The Adirondack Railway (originally Adirondack Company) was a

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that connected

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, a distance of . Built by Dr. Thomas Clark Durant, vice-president of the

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, it was started in 1864 and completed in 1871. After Durant's death, it was taken over by his son,

William West Durant William West Durant (1850–1934) was a designer and developer of camps in the Adirondack Great Camp style, including Camp Uncas, Camp Pine Knot and Great Camp Sagamore which are National Historic Landmarks. He was the son of Thomas C. ...

, who sold it to the

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in 1889. The two companies officially merged on November 5, 1902. A stage-coach line was established to take passengers to Durant properties at Blue Mountain Lake and further by water to

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The line operated from 2011 to 2018 as a

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and freight route called the

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References

* Donaldson, Alfred L., ''A History of the Adirondacks.'' New York: Century, 1921. . * Gilborn, Craig. ''Durant: Fortunes and Woodland Camps of a Family in the Adirondacks''. Utica, NY: North Country Books, 1981. *

External links

The Adirondack Branch of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad
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