(1)The NIMBY's killed a move to establish this about six years ago:
a mixture of very few adjacent homeowners and "why spend our taxes on this?" opponents: typical. The Dansville Library chief librarian
strongly supports a rail trail, and can provide details on the Town
of North Dansville's killing the idea in the past.
(2)The view off the line, which is cut into a hillside high above the
Village of Dansville, is spectacular.
(3)Livingston and Steuben Counties could easily establish this,
particularly as the ROW is mostly owned by the Town of North
Dansville in the Dansville area. To the south, the line is still in
and active south of Wayland, as a short line (GWV?). To the north,
the Foster-Wheeler plant in Dansville will soon have several new tenants.
If they ship by rail, the Dansville & Mount Morris line (which uses the
old DL&W main from Mount Morris to Groveland) will see life again.
If not, a new rail trail could run all the way from Mount Morris to
Wayland (with a gorgeous brick DL&W station at each end) if the D&MM
lifts the rails from Mount Morris to Groveland.
(4)My recent email to Livingston County Chairman James Merrick
(dated July 11) on point has not been responded-to.
(5)Suggest this forum's members EMAIL Mr. Merrick, via his
secretary, to support a new rail trail:
[email protected]
(6)The Rochester GREENWAY group would love to see a rail trail
on this line. They already have the old PRR Rochester Branch
from near Rochester all the way to Cuba Junction, plus some ex-
B&O and LV segments near Rochester (and now the Hojack there as
well).
a mixture of very few adjacent homeowners and "why spend our taxes on this?" opponents: typical. The Dansville Library chief librarian
strongly supports a rail trail, and can provide details on the Town
of North Dansville's killing the idea in the past.
(2)The view off the line, which is cut into a hillside high above the
Village of Dansville, is spectacular.
(3)Livingston and Steuben Counties could easily establish this,
particularly as the ROW is mostly owned by the Town of North
Dansville in the Dansville area. To the south, the line is still in
and active south of Wayland, as a short line (GWV?). To the north,
the Foster-Wheeler plant in Dansville will soon have several new tenants.
If they ship by rail, the Dansville & Mount Morris line (which uses the
old DL&W main from Mount Morris to Groveland) will see life again.
If not, a new rail trail could run all the way from Mount Morris to
Wayland (with a gorgeous brick DL&W station at each end) if the D&MM
lifts the rails from Mount Morris to Groveland.
(4)My recent email to Livingston County Chairman James Merrick
(dated July 11) on point has not been responded-to.
(5)Suggest this forum's members EMAIL Mr. Merrick, via his
secretary, to support a new rail trail:
[email protected]
(6)The Rochester GREENWAY group would love to see a rail trail
on this line. They already have the old PRR Rochester Branch
from near Rochester all the way to Cuba Junction, plus some ex-
B&O and LV segments near Rochester (and now the Hojack there as
well).