say that's quite the scenic ride , you folks working together is a great thing hope the relationship continues thanks
The DURR recently offered to rehabilitate the track from Highmount to Big Indian in stages and run the Rip Van Winkle Flyer there. They have a great interest in running the train on the famous horseshoe curve, and make this the most important part of their run.
This offer was turned down by Ulster County who said they want a trail only there.
EH
by eehiv
The DURR is working hard to restore its line to Highmount (MP 41.4). Here is their staging area at Fleischmann's (MP 44.1):
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EH
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EH
by airman00
Nice picture! I like how the tracks split from the main to go into that station. This spot is about 3 miles from where cmrr trackage begins? Either way this trackwork sounds like good news for the cmrr. I say go DURR!! 
by jmarino
airman00 wrote:Nice picture! I like how the tracks split from the main to go into that station. This spot is about 3 miles from where cmrr trackage begins? Either way this trackwork sounds like good news for the cmrr. I say go DURR!!This is great news thanks
by O-6-O
The U&DRRHS is looking for volunteers to cut brush this Saturday in Arkville to help clear the line to Highmount to facilitate the continuing track work.
Interested parties should report at 9AM in Arkville. Pizza lunch will be provided. Bring your gear and come on out to join the fun.
Interested parties should report at 9AM in Arkville. Pizza lunch will be provided. Bring your gear and come on out to join the fun.
One way or the other we're gonna fix this railroad.
by Otto Vondrak
O-6-O wrote:The U&DRRHS is looking for volunteers to cut brush this Saturday in Arkville to help clear the line to Highmount to facilitate the continuing track work...Good news indeed. Very excited to see DURR return to Highmount!
-otto-
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by O-6-O
Well ...it's a start. The fab 5 got a start doing some volunteer work on the line up to Highmount. We ran 3 cars up to mark tie replacement, and cut back thick brush and small trees
for the continuing track work and the up coming NARCOA run. A little liquid sunshine but otherwise a beautiful day in the Catskills. Anyone looking to get involved here should contact
Doug Kadow of the U&DRRHS. The more the merrier.
for the continuing track work and the up coming NARCOA run. A little liquid sunshine but otherwise a beautiful day in the Catskills. Anyone looking to get involved here should contact
Doug Kadow of the U&DRRHS. The more the merrier.
One way or the other we're gonna fix this railroad.
by jmarino
Otto Vondrak wrote:Took ride up Monday just for look see , seen a large wash out in the spring now all repaired I Believe only looked at it from 28 GO DURR nice too seeO-6-O wrote:The U&DRRHS is looking for volunteers to cut brush this Saturday in Arkville to help clear the line to Highmount to facilitate the continuing track work...Good news indeed. Very excited to see DURR return to Highmount!
-otto-
by airman00
How is the rebuilding effort by the durr going? I'm curious how far from the cmrr line they are.
by Otto Vondrak
airman00 wrote:How is the rebuilding effort by the durr going? I'm curious how far from the cmrr line they are.From what I understand, the runaround at Highmount is CMRR trackage that is used by DURR by agreement.
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