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logob.gif (2553 bytes)ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD

ADDRESS & PHONE: PO Box 84, Thendara, NY 13472
    - Thendara Station, Old Forge - (315) 369-6290
    - Union Station, Utica - (315) 724-0700

E-MAIL:  train@borg.com

CORPORATE WEBSITE:  http://www.adirondackrr.com/

OWNERSHIP: State of New York

REPORTING MARK: ADCX

RADIO FREQUENCIES: 160.380, 160.440 and 161.190

PRIMARY BUSINESS

ANNUAL TRAFFIC:

INFRASTRUCTURE: 140 miles of total track or ROW from Utica to Lake Placid, 64 of which are active

ONLINE CUSTOMERS:

SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS:

TRAINSPOTTING LOCATIONS:

INTERCHANGE POINT & RAILROAD: Utica with Amtrak, Snow Junction with Mohawk Adirondack & Northern

LOCOMOTIVE ROSTER: Engine facilities located in Thendara

#

TYPE

YEAR

BUILDER'S # ASSIGNMENT

HERITAGE / NOTES

105 GE 44-TON 8/42 15032 Lake Placid ex NYOW 105, ex SLG&W DS1 - HP, stored in Lake Placid, out of service
705 EMD SW-1 12/41 1565 Thendara ex ADCX 68, exx Hercules Powder 68, exxx L&N 14 - in Thendara
1500 EMD F7A 6/52 16592 Utica Ex TP&W 1500, exx B&LE 720A - out of service in Utica
1502 EMD F10     Utica ex MN 412, exx GM&O (rebuilt from an F3) - in service
1508 EMD F7A 12/53   Utica ex MCER 1508, exx Alaska RR 1508 -owned by TC Rail LLC 
1670 GE 80-TON     Rome ex USAF, Rome shop switcher
2007 EMD FL-9     Rome Stored out of service
2018 EMD FL-9     Rome Stored out of service
2029 EMD FL-9     Rome Stored out of service
2031 EMD FL-9     Rome Stored out of service
2064 ALCO C420 10/64   Lake Placid ex ADCX 408, exx MA&N 408, exxx D&H 408, exxxx LV 408 - Lake Placid
4243 ALCO C424 6/64 4243 Lake Placid ex Mass Central 4243, ex SP&S 303, exx BN 4243 - owned by TC Rail LLC - in MILW paint, Lake Placid
7249 EMD GP-9     Utica ex Defereit Paper (ex-PRR, via Penn Central, Conrail, St. Regis Paper, and Champion Paper)
7370 ALCO S-1     Rome ex USAF, Rome shop switcher
8223 ALCO RS-3 8/50 78080 Thendara ex Amtrak 100, exx CR 5274, exxx PC 5223, exxxx NYC 5223/8223 - Thendara local excursions



HISTORY: Former NYC Adirondack Division trackage

CREDITS: John Stewart's railroad.net and the American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th ed. by Edward A. Lewis


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