The Adirondack Mountains: thousands and thousands of acres of unspoiled forests, right here in the northeast. The Adirondacks have been a destination for travelers for more than 100 years and during the early 1890’s, miles of rail line were extended into the area in order to settle the land. Dr. William Seward Webb had the vision to bring the railroad into the wilderness and financed the construction. The first train to Thendara was on July 1^st, 1892. The first through train from New York City to Montreal was run on October 24^th of that same year. The line would later become part of the New York Central System and both freight and passenger service operated over it. During the 1960’s, as with many branch and secondary lines, the Adirondack line saw several cut backs and passenger service finally ended in 1965. Freight service under Penn Central ended in 1972. In 1975, New York State acquired the line and it was operated as the Adirondack Railroad and carried passengers to the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid before again getting abandoned. Finally, in 1991, control over the property reverted back to New York State, which would lead to a rebirth for rails in the Adirondacks.

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